An Interview with: Taka From kotetsu toys Shop ! Recently we were able to do an interview with Taka, a very nice guy from Japan who runs a tokusatsu toy shop. for distinction Dawn is the interviewer, and Taka is Taka! We have made no alterations to the interview, and we all hope you enjoy.…
Welcome to the second installment of Scholars Talking Toku's interview with Seth Kim; Assistant Professor in the Program of Cinema and Media Arts and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. Kim is the author of several essays on Japanese superheroes and tokusatsu including “Kamen Rider vs. Spider-Man and Bat-Man” which appeared in the book Giant Creatures…
Welcome to a brand new installment of Scholars Talking Toku. My name is Justin Mullis and I’m a scholar working in the academic field of religious studies who also happens to harbor a life long love of Japanese pop-culture. Last year an essay I wrote, “Notes from the Land of Light: Observations on Religious Elements…
Welcome to the second installment of a brand new series here on HJU, Scholars Talking Toku. My name is Justin Mullis. I’m a scholar working in the academic field of religious studies with a life long love of Japanese pop-culture. Earlier this year an essay I wrote, “Notes from the Land of Light: Observations on…
Welcome to the start of a brand new series here on HJU, Scholars Talking Toku. My name is Justin Mullis. I'm a scholar working in the academic field of religious studies with a life long love of Japanese pop-culture. Earlier this year an essay I wrote, "Notes from the Land of Light: Observations on Religious…
In part 2 of Toy Bounty Hunters' interview of actor Reuben Langdon, we learned what he did after B-Fighter Kabuto and how he got into mocap. (more…)
Toy Bounty Hunters recently interviewed actor Reuben Langdon, in which he talked about his experience working in Japan and how he ended up in B-Fighter Kabuto. (more…)
10 ago today, on October 2nd, 2004, the first episode of the TV series ULTRAMAN NEXUS (ウルトラマンネクサス, Urutoraman Nekusasu) was broadcast in Japan. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series, SciFi JAPAN TV presents the first in a series of interviews with series producer Hiroyasu Shibuya, writer and series organizer Keiichi Hasegawa, and directors…
SciFi JAPAN TV has an exclusive 20 minute interview with Yoshimitsu Banno, the director of 1971's GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER (aka GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH) and Executive Producer of this year's GODZILLA from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures'. In the interview, Mr. Banno discusses working with legendary director Akira Kurosawa and special FX pioneer Eiji…
This is part 2 of 3 in a series of Ranger interviews I did last weekend at SuperFan ComicCon in Toronto. In this installment, I sat down with Blue Dino Ranger Kevin Duhaney and asked him about various things including his thoughts on the news of an upcoming Power Rangers film! Find out what he said after the jump... (more…)