{"id":3405,"date":"2009-06-29T20:46:56","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T04:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2009-06-29T20:46:56","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T04:46:56","slug":"blog-208-gangsters-grads-gravure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2009\/06\/29\/blog-208-gangsters-grads-gravure\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 208 > Gangsters, Grads & Gravure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

What’s up, my Tangy Toyboxers? Ready for another weekly mega-cast of Japanese live-action comedies, pretty lead actresses, and former gravure idols? Ready for another massive 100-plus photo onslaught? If not, better get back to sleep. But if you are, then lean back, turn on the frequency, pump up the volume, and plug in your otaku-lobes, haha. Okay, let the mega-cast attack begin…<\/p>\n

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Part 1 of 3 > Gokusen, Gangsters & Graduates<\/h2>\n

Haha, oh wow. If you thought I raved about “Nodame Cantabile” and Juri Ueno last week (Blog 207<\/a>), think again. Even more than “Nodame”, I truly love the “Gokusen<\/a>” live-action drama starring the captivating Yukie Nakama<\/a>! All three seasons! Plus their specials! Wow, it all began in November 2006, when I first watched the anime version. Here’s my anime speed-review<\/a> back then.<\/p>\n

\nGokusen (1-13) [50].<\/a> Finished 25 November 2006. WHOA! Hilarious high-school-meets-yakuza hijinks! Maximum 4 of 5 stars for a half-season!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are a couple of large wallpapers to give you a tiny taste of the anime style.<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen | Anime (2004) | Enlarge 1600px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Gokusen
\nGokusen | Anime (2004) | Enlarge 1800px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

Now, since the “Gokusen” anime download was already packaged together with Season 1 of the “Gokusen<\/a>” live-action drama, I couldn’t help but watch the comedic drama immediately, lol. And with the first episode, I was hooked! Yup, Yukie Nakama<\/a>‘s performance as the double-edged Yankumi is captivating and mesmerizing. But not only her, the rest of the cast of gangsters, teachers and delinquents are laughingly colorful and unforgettable as well, lol. So much so that I’ve followed their five-star antics from Season 1 (2002) to Season 2 (2005) to Season 3 (2008).<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of Season-1 wallpapers.<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 1 | Live-Action Drama (2002) | Enlarge 1024px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 1 | Live-Action Drama (2002) | Enlarge 1024px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

And here are several Season-3 images of Yankumi’s family, colleagues and students.<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 | Live-Action Drama (2008) | Enlarge 800px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 | Live-Action Drama (2008) | Enlarge 800px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 | Live-Action Drama (2008) | Enlarge 2200px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

So earlier this year, when I learned of the existence of a “Gokusen 3 – Graduation Special” (2009), I just had to look for the download! Although I found an unsubbed version a few months ago, I finally located an English-subbed version a couple weeks ago. And finally watched the 90-minute special yesterday on 27 June 2009! It’s simply incredible how after its 3 seasons and 7 years, the series can still take me from out-loud laughter to sniffling eye-blurring tears. Incredible. Yup, no doubt, another 5 of 5 stars!<\/p>\n

To celebrate, here are 81 screencaps from the 90-minute special. How many times can you spot the infamous Aki Hoshino<\/a>? Here’s the first screencap.<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

Here’s the second screencap. Let the fake captions begin! <\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Mmmm, what hentai should I buy today?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Mmmm, what hentai store should I try first?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hmmm, traditional hentai?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Let’s ask Aki Hoshino. Aki-chan, what’s your favorite hentai?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ohhh, nice ecchi sketch!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“What!!! Ecchi sketch of Yukie-chan?” <\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hahaha, nice ecchi sketch of Aki-chan!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Umm, okay, we’re ecchi dorks.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Don’t give up hope! Think of hentai!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Umm, okay, we’re dead ecchi dorks.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Fear not! I am the Ecchi Rider!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Oops, wait, Ecchi Rider? No-no-no, I’m not the Ecchi Rider!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ecchi! Ecchi! Ecchi!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Heyyy, stop crowding my hentai!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Awww, I look good in this hentai!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Fight-oh! Ohhh! More ecchi!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Yo, that’s my bread. Like my Pops used to say, ‘No bread, no hentai’.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“No bread, no hentai? Huh? What the frak is that?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Bad news. Someone found Aki-chan’s hentai.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Heyyy, let go! No food, no hentai!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ahh, I miss the good old days of ecchi.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“More bad news. I admit it. I found Aki-chan’s hentai. But I enjoyed it.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“No, I don’t like gay hentai. Not anymore.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“But I spent my allowance to get the gay hentai for your birthday!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Dammit. Why didn’t we get any gay hentai too?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hmmm, not sure. He might’ve spent his entire hentai allowance.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Sigh. Ecchi is so expensive nowadays.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hey bastards! Give our gay hentai back!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Sorry. We couldn’t help it. They stole our gay hentai!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“I am so disappointed in you boys. I’m supposed to take the first peek!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Forget it! No hentai, no friendship!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“What am I supposed to do, Gramps? They took my ecchi sketch.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“The only thing you can do. Draw yourself a new ecchi sketch.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Yo bastard. If we return your bread, will you return our gay hentai?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Too late. The gay hentai is ours now.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Yours? Since when?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Since we’re the ones who actually created that gay hentai.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“If I spend less on food, I can spend more on ecchi.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ah, boys, here you are. Why so serious?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Us? Oh, we don’t have any money to buy gay hentai.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Watch out. If you don’t watch out, the Ecchi Rider will beat you down.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hey boys! What’s up? Why so satisfied?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“They bought what? Hetero ecchi?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“So they gave back Aki-chan’s hentai? Awww.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Impressive! The gay hentai they created is exquisite!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“I’ve finally decided. I want to become a gay-hentai artist!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Are you serious? A gay-hentai artist? What will your sister say?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Funny you should ask. She wants to become a lesbian-hentai artist!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“That’s right! We’re heading there now! We found the hentai thieves!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“No hentai, no friendship! No hentai, no friendship!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Boys! Boys! Where are you?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Whoa! Look at them go! Such ecchi friendship!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Huh? Want a piece of me? Want a piece of my hentai?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“No ecchi, no friendship! No ecchi, no friendship!” <\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Aki-chan? You want to become a lesbian-hentai artist too?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hmm, now that you put it that way, a gay-hentai artist doesn’t sound so bad!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Freeze! Don’t move! Where’s my ecchi sketch?!?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“I’ll ask one more time. Where’s my precious ecchi sketch?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Don’t you realize how precious ecchi is?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Please. We’re so sorry. We needed to take back our ecchi!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Please believe us. No ecchi, no friendship!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Very well. You may enter. After all, I used to be a lesbian-hentai artist myself.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Aki-chan, I never told anyone before. But your lesbian hentai is the best!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Like Ecchi Rider always says, ‘Ecchi is sooo precious’.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ecchi is as precious as friendship. No ecchi, no friendship.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Yeah, I’ve finally decided. I want to become a gay-hentai artist!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Yeah! Let’s do it! Let’s all become gay-hentai artists!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hooray! They did it! They’re gonna become gay-hentai artists!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hey boys. What’s up?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Oh my god! You didn’t have to!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Awww! Thank you sooo much!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Your very first gay-hentai production!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Fight-oh! Ohhh! No ecchi, no friendship! No hentai, no friendship!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Ahhh, another class of ecchi haters.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Fight-oh! Ohhh! More ecchi!”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Hey boys. Do any of you know just how precious ecchi is?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Huh? Precious?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“Like my Pops used to say, ‘No bread, no hentai’.”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

“No-no-no, I think he meant to say, ‘No ecchi, no friendship’. Right?”<\/p>\n

\"Gokusen
\nGokusen 3 – Graduation Special | Live-Action Drama (2009) | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

Hahaha, so how’d you like my fake captions? Didn’t you learn something new about life, friendship, brotherhood, hentai and ecchi? No? Well, then, you didn’t let go of reality and sanity long enough, lol.<\/p>\n

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Part 2 of 3 > Yukie Nakama the Gravure Idol<\/h2>\n

Haha, speaking of ecchi, more gravure idols<\/a>? Sure, why not? Repeating my search pattern with Juri Ueno last week (Blog 207<\/a>), here’s Yukie Nakama<\/a> from her “Pastel” (1997) photo book. And just like Juri-chan’s 18-year-old photo-book debut, this also appears to be Yukie-chan’s photo-book debut at the tender age of about 17-18-years-old. A full 5 years before her smashing success in “Gokusen”!<\/p>\n

Here are 21 photos from the 70-80-page book. Feel free to enlarge the pics, lol.<\/p>\n

\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1500px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1500px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1500px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"Yukie
\nYukie Nakama | Pastel Photo Book (1997) | Enlarge 1100px<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

Well, that’s all for now. Like I wondered last week, “maybe I’ll trickle a few more photoshoots in the near future”. Not only featuring Juri-chan, but Yukie-chan too, lol. Who knows? Maybe even Aki Hoshino? I mean, Aki-chan was in “Gokusen 3” after all!<\/p>\n

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Part 3 of 3 > You People, ProWerks & Possibilities – Part 2<\/h2>\n

Heyyy, my Tangerine Toyboxers! Remember my previous “You People<\/a>” post back in May? Back in my Blog 202, Part 5<\/a>? Well, to those who’ve forgotten, here’s a friendly reminder. And to those who’ve never known, here’s a tiny taste from Friday, 08 May.<\/p>\n

\"You
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Well, more than a month later, on Wednesday, 17 June, when I thought I no longer had any more scenes to play, I returned to play the silent-and-stoic “Asian businessman” once more, hehe. It was a pain to throw the constricting tie-and-jacket back on. But it was a pleasure once more to see Kelly the bespectacled director, Charisma his production guru (and wife), Will the leading man, Jon the boom operator, and Denise the script writer. And once more, it was a blast! Funny how 5 takes to film 5 seconds can feel so draining! Like a compression chamber! Compressing 5 hours of energy and pressure into 0.5 hours of time and focus.<\/p>\n

Here’s Charisma, Jon and Kelly. Photos taken by Will.<\/p>\n

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Here’s me, the goofy Charisma, Jon and the baffled Kelly. I hardly recognize myself!<\/p>\n

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Awww, the goofy couple, lol.<\/p>\n

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A-ha! Denise joins the scene as I fill out some paperwork.<\/p>\n

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A closer view.<\/p>\n

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That’s it! As far as I know that’s my final scene for “You People<\/a>” (2010). Who knows? But one thing’s for sure. I can’t wait to see how the final cut turns out! Can you?<\/p>\n

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Well, that’s all, folks! Another weekly mega-cast of Japanese live-action comedies, pretty lead actresses, and former gravure idols has come and gone! As always, let’s thank the gracious guest-starring gravure girls who graced my broadcast! Thank you, Yukie-chan, Aki-chan, Juri-chan and Charisma! Okay, maybe Charisma wasn’t a gravure girl. At least, I don’t think so, lol. In any case, time to give my elbows, forearms, wrists, hands and fingers some time to rest.<\/p>\n

Till next broadcast. Peace. Out.<\/p>\n

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Final Flashback<\/h2>\n

“Oops, wait, Ecchi Rider? No-no-no, I’m not the Ecchi Rider!”<\/p>\n

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