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01 July 2009
30 June 2009
Bienvenue à la Cinémathèque
by karlcow
L’Empire du désir, films érotiques japonais
Du 15 au 26 juillet 2009
25 June 2009
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A Journey Round My Skull: Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan
by karlcow
My post "Extraordinary early 20th century book covers from Japan" got a good response so I'm doing an immediate follow-up, this time featuring magazine covers.
12 June 2009
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House N / Sou Fujimoto | ArchDaily
by karlcow
The house itself is comprised of three shells of progressive size nested inside one another. The outermost shell covers the entire premises, creating a covered, semi-indoor garden. Second shell encloses a limited space inside the covered outdoor space. Third shell creates a smaller interior space. Residents build their life inside this gradation of domain.
Dix choses inutiles au Japon - ougl
by bouilloire
30 May 2009
"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer on Vimeo
by karlcow
"A Kiss From Tokyo", Theatrical Trailer (1964) - Yuki 7 dashes around the world in hot pursuit of the tantalizingly tricky Diamond Eye, who is stealing parts and plans and leaving behind a path of murdered scientists in her quest to build a missile inside her volcanic lair.
Gunkanjima Island | Architecture Lab
by karlcow
“Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called ‘Gunkanjima’ that is hardly known even to the Japanese. Long ago, the island was nothing more than a small reef. Then in 1810, [with] the chance discovery of coal … people came to live here, and through coal mining the reef started to expand continuously. Befor [sic] long, the reef had grown into an artificial island of one kilometer (three quarters of a mile) in perimeter, with a population of 5300. Looming above the ocean, it appeared a concrete labyrinth of many-storied apartment houses and mining structures built closely together.
28 May 2009
