" LOVE WILL TEAR US APART " Globus film series opening night

To view the rest of night, visit my flickr slideshow, or thumbnails.

Photo above, is from "make love" after party at Japan society's new film series "Love will tear us apart" opening night.  A variety of guests showed up in a dress code of wearing red or pink.  Great way to enjoy the Spring season.  If you're in a mood for some exotic and sexy movie, this is the right place to be.

JAPAN CUTS 2011 - New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, part 2

At Japan Society, July 7 - 22, 2011


Photo above is Sora Aoi (蒼井そら）, an actress from  the movie Three☆Points (スリー☆ ポイント), Directed by Masashi Yamamoto, stirring Jun Murakami, Sora Aoi, Daichi Watanabe, and Shinji Aoyama.

To view the rest of 58 photos from the after-party, visit my flickr set or slideshow.

JAPAN CUTS 2011 - New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema

At Japan Society, July 7 - 22, 2011


Photo above is from the after party for Yakuza Weapon, with director and star Tak Sakaguchi (middle), and co-director and writer Yudai Yamaguchi (left).  To view the rest of photos (55 images), visit my flickr set or slideshow.

花園神社の梅 (Plum tree at Hanazono Shrine)

at quiet part of Shinjuku.

To view a photo story of Japan trip, please visit my flickr slideshow.

The Design Difference: Using Design to Solve Real World Problems

SLIDESHOW, available.


An observation trip to *Brownsville district of Brooklyn, NY, followed by Social design charrette
by designers, social entrepreneurs, and others whose work includes addressing social issues.

Organized by Japan Society
Partnering organizations:  Designers Accord, Common Ground Community and GOOD magazine.


*Brownsville has the highest concentration of public housing in the country.

JAPAN CUTS - Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema - July 10th, 2010

At Japan Society.

Parade (パレード)
New York Premiere
12 PM

Introduction and Q&A with actor Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原竜也), and director Isao Yukisada (行定勲)

Oh, My Buddha! (色即ぜねれいしょん)
New York Premiere
6:15 PM

Introduction and Q&A with director Tomorowo Taguchi (田口トモロヲ), and actor Daichi Watanabe （渡辺大知）

You can view the rest of photos from that day by visiting my flickr slideshow or thumbnails.