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Pool 9 Sep 03 2013, 20:53 Good_Haro +post #1294
Post 1293 Sep 03 2013, 20:52 Good_Haro rating:s, +akemi_hayashi +mawaru_penguindrum +shouko_nakamura
Pool 9 Sep 03 2013, 20:52 Good_Haro +post #1293
Post 1292 Sep 03 2013, 20:51 Good_Haro rating:s, +akemi_hayashi +mawaru_penguindrum +shouko_nakamura
Tag 747 Sep 03 2013, 20:51 Good_Haro shouko_nakamura: type:artist
Pool 9 Sep 03 2013, 20:51 Good_Haro +post #1292
Pool 9 Sep 03 2013, 20:50 Good_Haro -public, name: Mawaru_Penguindrum_Side:B, description: Mawaru Penguindrum genga and interviews published by Shouko Nakamura and Akemi Hayashi at Comiket 82.
Post 1290 Sep 03 2013, 20:46 liborek3 +artist_unknown
Post 1290 Sep 03 2013, 20:39 geso +animated
Post 1290 Sep 03 2013, 20:38 Ikari rating:s, +library_war
Tag 745 Sep 03 2013, 20:38 Ikari library_war: type:copyright
Post 1273 Sep 03 2013, 20:29 Good_Haro note "Well, even ...: body: "Well, even if I do stuff like this, there probably isn't anyone who understands what it means." That was the first time I'd heard him make that complaint since the "Moonrise Mannor" screening. I imagine those complaints of his, as he cheerfully streaked through a public street in the middle of winter, were his true feelings. The life of Ikuhara Kunihiko already had no distinction between public and private. Just what is this guy, who dares to dance in the nude, like in the other world, where he's really going for it? The things he fights against are instinct and normalcy. I think those two are the big ones. Basically, concern for others is part of it. In most cases, people are unconsciously dependent on those sorts of things. But, Ikuhara Kunihiko just seems to intuitively understand that using those elements as a tools is an inherent part of being human as well. I think he already had the "subjective goal" necessary to do that as a student. In other words, a spire of determination. So–– Now, he seems to have rid himself of his discontent in not finding anyone who understands him. But, in no way do I mean to imply that was the result of finding a friend he'd always hoped for. It's really quite the opposite. It's more that, he's become acutely cognizant of the fact that everyone other than himself is an enemy. Banished from paradise, man was made mortal. I think, Ikuhara Kunihiko decides to "be Ikuhara Kunihiko" in film, TV and even in his New Year's cards, with that harsh reality firmly planted in his mind. He was already well aware of the struggle with the truth that you are you and nothing more. But, I desperately wish that I might be able to watch over what he does from now on, firm in the belief that there is some truth to that stance of his. Peace. 12/21/1994 --- Notes: [1] - I did some digging and I believe this story pertains to episode 31 of Sailor Moon, "恋されて追われて!ルナの最悪の日." It won the Animage Anime Grand Prix for individual episode of a TV series in 1992. Ikuhara storyboarded it and it does involve cats and mice (it's that Luna-centric episode). References: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アニメグランプリ http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/美少女戦士セーラームーン_(アニメ) [2] - 製作進行: Apparently this Toei's unique nomenclature for 制作進行. "Production Assistant" or "Production Runner" seem to be the common English translations for the position. I've also seen "Production Coordinator." According to Wikipedia, at least, the job is often a stepping stone to becoming a producer or director, so they do a variety of odd jobs to help out the main staff and keep things running smoothly. References: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C#.E3.82.A2.E3.83.8B.E3.83.A1.E3.83.BC.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A7.E3.83.B3.E4.BD.9C.E5.93.81.E3.81.AE.E5.88.B6.E4.BD.9C.E9.80.B2.E8.A1.8C [3] - The last card in the set they copied for this book., height:100, width:861, x:28, y:21
Post 1272 Sep 03 2013, 20:28 Good_Haro note However–– ...: body: However–– Back then, after I'd finished watching it, I noticed that I was intoxicated by some mysterious excitement. The film had made me feel that it was "something" rather shady and that indeed, "this is different from the rest." But what exactly was so different about it? Back then, the only word I could think to describe it was the "presentation" but… The thing about that film was that the visuals weren't just there to support the story, it was more like the story was being used as a tool to create a certain atmosphere. It wasn't an homage or a parody or an experimental film and I felt this immense determination to create an episteme that sets foot into some untrodden ground of visual expression. The director of that film, "Raku," and the head of "Moonrise Mannor" was none other than than the young Ikuhara Kunihiko. We didn't know each other yet at that point, but after the screening, I had the opportunity to chat with him. I praised the film I'd just watched, but he just let out a deep sigh and muttered, "It's no good." "When everyone saw my name in the director's credit, they all laughed. It's no good." And then he looked over some people who seemed to be his staff with a dissatisfied expression. "I guess everyone is against me after all… Well, whatever. It was bound to happen. It was bound to…" It seemed like, even way back then, he'd already distinctly established the "goal of his work." I think it was about six months later that I heard rumors that he'd dissolved "Moonrise Mannor." Several years later, when we reunited in Tokyo–– He had become a professional filmmaker and his bad-boy style of working hadn't changed one bit from his student days, no, I think he'd honed it to an even finer point by then. His 'job' wasn't laborious to him. And shockingly, he had no hobbies to speak of. It must be pretty intense if anyone knows anything about him. Last year, for some reason, he took me along to take pictures for his New Year's cards, as was his custom apparently. I could guess from the coat he was wearing that he wasn't wearing even a scrap of sheer silk underneath. He looked quite majestic. We endured the whispers and inquisitive glances of some high school girls on our way. When the two of us were alone, we honed in on a pharmacy and without hesitation made off with the mascot, Little Sato, and thus produced that nightmarish piece[3]. I felt really ridiculous to think that even several years later, I'd be cooperating with him on another juvenile prank just like that sketchy movie I saw back when I was a student. What he said me after the shoot left a deep impression on me., height:113, width:839, x:23, y:5
Post 1271 Sep 03 2013, 20:27 Good_Haro note {TL note: just fyi t...: body: {TL note: just fyi this is still pretty rough and I haven't gone over it yet} Boys choose guns and girls choose knives And how Kunihiko Ikuhara chose "Kunihiko Ikuhara" by his own stubborn determination. Enokido Youji There are already plenty of anecdotes out there about his ingenuity and stubbornness when it comes to his work. Like, when he was working on the storyboard for the episode that went on to win the Anime Grand Prix[1]. That story about cats and mice was such a departure from the atmosphere of the rest of the series the rest of the staff was pretty taken aback by it. So, apparently, one of the assistant producers[2] tied him to a column in the hall at Toei to get him to reflect on the direction of the episode. But, the storyboard of mice he drew on the floor, crying and bound to the column, looked almost like it was alive. Alright then–– So, in Kyoto, where student film was quite popular, there was one particular club that was the talk of the town. It was a film club, comprised primarily of young art students, "Moonrise Mannor." The films they made, as independently produced student films, completely outshone the competition and all eyes were on them. At the time, I really didn't want to grow up so I was avoiding the real world, and I'd heard the talk about them too, so my feet carried me to the west auditorium of Kyoto University where the student film festival, "Elegance" was taking place. The films they were screening were all amateur productions, mostly parodies, homages and some academic experimental pieces. Oh, don't get the wrong impression, those films were by no means bad. Basically, there is no better place than a student film festival to savor this sort of cheap flavor. However–– I'm pretty sure the first piece of his that I saw was called "Raku." The screening room was abuzz from the moment it started. I don't really remember the finer points of the story anymore (actually, was there even a story?), but the director and male lead, was sauntering about the city at night in the nude. It was a truly shady film. Moreover, behind the male lead, there were always several semi-nude girls, doing a weird sort of dance, but they were pretty clearly under age, and I was more weirded out by those images and questions like, 'How'd he get them to do that?' and 'Isn't that illegal?' than the film itself., height:165, width:986, x:24, y:18
Post 1269 Sep 03 2013, 20:23 Good_Haro note Farewell, Sailor Moo...: body: Farewell, Sailor Moon ––The Pretty Soldiers of Love and Justice–– Special Edition: Dream Kunihiko Ikuhara To start things off… First of all, let me apologize for putting out this really half-assed looking book on Kunihiko Ikuhara. I wanted to put it out when Sailor Moon ended or when Ikuhara resigned, but for various reasons it ended up like this. Anyway, sorry again. So, this is a Kunihiko Ikuhara book. But it's not commentary on his work so much as gossip about Ikuhara himself. The director has the kind of personality that sorta asserts itself ahead of his work. Well, I guess that's just his personality and his lot in life. This book was created from contributions of the people around him in an attempt to capture his true form a bit. I'd be overjoyed if this book becomes something of a supplement to appreciating Ikuhara's works. And finally, I'd like to thank everyone who endorsed and contributed to this pathetic excuse for a book from the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much. 12/28/1994 - Hideaki Anno Contributors (in order of appearance) Shinya Hasegawa Youji Enokido Ikuko Itou Mitsuru Hongou Ikuko Sayama Something Yoshimatsu Junichi Sato Mr. Kuma from the Sailor Moon Research Society XXXXXX {name blacked out} XXXXXX {name blacked out} Cover illustration: Mucchiri Moonie, height:1377, width:974, x:55, y:80
Post 1287 Sep 03 2013, 20:21 Good_Haro rating:s, +kunihiko_ikuhara
Pool 8 Sep 03 2013, 20:21 Good_Haro +post #1287
Post 1286 Sep 03 2013, 20:21 Good_Haro rating:s, +kunihiko_ikuhara +mr_kuma
Pool 8 Sep 03 2013, 20:21 Good_Haro +post #1286
Post 1285 Sep 03 2013, 20:20 Good_Haro rating:s, +kunihiko_ikuhara +mr_kuma
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