I once saw Stanley Kubrick's daughter say in a documentary that "My father wanted to make more many films, but he was disappointed that he couldn't fulfill his wish." I also wanted to see more of his works.
I see, yes, you are right, there is some influence of Ukiyo-e in my design, and Stanley Kubrick was also a big influence on me.
It's not easy to complete one work while maintaining inspiration and ideas for years. One of the reasons I like the expression of photography is the speed of the photo.
I'm so old I saw 2001 first-run. 2001, Star Trek, the Moon landing: that was top-dead-center for the USA, a period with problems but confident optimism: 2001 seemed like an entirely reasonable prediction. Then we started on the long slide to where we are now, on our way to bankrupt failed-state status.
It's amazing that you saw 2001 when it first came out and I'm incredibly jealous of you. Unfortunately, I was only five years old at the time, so I have few memories of that time. However, I vividly remember that the lunar rock brought back by Apollo 12 were exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970. The American Pavilion where the lunar rock were exhibited was very popular, and we had to wait in line for five or six hours to get in. So my parents and I reluctantly gave up on entering the American Pavilion.
I was less than 10. My father took me. I also remember watching the Moon landing with him, on a black and white TV.
I often reflect that, while the war between our peoples was a tragic mistake, it seems like it created an almost familial bond, so something good came out of it. You saw and remembered 2001; Citypop and Japanese records are big in a retro vinyl record store in NC run by recently-transplanted NYC people.
I see something like that with Vietnam, much less developed.
I remember watching Apollo's lunar landing on TV at the time, but I don't know if I saw a live broadcast or a recording.
By the way, I was surprised to read the article on the record shop in North Carolina in your note and check the location of the shop on the Google Map. Because it was a small shop in a smaller town than I thought.
Marshall is a weird little town wedged in beside the French Broad River downstream from Asheville, NC, a hipster/Boomer city where a vinyl shop with Japanese records would be less surprising. But Marshall got discovered by NYC Jews, who have made it a more interesting place. The newest crop of younger ones, like Alex (immigrant to NYC from maybe Russia) and Abigail, probably came from the Brooklyn scene, or maybe Lower East Side.
Marshall also has this place, run by Kyle and his wife. I don't know much about her, but he's Cuban/Jewish from Brooklyn. That's also a retro scene: non-computerr games and comics. Sometimes you can go in there and see kids playing actual physical old-school D&D, which I think is very cool and gives me hope for the future.
If you ever travel to the USA, come visit the powerful mountains and rivers of Western NC and I'll show you around, offer you at least a room with a futon for as long as you want. The USA is on its way to failed-state status like Britain, but we still have nice geographic features and some cool little spots.
I had never heard of the town until you introduced it to me. Small towns in Japan are aging and losing their vitality, but I felt that Marshall was a charming town that I would like to visit someday. I am grateful for your kind offer.
Thank you for your praise of Samurai(?) Kubrick.
I once saw Stanley Kubrick's daughter say in a documentary that "My father wanted to make more many films, but he was disappointed that he couldn't fulfill his wish." I also wanted to see more of his works.
I see, yes, you are right, there is some influence of Ukiyo-e in my design, and Stanley Kubrick was also a big influence on me.
It's not easy to complete one work while maintaining inspiration and ideas for years. One of the reasons I like the expression of photography is the speed of the photo.
A Clockwork Orange should be next! Bet you won’t put that picture on your ketai !
"A Clockwork Orange" was a shocking work to me. As you say, I probably won't use it as a wallpaper for my smartphone. (^o^)
Huge fan as well, one of my all-time favorite films.
(For me, 2001 is tied for first with Barry Lyndon in Kubrick's filmography.)
2001 and Barry Lyndon? Your choice is very interesting. I like Peter Sellers, so I can't give up "Lolita" and "Dr. Strangelove".
I'm so old I saw 2001 first-run. 2001, Star Trek, the Moon landing: that was top-dead-center for the USA, a period with problems but confident optimism: 2001 seemed like an entirely reasonable prediction. Then we started on the long slide to where we are now, on our way to bankrupt failed-state status.
I wonder what life in Japan was like then.
It's amazing that you saw 2001 when it first came out and I'm incredibly jealous of you. Unfortunately, I was only five years old at the time, so I have few memories of that time. However, I vividly remember that the lunar rock brought back by Apollo 12 were exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970. The American Pavilion where the lunar rock were exhibited was very popular, and we had to wait in line for five or six hours to get in. So my parents and I reluctantly gave up on entering the American Pavilion.
I was less than 10. My father took me. I also remember watching the Moon landing with him, on a black and white TV.
I often reflect that, while the war between our peoples was a tragic mistake, it seems like it created an almost familial bond, so something good came out of it. You saw and remembered 2001; Citypop and Japanese records are big in a retro vinyl record store in NC run by recently-transplanted NYC people.
I see something like that with Vietnam, much less developed.
I remember watching Apollo's lunar landing on TV at the time, but I don't know if I saw a live broadcast or a recording.
By the way, I was surprised to read the article on the record shop in North Carolina in your note and check the location of the shop on the Google Map. Because it was a small shop in a smaller town than I thought.
Marshall is a weird little town wedged in beside the French Broad River downstream from Asheville, NC, a hipster/Boomer city where a vinyl shop with Japanese records would be less surprising. But Marshall got discovered by NYC Jews, who have made it a more interesting place. The newest crop of younger ones, like Alex (immigrant to NYC from maybe Russia) and Abigail, probably came from the Brooklyn scene, or maybe Lower East Side.
Marshall also has this place, run by Kyle and his wife. I don't know much about her, but he's Cuban/Jewish from Brooklyn. That's also a retro scene: non-computerr games and comics. Sometimes you can go in there and see kids playing actual physical old-school D&D, which I think is very cool and gives me hope for the future.
If you ever travel to the USA, come visit the powerful mountains and rivers of Western NC and I'll show you around, offer you at least a room with a futon for as long as you want. The USA is on its way to failed-state status like Britain, but we still have nice geographic features and some cool little spots.
https://exploremarshallnc.com/main-street-comics-games/
I had never heard of the town until you introduced it to me. Small towns in Japan are aging and losing their vitality, but I felt that Marshall was a charming town that I would like to visit someday. I am grateful for your kind offer.
I can’t do that, Dave.
Daisy, Daisy... ♪
Now research Kubrick and American moon landing films
That old meme reminds me of "Capricorn One".