I have seen only one of them. They all follow more or less the same story line, in which an everyman gets a few weeks off from his job, visits his family in their old neighborhood, doesn’t get along with them very well, and then decides to go on vacation to a famous Japanese tourist area. While there, he meets… Read more →
Tag: Ruriko Asaoka
Izumi Ashikawa Festival at the Jimbocho
I don’t know too much about Izumi Ashikawa, but when I was looking through the pamphlette for this festival at the Jimbocho, I saw that many of the films co-star Yujiro Ishihara, a few co-started favorites of mine Ruriko Asaoka and Jukichi Ono. That is why I want to go. Perhaps I will learn more about Ashikawa, as well. Glass… Read more →
Ruriko Asaoka Morning Festival
While at the Kiyoshi Atsumi festival at the Togeki I picked up a flyer for an upcoming program at the Laputa theater in Asagaya. As I skimmed through it, I noticed that Ruriko Asaoka seemed to be in all the pictures and yet her name was not mentioned in any of the synopses or cast listings. I shouldn’t have been… Read more →
An Autumn Tora-san Tableau in Tokyo
Almost one year has passed since I watched all 48 Tora-san movies from the first to the last. I watched them not in theaters, but on DVD rather than on film in theaters. Luckily, I have already been able to watch a couple in theaters, having belatedly discovered this Tora-san Festival in Mitaka. And, as I have paid more attention… Read more →