Kenny Maxwell
@kmaxwelltokyo.bsky.social
Journalist in Tokyo, after Milan, Paris, Edinburgh, London, Brussels. Scotland-made.
Signage in English and other languages also widely available…
March 26, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Signage in English and other languages also widely available…
… a soundtrack also used in Austin Powers, I read… thanks, will look out for this one, not heard of it. Japanese poster interesting, I think from a few years after release, different feel to it.
March 15, 2024 at 5:39 AM
… a soundtrack also used in Austin Powers, I read… thanks, will look out for this one, not heard of it. Japanese poster interesting, I think from a few years after release, different feel to it.
An #Ozu favourite for me. ‘Ohayo’ (Good Morning) pokes fun at Japan’s then burgeoning consumerism and its impact on family life through the story of two wee rascals who go on a silent strike, refusing to say anything, including ‘Ohayo’, until their father buys a TV set.
March 3, 2024 at 4:47 AM
An #Ozu favourite for me. ‘Ohayo’ (Good Morning) pokes fun at Japan’s then burgeoning consumerism and its impact on family life through the story of two wee rascals who go on a silent strike, refusing to say anything, including ‘Ohayo’, until their father buys a TV set.
Quality, I suspect/hope.... with narrated audio book too... "Never Understood" from WIlliam and Jim Reid
March 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Quality, I suspect/hope.... with narrated audio book too... "Never Understood" from WIlliam and Jim Reid
… and it is indeed a brilliant movie, and I did indeed buy the Criterion DVD a while back. So grazie Jim and Marty, and indeed thanks ex-colleague Josh…
February 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM
… and it is indeed a brilliant movie, and I did indeed buy the Criterion DVD a while back. So grazie Jim and Marty, and indeed thanks ex-colleague Josh…
Thank you #Tokyo government for the helpful flyer on what to do in case an unnamed enemy (looking at you, North Korea) sends a missile our way…
February 26, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Thank you #Tokyo government for the helpful flyer on what to do in case an unnamed enemy (looking at you, North Korea) sends a missile our way…
Kurosawa loosely based his film on Ed McBain’s “King’s Ransom” which of course is more Manhattan than Yokohama…
February 9, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Kurosawa loosely based his film on Ed McBain’s “King’s Ransom” which of course is more Manhattan than Yokohama…
Yes, epicenter just the other side of Tokyo Bay, not super deep.
January 28, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Yes, epicenter just the other side of Tokyo Bay, not super deep.
January 28, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Remember seeing the movie she directed at Edinburgh film festival… but think I remember more the Q&A she did after the screening…
January 25, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Remember seeing the movie she directed at Edinburgh film festival… but think I remember more the Q&A she did after the screening…
January 20, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Great material for the poster makers of the day…
January 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Great material for the poster makers of the day…
November 24, 2023 at 2:48 AM