Showing posts with label Submersion of Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Submersion of Japan. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

New Q&A on Vantage Point Interviews with a Showa-Era Superstar!

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Kaoru Yumi in March 2023. Photo by Brett Homenick. Vantage Point Interviews is proud to present my interview with the legendary actress Kaor...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Former Godzilla Series SFX Director Teruyoshi Nakano Passes Away at Age 86

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Teruyoshi Nakano in August 2017. Photo by Brett Homenick. The Japanese news media are reporting that longtime Toho special effects director ...
Saturday, November 13, 2021

Did the Star of 'Alien' Dub a Tokusatsu Movie?

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In space, no one can hear you loop! The 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien is widely considered a sci-fi classic, which has spawned a long-runnin...
Saturday, July 17, 2021

Eiichi Asada Q&A on Vantage Point Interviews!

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My March 2021 interview Toho SFX director Eiichi Asada has been posted on Vantage Point Interviews . The interview covers his early career ...
Monday, May 31, 2021

Eizo Yamagiwa Q&A Now Up at Vantage Point Interviews!

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With Eizo Yamagiwa. Another brand-new interview is now live at Vantage Point Interviews : my November 2020 Q&A with Tsuburaya Production...
Sunday, July 12, 2020

Seeing Submersion of Japan in 35mm!

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Toshio Miike, keepin' it safe! Photo by Brett Homenick.  Today, I attended a screening of a 35mm print of Submersion of Japan (197...

Keepin' Cool in the Summer Heat with Tokusatsu!

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Teruyoshi Nakano. Photo by Brett Homenick. Although they are a lot more rare these days, last night was a Saturday evening like many ...
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Sunday, March 1, 2020

An Evening with a Legendary Cinematographer!

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With Daisaku Kimura. Tonight, I attended an event with legendary Japanese cinematographer Daisaku Kimura, whose credits include sever...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Riding the Orange Road Express!

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In between actor Ichiro Ogura (left) and director Kazuki Omori. Today, I attended a screening of director Kazuki Omori's first stud...
Sunday, January 28, 2018

An Evening with Teruyoshi Nakano

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 Teruyoshi Nakano. Photo by Brett Homenick. Tonight was spent in the company of former Godzilla series SFX director Teruyoshi Nakano, ...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

AN EVENING WITH A CINEMATIC LEGEND! Meeting Cinematographer Daisaku Kimura!

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Daisaku Kimura. Photo by Brett Homenick. Earlier this evening, I attended a special dinner event with cinematographer Daisaku Kimura....
Sunday, October 11, 2015

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR VOICE! Former Toho Actress Yasuko Agawa Performs Jazz in Otemachi!

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The stage is set! Women in Jazz is soon to start! Photo by Brett Homenick.  In 2012, a documentary was released called Searching for S...
Monday, June 8, 2015

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS LOCATIONS! Exploring Where Certain Scenes Were Shot in Tokyo!

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The Nippon Budokan, which was seen among the ruins of Tokyo in Destroy All Monsters (1968). Photo by Brett Homenick. Located in Chiyo...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

TERUYOSHI NAKANO RETURNS! The SFX Director Talks Espy!

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Former Toho SFX director Teruyoshi Nakano signs a shikishi board for a lucky fan. Photo by Brett Homenick. I just returned from a movi...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Sakyo Komatsu, 1931-2011

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The late Sakyo Komatsu (with his friend and associate Kenju Shimomura) pose with a copy of G-FAN #80, in which his interview with yours t...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

RIP Keiju Kobayashi

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Actor Keiju Kobayashi in a recent photo. The Japan Times is reporting that actor Keiju Kobayashi died September 16, 2010, of heart fai...