Yokai, Dissected.
In the interest of Science: gallery of anatomical drawings of yokai, Japanese folk monsters. Hopefully, no actual yokai were harmed in making these drawings.
More Utagawa Kuniyoshi
A Doppelganger. A Giant Carp. A Tengu. The Curated Object has more images from “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.”
Ultramen vs. Kaiju
Kaijutastic Ultraman poster art by Takayoshi Mizuki. (via The Japan Society)
There’s a cephalopod with a naginata.
The Japan City in New York City has posted a gallery of images from their current exhibition, “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.” There’s a cephalopod with what looks like a naginata. There are samurai and a giant skeleton. If you can’t make it to the […]
Kaiju vs Ultramen
Sometimes it seems like the world is an empty, awesomeless place. And then there is another clip from a Japanese variety/game show. This one involves kaiju and Ultramen.
NYAFF 2009 and Hypnotic Escapism
The New York Asian Film Festival wants to help you escape joblessness, global pandemics and despair. Why don’t you let it? (Info here).
The Cultural Gutter 