Archive for the ‘Relationships & Marriage’ Category
In the closet
Posted by Sylvia Saracino on September 24, 2009
One day, I was supposed to visit a friend of mine. By the time I got to his house, he was no longer there. In an attempt to compensate for his inconvenient absence, his mother (yes, he still lives with her, as do most Japanese people these days…) randomly insisted on showing me the inside of his closet. Of course.
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(28 votes, average: 4.82 out of 5)
Taking a Japanese Name
Posted by Ryan Solberg on September 16, 2009
I’ve been in Japan for almost 5 years and married for 6. I’m going to be applying for my PR soon but that’s another story. Anyways my wife never took my last name since we planned to live in Japan. Last week after doing my banking, my bank book was full. I went into the bank for a new bank book and they told me that my wife has to come in to do it. This triggered a thought. If something happened to my wife, I couldn’t get money to pay the hospital.. My wife and I started talking. Not only that situation but when we have children they will have the last name on the family registry which is hers. (more…)
(5 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
The Art and the Science of Action Directing: Interview with Yuji Shimomura
Posted by Chuck Johnson on July 27, 2009
What is an action director?
There’s a lot of different titles for people who are responsible for creating a fight scene; the action director, the stunt coordinator, the fight coordinator, etc, so it’s easy to get confused. An action director is like the overseer. They are the ones who have to think about the drama portrayed by the action, the camera angles, the editing, and the sound.
Tags: Action, Action Movies, Chuck Johnson, Death Trance, Directing, Film, Japanese Movies, Martial Arts, Shimomura Yuji
(5 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)
