It was work as usual yesterday despite the weekend, but in the evening a few of us bugged out for a short breather at the local Matsuri 祭, a traditional Japanese summer night bazaar, or something like that.
Matsuris are the best time to savour the local Japanese delights all at one shot, like Takoyaki ( fried Octopus ), Okonomiyaki ( a pan fried dish, pictured below ) and Yakisoba ( Japanese fried noodles ) , just to name a few.
We made our our way through the stores fairly quickly, targeting only the tastiest stuff.
Great food = satisfied customers. From L to R we have Nakata-san, power animator, Yamura-san, Freedom’s director of photography, ( she also worked on Steamboy and Koji Morimoto’s Surivial and Noiseman, two of my favourite animation works of all time ) and Matsui-san, my lighting chief.
Ok…back to work…
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Freedom Committee’s celebration parties
Updates on work
Steamboy Studios in Ogikubo, Tokyo.
A year of work at Sunrise Emotion Animation Studios
A new year and new beginnings, 2008.
August 28th, 2007 at 6:12 am
wah~~~
so this is how the real deal looks like…
such a far cry from the one we have in singapore…
i still like the pasar malams though…
mmm ramli burger.
August 28th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
ops! I love takoyaki so much…hihihi
Have a nice day friends! =D
August 28th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
oh man, i miss the caramel covered grapes! greats pics btw. love the lighting!
August 29th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
tragic comedy – I miss the Pasar Malams too ! Tutu kuehs ! Ahhhhh !
designani – I love takoyakis too ! Sometimes they have jumbo sized ones, that’s the best !
CMWilly – Thank you ! Are you back in Tokyo already ? :]
August 30th, 2007 at 12:07 am
hello
i got your msgs on my blog. sure, you can add me to your blog list. i thank you very much for visiting my blog.
by the way, these pictures made miss Japan already, especially takoyaki!! heh 😉
August 30th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
pffffffffttt! what is pasar malam man!
I want to wear an Ultraman mask on the back of my head, chomp down takoyaki and scream Tamaya!
DAMN i miss good takoyaki. What is sold here sucks to the core
August 31st, 2007 at 10:21 am
alice – Link added. Do visit again, you siblings are so talented ! :]
fartboy – What about the one they have in Bugis ? Hmm I thought it was pretty good…haha.
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:40 am
ill be heading to tokyo in dec. we should meet up!?
maybe i can pick up a ronnie or louie del carmen item for ya!
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Harwo Vong…it’s been ages. My first comment in a long time. But I simply couldn’t resist, seeing the sights and *almost* hearing the sounds of Japan made me want to buy a one-way ticket right now!
great to see you’re doing well!
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:46 am
CMWilly – We definitely should ! I believe Louie just released a new comic called Steel Noodles…if I could just get hold of one…haha.
Peishan – Its great to hear from you again ! Perhaps we might get to a chance to meet up later this month when you come ? :]
September 4th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Uwa! I have been aching for a good matsuri for so long now, it’s been a long winter here! I have also got some seriously itchy feet…. need to get out of this sleepy old town and back into a megatroplis like Tokyo…. hmm now how to make that happen?
September 4th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Unfortunately, I’m not going to TGS. 🙁 Only ze Husband is…
September 4th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
andrea – I remember you telling me about a new project you were working on, how its going ? :] Weather’s getting better now, come back soon !
Peishan – :] Until next time then. I’ll be reading your blog often.