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After many requests we are proud to announce this newest addition to our Shoji Screen and Room Divider lines. This functional new Room Divider Stand turns a three panel screen shoji screen into a flat free-standing panel! It offers the best way to get the most coverage out of your screen. Choose from four fine wood finishes. Available in natural, honey, rosewood or black finishes. Fits most of our standard three panel shoji screens. Maximizes coverage by holding the screen open flat rather than the traditional folding. NOTE: To fully secure the screen into the stand, holes will need to be drilled into the base of the screen. All of our merchandise is hand picked and directly imported by us to reduce costs and handling and provide superior service to our clients. The quality of our merchandise and our commitment to customer satisfaction is the best in the business. We are direct importers. We bring our merchandise in directly from various parts of Asia. This allows us to have a superior selection with fantastic prices. |
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Hayao Miyazaki gained widespread attention in Japan for his complex ecological manga series, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1982), which he adapted for the screen two years later. One thousand years after a war devastated much of the Earth, humanity clings to existence at the fringes of a vast, polluted forest inhabited by monstrous insects. Only Nausicaä, the princess of the tiny realm of the Valley of the Wind, grasps the environmental significance of the forest. She sees beyond petty wars and national rivalries to the only viable future for the planet. In Nausicaä, Miyazaki began to explore elements he would develop more fully in his later films: daring, compassionate heroines; exciting flying sequences; colorful side characters; strong interpersonal relationships; and a call for an ecologically sustainable way of life. Nausicaä prefigures Sheeta in Castle in the Sky and Chihiro in Spirited Away, just as the rough and ready Asbel anticipates Pazu in Castle in the Sky and Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke. For years, Nausicaä was available in the United States only as the badly re-edited Warriors of the Wind. The new English dub from Disney presents the film in its entirety, with strong vocal performances by Uma Thurman, Patrick Stewart, Alison Lohman, and Edward James Olmos. (Rated PG: violence, frightening imagery) --Charles Solomon |
Attractive variation of classic Japanese paper lantern, crafted from 100% kiln dried Scandinavian Spruce, with fiber reinforced pressed pulp rice paper shade & subtle bamboo tree design, diffused light creates a soft, warm glow in any room. UL approved wiring, socket, and switch for a 25 Watt bulb, ships in 48hrs from our Massachusetts warehouse via FedEx, expedited delivery available. Great gift idea! |
Attractive variation of classic Japanese paper lantern, crafted from 100% kiln dried Scandinavian Spruce, with fiber reinforced pressed pulp rice paper shade & subtle Zen double cross lattice design, diffused light creates a soft, warm glow in any room. UL approved wiring, socket, and switch for a 25 Watt bulb, ships in 48hrs from our Massachusetts warehouse via FedEx, expedited delivery available. Great gift idea! |
On his evening commute, bored accountant Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) always looks for the beautiful woman who gazes wistfully out the window of the Kishikawa School of Dancing. One night he gets off the train, walks into the studio, and signs up for a class. Soon Sugiyama is so engrossed in his dancing he practices his steps on the train platform and under his desk, and becomes good enough for competition, compelling his wife to hire a private investigator to find out why he stays out late and returns home smelling of perfume. Among the colorful characters Sugiyama meets is his coworker Aoki (Naoto Takenaka), who transforms himself from geeky systems analyst to hilariously flamboyant (and bad-wigged) lounge lizard. Aoki explains to Sugiyama, "When I finish work, put on the clothes, the wig and become Donny Burns, Latin world champion, and I start to move to the rhythm, I'm so happy, so completely free." Here lies the chief charm of Shall We Dance, the contrast between the ultracompetitive women of the studio--including the one who caught Sugiyama's eye, Mai (Tamiyo Kusakari)--and the men who dance simply because they enjoy it. This 1996 film is somewhat comparable to the flamboyant Aussie favorite Strictly Ballroom, but Shall We Dance is especially noteworthy for contrasting the boldness of social dance with the buttoned-up societal mores of Japan, where people avoid public displays of emotion. Even in Japan, the joy of dance is irresistible. --David Horiuchi |
An aging new york yankee gets traded to a team in japan and lets them all know how he feels about it. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Tom Selleck Aka Takanashi Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Fred SchepisiTags : Baseball
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A movie studio is being torn down. Tv interviewer genya tachibana has tracked down its most famous star Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Starring: Miyoko Shji Fumiko Orikasa Run time: 87 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Satoshi KonTags : Millennium
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Zen Meditation Simple Décor - 6ft. Japanese Style Wood & Paper Shoji Lantern Oriental Lamp - Natural
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Meet Ureshiko Asaba, a.k.a Agnes Belle. Ureshiko is a Magical Girl; but don't tell her husband... or, for that matter, her new found infatuation, Tatsumi. Ureshiko is not the kind of girl to give out kisses easily... or at all. If she does, she is sure to lose her magical powers - which she'll need if she is going to save her town from being wiped from existence! Not to worry, though, as Yamato brings Ureshiko to three dimensional life in this wonderfully charming 1/7 scale PVC statue as part of its Story! Image! Figure! EX collection. Sculpted by Hiroman, Ureshiko stands over 9' tall and comes with an elaborately designed base, all packaged in a collector's-style window box. Fully painted and ready for display. |
Okusama wa Maho Shoji's Asaba Ureshiko is a happily married woman. She is a bit absent minded and clumsy. What the people of her town don't know is that she is actually a "Magical Girl" named Agnes Belle. She arrived from "The Realm" to look after and protect the land.Toy manufacturer, Max Factory has created a figure worthy to represent the "Magical Girl". Created in her "human form", Asaba is enjoying a day out in the rain. Perched on a log fence (which is a themed base!), Asaba is holding an umbrella that is trimmed with stars.Her pink shirt complements her way pink hair and the cut slit down her long white dress shows her long soft peach colored legs. She looks as if she is waiting in the rain hoping her love comes walking down the road. |
Some Japanese words and phrases, even though they lie at the core of the language, forever elude the student's grasp. They are not explained satisfactorily in dictionaries or textbooks for the simple reason that they cannot be conveniently defined. Japanese Core Words and Phrases brings these recalcitrants to bay. The book is divided into two parts, each of which is arranged in alphabetical order. The first part is devoted to words indicating physical as well as psychological distance--roughly equivalent to "this," "that," "that over there," and "where," but quite different in usage. Physical distance is covered in most textbooks, but psychological distance--every student's nemesis--is not. The second part of the book covers a variety of idiomatic expressions, many of which appear in Japanese proficiency tests. Each entry word or phrase is not simply explained but exemplified in sentence form, clarifying its meaning (in the case of many students) for the very first time. Japanese Core Words and Phrases has a great deal to offer the beginning student and much to offer the intermediate student. Little more can be asked of a book on the Japanese language. Previously published in the Power Japanese series as Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can't Find in a Dictionary. |
Japanese-style shoji screens are translucent, wooden-lattice panels that subtly transform light and space and add an elegant touch to any decor. This book contains all the information you need to design and make shoji for your own home or apartment. Features |
This book challenges the conventional ideas of art and beauty. What is the value of things made by an anonymous craftsman working in a set tradition for a lifetime? What is the value of handwork? Why should even the roughly lacquered rice bowl of a Japanese farmer be thought beautiful? The late Soetsu Yanagi was the first to fully explore the traditional Japanese appreciation for "objects born, not made."Mr. Yanagi sees folk art as a manifestation of the essential world from which art, philosophy, and religion arise and in which the barriers between them disappear. The implications of the author's ideas are both far-reaching and practical. Soetsu Yanagi is often mentioned in books on Japanese art, but this is the first translation in any Western language of a selection of his major writings. The late Bernard Leach, renowned British potter and friend of Mr. Yanagi for fifty years, has clearly transmitted the insights of one of Japan's most important thinkers. The seventy-six plates illustrate objects that underscore the universality of his concepts. The author's profound view of the creative process and his plea for a new artistic freedom within tradition are especially timely now when the importance of craft and the handmade object is being rediscovered. |

