Category Archives: Star Wars

Star Wars Fan Museum In Tokyo

Posted on April 1, 2013 by tokyofox

I recently came across this little-known Star Wars fan museum in Tokyo which is a small, but sizeable exhibition belonging to a collector. Among the exhibits on display are a wide range of figures, a lightsaber, toys, masks, trainers, t-shirts, … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Fate Of Ahsoka

Posted on March 5, 2013 by tokyofox

The fifth (and final?) season of ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars‘ came to a dramatic and deeply moving conclusion last weekend when, after years and years of speculation, the fate of heroine Ahsoka Tano (voiced by Ashley Eckstein) was finally … Continue reading →

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A New Hope Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Yavin 4 (a.k.a. Tikal)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by tokyofox

  Nineteen seconds! Just NINETEEN SECONDS! That is as long as the ‘Star Wars Episode IV‘ scene in Guatemala lasted. The shot of Tikal, first seen on 98 minutes (and again on 105 mins), features the Millennium Falcon spaceship flying … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2012)

Posted on November 1, 2012 by tokyofox

Following on from the previous nights Halloween party in Ebisu I had to be up early to do a couple of kids Halloween Parties in Hibarigaoka with colleague and friend Lai-Keun. Last year we did a shattering three parties pretty … Continue reading →

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Darth Maul Joins In The Halloween Spirit

Posted on October 29, 2012 by tokyofox

Darth Maul may have been cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace‘ but that didn’t stop the writers of ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars‘ resurrecting the character at the end … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars: In Concert’ Live In Tokyo

Posted on August 10, 2012 by tokyofox

After successfully touring North America and Europe over the last couple of years the ‘Star Wars: In Concert‘ team finally rolled into Tokyo town last night to play a set of dates to the Japanese fans at Tokyo International Forum … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode IV: ‘A New Hope’ Filming Locations

Posted on May 25, 2012 by tokyofox

Following in the footsteps of my ‘Phantom Menace‘, ‘Attack of the Clones‘ and ‘Revenge of the Sith‘ (the latter can only be seen on Tokyo Fox‘s sister site ‘Beyond The Movies‘) compilations comes the shooting locations of the original Star … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode II: ‘Attack of the Clones’ Filming Locations

Posted on May 4, 2012 by tokyofox

With the 10th Anniversary of ‘Attack of the Clones‘ coming up mid-May, and hot on the heels of Tokyo Fox‘s recent ‘Phantom Menace‘ movie location compilation, comes the Italian, Spanish and Tunisian scenes from the second of the prequel films. … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ Filming Locations

Posted on February 9, 2012 by tokyofox

With the release of the Star Wars saga in 3D hitting the big screen this month (March in Japan) I thought it would be a nice idea to compile the (almost) complete shooting locations for the first of the prequel … Continue reading →

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If Star Wars Was Set In Japan……

Posted on February 3, 2012 by tokyofox

1. There just wouldn’t be a rebellion against the Empire. 2. Mos Eisley would have a lot more speeder accidents. 3. The deicison to hunt the droids would take the Empire years. 4. There would be a new emperor every 12-18 … Continue reading →

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