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PRESENTS
NIPPON EIGA SERIES PART 24

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF

A GOOD HUSBAND

Director: Isao Yukisada
Cast: Etsushi Toyokawa, Hiroko Yakushimaru

Japan | 2010 | 128 min. | 35mm Film | Japanese with English Subtitles

Date: Tuesday, August 31
(1) Doors 3:30PM, Film 4:00PM
(2) Doors 6:30PM, Film 7:00PM
Venue: Big Cinemas Manhattan (Former ImaginAsian)
239 E 59th St, NYC
Entry: www.newyork-tokyo.com/wp/husband
Entries by Sunday, August 29 at midnight
Not on first come first served basis. Confirmation will be sent.

honeyee has a feature of John Mayer’s visit to Tokyo in May. His visit was shot by 13th Witness. JM and Tokyo just go hand in hand. Check out the photos here.

House Industries is a prolific type foundry with their work ubiquitous across the map. Design heads will recognize the name and work immediately. House Industries will be holding a special Tokyo lecture. Andy Cruz from the foundry will speak about his work and House’s most recent collaboration with the estate of Charles and Ray Eames. via

neojaponisme discusses the recent closing of the infamous HMV Shibuya. The entry discusses the perception of HMV’s existence in Tokyo’s pop culture. Many considered the retail space a cultural destination and point of cultural growth for the Tokyo youth. Read the article here.

It’s an exciting time of the year for fashion heads. New collections, lookbooks, sneak peeks and events take place around this time followed by Fashion week! ROC STAR is one of the more experimental brands from Tokyo doing interesting things. With their diverse following to their creative collective, ROC STAR continues to push with non-conventional approaches. This lookbook features several upcoming artists and setters in Tokyo. Check the lookbook here.

Japanese stationery brand, Mark’s released a collaborative diary with Yoshitomo Nara for 2011. The collaboration is a perfect fit with Mark’s line up. Get into Nara mode with this diary. You can use it to write down and sketch for Nara’s upcoming show at Asia Society! via