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Last mention of REALTOKYO for the day, I promise (sorry, but I haven’t been web surfing lately)! This Media Arts Festival at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (same place that hosted the very cool LEVEL X show) looks like something I’d like to check out. How “artistic” are these “media arts”? What were the…

Looks like I’m going to have to get a hold of some films by Korean director Kim Ki-Duk. From RT: With his unique style, director Kim Ki-duk has created himself a reputation as a “Korean Kitano Takeshi” (or Miike Takashi if you want) at festivals around the world. His provocative films have ambivalent qualities mixing…

This festival-on-a-DVD thing from the 89mm label sounds really cool. Here’s the REALTOKYO blurb: Launched in 2002 in Berlin, “short film label” 89mm has so far released a number of shorts on floppy disk. In a special project with the e:motion label, this time 89mm presents a DVD containing 13 collaboration pieces by pairs of…

You might have noticed that things have slowed down around here of late, and there’s a reason for that. I’ve been having trouble with my legs, enough that I’m uncomfortable sitting in front of the computer for long periods of time. The pic of the Tokyo Tower you saw the other day in the moblog…

For those who want a peak of Kon Satoshi’s new series, WOWOW (the satellite network that’s showing it) has just posted the first episode in its entirety online.

Klein Dytham Architecture is presently holding their exhibit ALMOND CORNER IS ROPPONGI CROSSING at SuperDeluxe until March 6. Here’s the RT blurb: If the artists jostling at Mori Art Museum are creating a formation to advocate the revitalization of Japanese aplomb (in a “zone pressing” of sorts), then nearby Super Deluxe is providing the libero,…

THE DAILY YOMIURI reviews the new Miike Takashi film. Zebraman is a project by Kudo and Miike designed to help seasoned actor Sho Aikawa celebrate his 100th lead role in a film. Kudo penned the original script, laden with his customary offbeat jokes, and Miike added much of the flair to mark the milestone. This…

Someone just made the following comment to an old post: Man those chicks in that show are sooo fucking hot I wish I was a cartoon character so I could bone every single one of them, mmmmmm I want that sweet pussy of theirs I LOVE WANKIN OFF TO THEM YAYAYAYA THERES JIZZ COVERING MY…

Good news for us Mac users in Japan! The new version of iSync that was released today (1.4) let’s us “now sync over 110 Japanese mobile phones [with the] purchase a third-party USB cable.” I’ve been wanting to sync addresses on my phone for ages.

It’s been a long time since the last update of the Midnight Eye site, and now it’s back with some new features. From the latest newsletter: “After a lengthy absence Midnight Eye is back at long last. Apologies for the delay, but we’re certain that you will enjoy the surprises we’ve concocted for you during…