Japanese Commercials

Konichiwa!

The Peanuts

Wonderful video of the Peanuts through the years. You remember the Peanuts they were the ones who originally sang "Mosura".

I think the cuteness of the Peanuts have broken the Heino mind control!

Scandal

Arrigato for J Poppy J Rocking goodness!

Uh....Japanese toilet seat commercial, yeah

Only in Japan!

Royalfingers

Dig it.

Ultraman!

This looks amazing.

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Play LOUD!

From Japan With Rock

I love Girl rock bands from Japan, so kwai and talented, i could listen and watch them all day.

Thee 50's Highteens



5,6,7,8's



Girls

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Explosion



Live

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"Sushi Bar"

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Flu

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Twist Barbie (Live)

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"It's A New Find"

Zatoichi

Hey a post about something other than someone dying!

I'd like to talk about one of my favorite Japanese chambara/sword film series, Zatoichi.
Shintaro Katsu starred as the blind swordsman Ichi in 26 films and a tv series, from the early 60's to the 80's. It's a wonderful series of drama,action and humor as Ichi travels feudal Japan fighting Yakuza and wrong doers. I can't recommend these films enough.
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo has Toshiro Mifune is his "Yojimbo" role meeting up with and fighting with Ichi and in a later film Ichi meets the "One Armed Swordsman" played by Jimmy Wang Yu, star of the have to be seen to believe film "Master of the Flying Guillotine".
A few years ago Beat Takashi made his own Zatoichi, so far no sequel has appeared.
Seek the DVDs out (they may be out of print) you won't be sorry.

Shonen Knife Tuesday

Yes, it's Shonen Knife Tuesday again!
Here's on of my favorite SK songs and dig the cool 80's video.

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konnichiwa

It's Tuesday and that means Shonen Knife around here.
My favorite rock band from Japan and one of my all time favorites from anywhere.
Punk,Rock,Pop,Girl Group and that cute Japanese girl sound all combined for an intoxicating one of a kind sound.
The girls from Osaka, ROCK!
Hey Ho Let's Go!