Tag Archives: gonpachi

Retrospective Alphabet Dating In Greater Tokyo S00E02: F-I

  Whilst season two of alphabet dating is taking place I thought I could fill that void with a restrospecive series which is certainly an easier operation as they were not done in alphabetical order which can be a little … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

TF Top 10……Tokyo Movie-Related Places To Eat

The combination of food and film usually conjures up images of an over-sized box of salty popcorn being consumed in a cinema but that’s not the only way of integrating the two. Among the many, many culinary delights of Tokyo … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Filming Locations, Movie Locations | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: Ian Stringer Special!

Imagine leaving your familiar surroundings of home to visit a country where you’re slightly consumed with uncertainty and having a radio fanboy constantly asking you questions about players you’ve interviewed or people you work with. Well that was the case … Continue reading

Posted in Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Tokyo Filming Locations #3 – Kill Bill (2004)

Due to parts of ‘Kill Bill’ being in Japanese (which aren’t subtitled in Japan) I didn’t get into it on my first viewing back in 2004 but when I saw it again five years later my mind was completely changed and I really enjoyed it. It’s … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Filming Locations, Movie Locations | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

This stylised revenge film is centred around Uma Thurman’s character who is known as The Bride and having been left for dead at a church in El Paso by her ex-boyfriend Bill she wakes from her coma four years later … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment