Noripinhead said...

Noripinhead at 05:35 PM JST - 23rd February

What did he say that had the ladies cracking up?

Posted in Academy Awards at 05:35 PM JST - 23rd February
Noripinhead at 02:22 PM JST - 23rd February

"Departures" is a good translation for the original title. "The People who Send the Dead Off" somehow wouldn't have worked in the international market.

Posted in Academy Awards at 02:22 PM JST - 23rd February
Noripinhead at 02:14 PM JST - 23rd February

Whoops. No film except two: Rashomon and Derzu Uzala.

Posted in Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar for best foreign-language film at 02:14 PM JST - 23rd February
Noripinhead at 02:11 PM JST - 23rd February

Yes, it's amazing that no Akira Kurosawa film ever won that award, most notably "Ran," which surely would have won if Kurosawa had not skipped the film's premiere, angering many in the Japanese film industry; as a result Ran was not submitted as Japan's entry for the Best Foreign Language…

Posted in Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar for best foreign-language film at 02:11 PM JST - 23rd February
Noripinhead at 01:21 PM JST - 23rd February

I just read that Japan's "Departures" just won for best foreign film. With the lovely Ryoko Hirosue. It means box office gold for that film now.

Posted in 'Slumdog' gets 8 Academy Awards; Ledger wins posthumous Oscar for Joker portrayal at 01:21 PM JST - 23rd February
Noripinhead at 05:23 PM JST - 18th February

What if one of the prayers was to reduce air pollution in the Nakano area?

Posted in Burning prayer sticks at 05:23 PM JST - 18th February
Noripinhead at 02:50 PM JST - 18th February

Of course, and Koike Yuriko, just for a change of pace.

Posted in Would you like to see Taro Aso replaced as Japan's prime minister, and if so, who do you think would do a better job? at 02:50 PM JST - 18th February
Noripinhead at 03:19 PM JST - 17th February

I wonder if she went to Snoopy Town in Harajuku afterwards.

Posted in Clinton visits Meiji Shrine at 03:19 PM JST - 17th February
Noripinhead at 02:49 PM JST - 17th February

I cracked up watching a previous episode of Nakagawa under the influence in Japan. It was better than Milton Berle. But he did the right thing to fall on his sword like a good samurai. Now we just have to wait for the next gaffe from another LDP politician. By…

Posted in Finance Minister Nakagawa resigns over G-7 behavior at 02:49 PM JST - 17th February
Noripinhead at 04:17 PM JST - 16th February

Well, it could be worse. ABC News could have run a headline saying, "A Yen to Yawn: Japanese PM Pickles His Ginger in Front of Cameras."

Posted in Finance minister under fire for sloppy behavior at G-7 meeting at 04:17 PM JST - 16th February