Sunday, November 27, 2011

Starring Hiroko Yakushimaru

 
Hiroko Yakushimaru, Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981)

Directed by Nobuhiko Ohbayashi


Hiroko Yakushimaru & Ryôichi Takayanagi, Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981)

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Produced by Haruki Kadokawa


Hiroko Yakushimaru & Ryôichi Takayanagi, Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981)

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Kung-Fu


Miki Jinbo (a.k.a. Kung-Fu), Hausu (House, 1977)

Monday, November 21, 2011

Go, Go Second Time Schoolgirl


Hiroko Yakushimaru and Nobuhiko Obayashi on the set of Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshair, 1981)
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Hiroko Yakushimaru et Nobuhiko Obayashi sur le plateau de Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshair, 1981)

Monday, October 31, 2011

Hiroko !


Everybody loves Hiroko !
(Taken from the Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshair, 1981) pamphlet.)

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Tout le monde aime Hiroko !
(Tiré du livret de Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshair, 1981))

Sunday, September 4, 2011

A Tale of 4 Sisters

Two posters of the movie Shimaizaka (Four Sisters, 1985).
Featuring Misako Konno, Atsuko Asano, Yasuko Sawaguchi and Yasuko Tomita.




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Deux posters du film Shimaizaka (Four Sisters, 1985).
Avec Misako Konno, Atsuko Asano, Yasuko Sawaguchi et Yasuko Tomita.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Heroic Trio




Blue : Toshinori Omi
Pink : Tomoyo Harada
Black : Ryochi Takayanagi
On the set of Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983)

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Bleu : Toshinori Omi
Rose : Tomoyo Harada
Noir : Ryochi Takayanagi
Sur le tournage de Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983)

Monday, August 8, 2011

Miki Jinbo in the 70's



Please excuse the digression. Here are a few magazine covers or pages featuring Miki Jinbo during the 70's.
There is no link with Obayashi, except the fact that Miki played the memorable Kung-Fu in Hausu (House, 1977).
So if you liked her in the movie, you might be happy seeing these pictures and... of course listening Miki's song from 1976 : Hajimete no waltz.


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J'espère que vous excuserez ma digression. Voici quelques apparition de Miki Jimbo dans divers magazines pendant les années 70.
Il n'y a ici aucun lien avec Obayashi, si ce n'est le fait que Miki a incarné la mémorable Kung-Fu dans Hausu (House, 1977).
Si vous l'avez appréciée dans le film, sans doute prendrez-vous plaisir à ces quelques images. Et, bien entendu, vous ne passerez pas outre sa chanson datée de 1976 : Hajimete no Waltz !

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Kung-Fu Master


Miki Jinbo (Kung-Fu) and Nobuhiko Obayashi on the set of Hausu (House, 1977).

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Miki Jinbo (Kung-Fu) et Nobuhiko Obayashi sur le tournage d'Hausu (House, 1977).

Friday, July 15, 2011

Singles







Picture sleeves and TV shows featuring Tomoyo Harada : Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983) and Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (The Island Closest to Heaven, 1984).

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Pochettes de singles et shows TV par Tomoyo Harada : Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983) et Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (The Island Closest to Heaven, 1984).

Thanks to Martin for the second picture sleeve.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

L'île la plus proche du paradis


Eiga-chirashi from Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (The Island Closest to Heaven, 1984).
The movie is set in New Caledonia.
Starring Tomoyo Harada, Ryôichi Takayanagi and the hilarious Torû Minegishi.

Eiga-chirashi (映画チラシ) are movie flyers, placed in cinema lobbies in Japan to promote current and future movie releases.

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Eiga-chirashi pour Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima (The Island Closest to Heaven, 1984).
Le film prend place en Nouvelle Calédonie.
Avec Tomoyo Harada, Ryôichi Takayanagi et l'inénarrable Torû Minegishi.
Les spectateurs francophones se délecteront de la prononciation française fantaisiste mais appliquée de ces trois comédiens.

Un Eiga-chirashi (映画チラシ) est un flyer distribué dans les cinéma pour promouvoir les sorties.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

His Motorbike, Her Island





Kiwako Harada and Riki Takeuchi, the beautiful couple from Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima (His Motorbike, Her Island, 1986).

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Kiwako Harada et Riki Takeuchi, le joli couple de Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima (His Motorbike, Her Island, 1986).

Sunday, June 26, 2011

The apprentice filmmaker


Nobuhiko Obayashi and his young actress Tomoyo Harada on the set of Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983).

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Nobuhiko Obayashi et sa jeune actrice Tomoyo Harada sur le tournage de Toki o kakeru shôjo (The Girl who Cut Time, 1983).

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Villains from Venus


Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981)
Up : Masami Hasegawa.
Down : Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tôru Minegishi, Ryôichi Takayanagi.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Brainstorming



Nobuhiko Obayashi playing with Mac's head, maybe on the set of House.

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Nobuhiko Obayashi s'amusant avec la tête de Mac, peut-être sur le plateau de House.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Eiga-chirashi : Nerawareta Gakuen


Eiga-chirashi from Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981), starring the Kadokawa heroin Hiroko Yakushimaru and Ryoichi Takayanagi.
Eiga-chirashi (映画チラシ) are movie flyers, placed in cinema lobbies in Japan to promote current and future movie releases.




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Eiga-chirashi pour Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs, 1981), interprété par la Kadokawa heroin Hiroko Yakushimaru et Ryoichi Takayanagi.
Un Eiga-chirashi (映画チラシ) est un flyer distribué dans les cinéma pour promouvoir les sorties.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Samurai Kids


Samurai Kids (1993) is a family movie directed by Obayashi and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe and Tomoyo Harada.
It looks like a Japanese version of The Indian in a cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks, 1980) but it's in fact adapted from an original Japanese novel written by Masumi Suetani.
Tsutomu Yamazaki who plays the tiny samurai is a famous Japanese actor. You probably remind him as the mysterious trucker in the delightful Tampopo (Juzo Itami, 1985).



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Samurai Kids (1993) est un film familial réalisé par Obayashi et interprété par Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe et Tomoyo Harada.
Le film ressemble à une variation japonaise de l'Indien du placard (Lynne Reid Banks, 1980) mais c'est en réalité l'adaptation d'un roman japonais écrit par Masumi Suetani.
Tsutomu Yamazaki, qui incarne le samourai miniature est un célèbre acteur japonais. Vous vous souvenez probablement de lui et de son rôle mémorable de routier dans le délicieux Tampopo (Juzo Itami, 1985).

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Take me away !

Following my previous post, here are the pamphlet cover, 2 lobby cards and the trailer from Furimukeba Ai (If She Looks Back, It's Love, 1978), starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura.





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Suite à mon précédent article, voici la couverture du pamphlet, 2 photos promotionnelles et le film annonce de Furimukeba Ai (If She Looks Back, It's Love, 1978), avec Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Momoe Yamaguchi - Yokosuka Story


Momoe Yamaguchi is a famous japanese idol, singer and actress.
In 1976, the video-clip of her successful song Yokosuka Story is directed by Obayashi, one year before House.



Two years later, Momoe will play the leading role on Obayashi's 3rd film, shot in San Francisco : Furimukeba ai (If She Looks Back, It's Love, 1978).

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Momoe Yamaguchi est une célèbre idole, chanteuse et actrice.
En 1976, le vidéoclip de sa chanson Yokosuka Story est réalisé par Obayashi, un an avant Hausu.
Deux ans plus tard, Momoe sera l'héroïne du 3ème film d'Obayashi, tourné à San Francisco : Furimukeba ai (If She Looks Back, It's Love, 1978).

Eating the House


A fair revenge...
I don't know when or where that photo was taken.
It looks like some kind of promotional event.


From left to right :
Eriko Tanaka (Melody), Ai Matsubara (Gari), Miki Jinbo (Kung Fu), Kimiko Ikegami (Oshare), Kumiko Ohba (Fanta), Masayo Miyako (Sweet) and Mieko Sato (Mac).

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Une vengeance méritée...
J'ignore quand et où la photo fut prise.

De gauche à droite :
Eriko Tanaka (Melody), Ai Matsubara (Gari), Miki Jinbo (Kung Fu), Kimiko Ikegami (Oshare), Kumiko Ohba (Fanta) et Masayo Miyako (Sweet) et Mieko Sato (Mac).

Friday, June 3, 2011

Obayashi and Kurosawa


That beautiful rare picture looks like a good idea to start my Obayashi completist blog.
You can see, on the right, Nobuhiko Obayashi and Akira Kurosawa.
The photo was taken during the shooting of Dreams.

Obayashi was present to shoot a making-of, released on VHS the 2 November 1990 (150min, produced by Kurosawa Pro and PSC).

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Pour débuter ce blog consacré à Nobuhiko Obayashi, voici une belle et rare photographie le montrant en compagnie d'Akira Kurosawa, sur le tournage de Dreams.
A cette occasion, Obayashi a filmé un making-of, sorti en VHS le 2 novembre 1990 (150min, produit par la Kurosawa Pro et PSC).