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The Vampire Doll (1970)
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Films Watched in 2023:
48. 幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形/The Vampire Doll (1970) - Dir. Michio Yamamoto
#幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形#The Vampire Doll#Michio Yamamoto#Kayo Matsuo#Akira Nakao#Atsuo Nakamura#Yukiko Kobayashi#Yoko Minakaze#Jun Usami#Kaku Takashina#Films Watched in 2023#My Post
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The Ceremony (Nagisa Oshima, 1971)
Cast: Kenzo Kawaraski, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Kiyoshi Tsuchiya, Kei Sato, Akiko Koyama, Nobuko Otowa. Screenplay: Mamoru Sasaki, Tsutomu Tamura, Nagisa Oshima. Cinematography: Toichiro Narushima. Production design: Shigenori Shimoishizaka. Music: Toru Takemitsu.
In his comments on The Ceremony in Have You Seen...? David Thomson makes an admission that perhaps I myself don't keep enough in mind: "I have seen enough Japanese films to know that, much as I admire that national cinema, it is based on precepts that are strange to me." But Thomson also makes an important point when he likens the family in The Ceremony to those in "Faulkner or Greek tragedy." We are distanced from the tortured family narrative in the film not only by cultural differences, but also by the larger-than-life mythic quality of the personalities and events. The transgressive sexuality -- the pervasive incest in the Sakurada family -- and the rigid adherence to tradition, which reaches its most absurd point when an elaborate wedding is conducted with the bride in absentia, are on one level satiric indictments of Japanese culture, but on another level are statements about human obsessions that transcend national boundaries. Sometimes Oshima's attempt at this kind of transcendent mythmaking bogs The Ceremony down a bit, and the performers don't always rise to the demands of the material, losing their grip on the humanity of their characters and bringing in a whiff of pretentiousness to the enterprise. But it's a fascinating film to watch -- and often to listen to, when Toru Takemitsu's spiky score appears.
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ATAMI ART EXPO 2022の一環として熱海市指定有形文化財「起雲閣」にて開催された作品展の様子です。 同じイベントということでラスカ熱海に描いたガラスアートと同じ熱海近海の魚をモチーフに描いていますが、環境に合わせて画材や手法をガラッと変えてみました。 私が展示させていただいた音楽サロンは元々は宴会場として作られたものだったそうです。 大きな窓からは庭を見渡すことが出来て、しきり��野鳥が訪れ青い光が燦々と入ってきます。 この光を活かした作品を作りたくて、光を透過する障子紙に絵を描いて暖簾状に垂らして展示しました。 絵を支えている流木のアーチは稲取在住の遊木作家、八代繁広さん @stonechair846 の作品です。 八代さんとはラスカ熱海のガラスアート制作中に隣で出店されていたことがきっかけで今回のコラボレーションが実現しました。 参加作家 奥川純一｜写真 @0910okujun 近藤正樹｜創作家具 @masakikondo.woodworks 高田長太｜型染め @katazome_takada 戸田宗佑｜花道 鈴村敦夫｜陶板絵画 仲村渉｜鍛金 富岡美紀｜絵画 ーーーーー This is a scene from an exhibition of works held at Kiunkaku, a tangible cultural property designated by Atami City, as part of the ATAMI ART EXPO 2022. Since it was the same event, I used the same motif of fish from the waters around Atami as the glass art I painted in LUSCA Atami, but I completely changed the painting materials and techniques to match the environment. The music salon where I exhibited was originally built as a banquet hall. The large windows overlook the garden, which is often visited by wild birds and filled with brilliant blue light. I wanted to create a work that took advantage of this light, so I painted pictures on light-transmitting shoji paper and hung them like a curtain to display them. The driftwood arches supporting the paintings are the work of Shigehiro Yashiro, a woodworker living in Inatori. This collaboration with Mr. Yashiro was realized when he opened a store next to ours while we were working on a glass art project at LUSCA Atami. Participating Artists Junichi Okugawa｜Photography Masaki Kondo｜Creative Furniture Chota Takada｜Katazome (Stencil Dyeing) Sousuke Toda｜Kado (Flower Arrangement) Atsuo Suzumura｜Ceramic Paintings Wataru Nakamura｜Hammering Miki Tomioka｜Paintings (起雲閣) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkX8HxYPfQe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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the ceremony 儀式 (1971), dir. nagisa ōshima
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The Vampire Doll | Michio Yamamoto | 1970
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Violent Direct Action in the Unification Church in Korea
Seeing Hyung Jin Moon and Sanctuary Church members at the Capitol last week was no surprise. Not only because his own violent rhetoric that encourages martyrdom for Trump, but because “direct action” has been used by the Unification Church throughout its history. Many times these demonstrations were merely symbolic or peaceful, such as the Pure Love rallies and the “Forgive, Love, Unite” campaign, but other times the church has used force and violence to have their demands met.
Hyung Jin was emerging as a church leader, a year after publishing Bald Head and a Strawberry, when 700 Unification Church members occupied the offices of Dong-A Ilbo, a newspaper. According to a church journal:
“Unificationists’ violent demonstration against biased reporting (2006): This happened after the monthly magazine Shin Dong A published news that libeled the Unification Church after a reporter had secretly entered Chung Pyung. The story cited only the opinions of ex-Unification members without any official reflection of the church. Thereupon, about 700 Unification members demonstrated in front of the Shin Dong A building to ask the company’s apology; then they broke into the offices and destroyed some office materials. This incident was reported by 5 daily newspapers, and all articles were negative except for the Segye Times.” [1]
This destructive demonstration rekindled the public memory of the church’s violence in Korea.
Tahk, a minister and anti-cult activist, was giving a talk in a Korean Christian church on May 3, 1985, when his car was immobilized and a bomb installed. When he came out and opened the door, the bomb exploded.
Just before the bomb exploded on two vans belonging to the Unification Church Korean business called McCol were photographed leaving the scene of the crime.
Even before this incident, Tahk had experienced repercussions for speaking out against the church. According to Pak Chung Hwa, “Mr. Tahk, who has continued his criticism of the Unification Church, was one day kidnapped by the KCIA and was beaten on his back. This left a big scar that will never go away in his life.”
In 1994, Tahk Myeong-hwan was beaten and murdered by members of a smaller cult, Yeongsaeng-kyo, as well as Im Hong-chin, a member of Dahn Yoga. That said, many believe Moon and the church were behind this murder, if not at least somehow connected. Tahk was murdered 4 weeks after Moon had named him as an opponent to church members. On the very same day, too, a man who had not listened to the instructions of Moon was also murdered.
This was a year after Pak Chung Hwa published “The Tragedy of the Six Marys,” which included many personal accounts of Moon’s corruption, and very negatively affected public perception church in Japan and Korea. (In 1995, the church paid Pak to publicly recount the book, despite much of the testimonies belonging to other ex-members.)
In 1988 Yi Dae-bok gave a talk criticizing the Unification Church, after which he was abducted and beaten up for which he needed 40 days of hospital treatment.
Moon always maintained connections with both violent right-wing elements and organized crime throughout his career, in Korea, Japan, and the US. None of this is new. None of this is a surprise. Hyung Jin is barely a heretic.
From left to right: Professor Myeong-hwan Tahk from Seoul (An expert on Korean new religions who has been quoted in media all around the world. He was murdered by a cult member a few months after this photograph was taken.), the Korean lady who translated, Mr. Hyo-min Eu (A founder member of the Unification Church; one of the first 36 couples “blessed” by Moon; he left the UC in the 1970s.), Mr. Chung-hwa Pak, Mr. Atsuo Nakamura (Member of the Japanese parliament, novelist and a very well-known actor.), Professor Asami Sadao of Tohoku Gakuin University in Sendai (He taught there for more than 40 years.) and Yoshifu Arita (At that time he was a well-known journalist. He also later became a member of the Japanese parliament.).
1. Chan Park, “Public Opinion of the Unification Movement in Korea: 1990-2006”, Journal of Unification Studies Volume VIII - 2007
Recommended
HWDYKYM: tagged posts on UC Violence
HWDYKYM: Tahk Myeong-hwan was attacked with a car bomb
HWDYKYM: Freedom of the Press in Korea – Unification Church style
Testimony of Tahk Myeong-hwan who was murdered
HWDYKYM: Abducted and beaten up by the Unification Church in Korea
HWDYKYM: UC members sent more than 200 text messages to Cho’s cell phone, saying, “We’ll kill you.”
HWDYKYM: In 1975 Korean Unification Church members physically attacked many Christian pastors
HWDYKYM: Top FFWPU leader who left - Yoshikazu Soejima, was interviewed by the Washington Post in 1984 - discusses 100 members barging into his office, including 30 members of karate groups, beating up employees and stealing papers. He was later attacked outside of his home and was repeatedly stabbed
#unification church#moonies#uc violence#family federation for world peace and unification#ffwpu#cult#violence#Tahk Myeong-hwan#Chung-hwa Pak#atsuo nakamura#asami sadao#unification church in japan#japanese church#unification church in korea#unification church in south korea#korean church
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映画秘宝 2008年5月号
『クローバーフィールド/HAKAISHA』／追悼・市川崑／『ランボー 最後の戦場』
洋泉社
表紙写真＝『新・木枯し紋次郎』
表紙デザイン＝Mike Smith(LOVESMITH)
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Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: Chi wo sû ningyô (The Vampire Doll, 1970)
"I don't want to die... Just when I was about to find happiness in my life. No, no! I don't want to die!"
#blood tw#knife tw#creepy eyes#yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: chi wo sû ningyô#the vampire doll#aka#legacy of dracula#fear of the ghost house#bloodsucking doll#and even more#films i done watched#japanese cinema#horror film#kayo matsuo#akira nakao#atsuo nakamura#yukiko kobayashi#yôko minakaze#kaku takashina#michio yamamoto#toho studios#it's fascinating to see a japanese take on the vampire film but actually what's even more interesting is how heavily the west has#influenced this film. everything from the set design to the costumes to the plot is drawn from western horror cinema#it's a wide cast net too. yamamoto draws on the old dark house. the early hammer dracula cycle. the poe corman cycle#and in one memorable reveal he steals shamelessly from psycho. that's not to do this film down tho. it's an effective gothic creeper#with a contemporary twist. the vampire girl at the centre of the film is truly quite spooky and those scenes are beautifully filmed#aesthetically it all looks quite beautiful and some of the set pieces work very well. takashina is particularly good in a silent role#he's also the only member of the cast i recognised. having popped up in numerous yakuza pictures#i suspect this was a fairly cheap and cheerful production but yknow what it looks great#so props to the designers. the plot is a little tenuous and a string of twists in the final act only confuse matters. but mostly this good
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The Vampire Doll (1970)
#the vampire doll#kayo matsuo#yukiko kobayashi#akira nakao#atsuo nakamura#Yôko Minakaze#Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: Chi wo sû ningyô#michio yamamoto
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BORIS ANNOUNCE “ABSOLUTEGO STUDIO SESSION 2018” + “BOOTLEG -FEEDBACKER-”
On the heels of the 2020 reissues on Third Man Records, Boris will self-release live tracks off each album this Bandcamp Friday (February 5, 2021).
"Japanese metal luminaries Boris have announced an ongoing archival series, culling various rare and out-of-print releases from the band’s past." - Consequence of Sound
Kicking off 2021, in a nod to last year’s reissues of boris at last -feedbacker- and Absolutego on Third Man Records, momentous live takes of both of these compositions will be made available from Boris for the first time digitally this Friday, February 5th via Bandcamp. Details can be found below for each release as Boris continues their prolific, unstoppable output.
Boris Absolutego Studio Session 2018:
Having taken part in the 2018 lineup of the annual Roadburn Festival in The Netherlands, Boris collaborated with their sworn friend Stephen O’Malley to perform their song “Absolutego.” Consistent with shows performed during their 25th anniversary as a band, a new version sounded entirely different from the studio release that emerged, much to the astonishment of the audience.
A studio session with Atsuo, Takeshi, and Wata was recorded as preparation for their live collaboration, and this studio recording is being released with absolutely no overdubs. The listener can experience the depth of variation from the recently re-released original recording to the version that erupted 25 years later.
boris bootleg -feedbacker-:
Originally released as a Japanese version only on DVD in 2005, limited to 300 copies. This was a live performance taken on October 16, 2004, at Vice Magazine’s 10 year anniversary event at “Skylight” in New York City. Death From Above 1979 were among the other bands that performed that night.
One composition, “boris at last -feedbacker-“, was performed live, and this version, remastered, will be available for the first time digitally. They had reached the boundary of what a 3-piece band can express, already acquiring an unwavering foundation. After this live performance, Boris came to be constantly touring overseas.
These 2 releases illustrate Boris's resolute attitude/decisiveness toward their high risk expression of “Crossing the sea to play only one song.”
The hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic put Boris’s collective engine into overdrive. Energetic activity should follow in 2021.
New music is constantly overflowing from Bandcamp, and many people assemble to support the music and artists. Their desire to protect music culture is felt directly by the bands. Live shows and tours have become difficult during the current COVID-19 situation, but many people listening to these past recordings released on Bandcamp helps to support the band. By all means please take this opportunity to listen.
Visit Boris on Bandcamp here.
Boris Absolutego Studio Session 2018 credits:
1. Absolutego
Recorded at Sound Square, Tokyo 5th Apr. 2018
Takeshi: Bass & Guitar
Wata: Guitar & Echo
Atsuo: Drums, Percussion, Electronics & Vocal
Recording & Mixing: fangsanalsatan
Mastering: Soichiro Nakamura
Design: fangsanalsatan
Logo Type: Just Play Desighn Uechi
Produced by Boris
borisbootleg -feedbacker- remaster
1. boris at last -feedbacker-
credits: recorded at skylight, new york 16th oct. 2004
takeshi: bass, guitar & vocal
wata: guitar & echo
atsuo: drums & vocal
sound engineer: yasuaki satake
mastering: soichiro nakamura
photo: eri shibata
design: fangsanalsatan
produced by boris
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la scène 裸身 new EP コリドー (Corridor)
From their official website:
The first work in a trilogy. Two songs, 25min.
The song is about inner exodus; to go through our death within and if we meet the phoenix, we will see what the universe really is.
Guest percussion performance by Atsuo from Boris.
Coupled with a Pink Floyd ‘Cymbaline’ cover.
Sound produce by la scène and Atsuo.
Mastered by Soichiro Nakamura (PEACE MUSIC).
About コリドー (Corridor):
That bird calls out three times And falls from the sky
It soars toward another sky, spreading its wings
The skies give all they have to protect that bird
You can buy a digital copy and listen to the title song on their Bandcamp:
https://lascene.bandcamp.com/album/corridor
Purchase of CD is available on the official website and through nyd collection webstore:
https://lascenenudumcorpus.com/
https://nydcollection.com/collections/la-scene
Price: 1,400 JPY (1,800 JPY/2,200 JPY for international shipping on the official website)
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ATAMI ART EXPO 2022の一環として熱海市指定有形文化財「起雲閣」にて開催された作品展の様子です。 同じイベントということでラスカ熱海に描いたガラスアートと同じ熱海近海の魚をモチーフに描いていますが、環境に合わせて画材や手法をガラッと変えてみました。 私が展示させていただいた音楽サロンは元々は宴会場として作られたものだったそうです。 大きな窓からは庭を見渡すことが出来て、しきりに野鳥が訪れ青い光が燦々と入ってきます。 この光を活かした作品を作りたくて、光を透過する障子紙に絵を描いて暖簾状に垂らして展示しました。 絵を支えている流木のアーチは稲取在住の遊木作家、八代繁広さん @stonechair846 の作品です。 八代さんとはラスカ熱海のガラスアート制作中に隣で出店されていたことがきっかけで今回のコラボレーションが実現しました。 参加作家 奥川純一｜写真 @0910okujun 近藤正樹｜創作家具 @masakikondo.woodworks 高田長太｜型染め @katazome_takada 戸田宗佑｜花道 鈴村敦夫｜陶板絵画 仲村渉｜鍛金 富岡美紀｜絵画 ーーーーー This is a scene from an exhibition of works held at Kiunkaku, a tangible cultural property designated by Atami City, as part of the ATAMI ART EXPO 2022. Since it was the same event, I used the same motif of fish from the waters around Atami as the glass art I painted in LUSCA Atami, but I completely changed the painting materials and techniques to match the environment. The music salon where I exhibited was originally built as a banquet hall. The large windows overlook the garden, which is often visited by wild birds and filled with brilliant blue light. I wanted to create a work that took advantage of this light, so I painted pictures on light-transmitting shoji paper and hung them like a curtain to display them. The driftwood arches supporting the paintings are the work of Shigehiro Yashiro, a woodworker living in Inatori. This collaboration with Mr. Yashiro was realized when he opened a store next to ours while we were working on a glass art project at LUSCA Atami. Participating Artists Junichi Okugawa｜Photography Masaki Kondo｜Creative Furniture Chota Takada｜Katazome (Stencil Dyeing) Sousuke Toda｜Kado (Flower Arrangement) Atsuo Suzumura｜Ceramic Paintings Wataru Nakamura｜Hammering Miki Tomioka｜Paintings (起雲閣) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkX8HxYPfQe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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