VIDEO CLIPS OF TOQUE DE TOKYO, JAPANESE TV DOCUMENTARY WITH ANTOINE DE CAUNES. FRENCH CANAL PLUS PROGRAM.
Tis an exciting time… in addition to bringing the NOH8 non-profit to Tokyo, I have new writing and TV jobs are in the works. (Will let you know everything soon.)
I know you’ve been itching to see the Toqué de Tokyo French TV documentary I co-hosted in Japan, with Antoine de Caunes. Finally, I’ve put up clips on my YouTube.
I was Antoine’s guide to Tokyo theme restaurants and crazy subcultures in the 90-minute TV special. I took him to an ear cleaning parlor, theme cafes (babies, cats, maids), and two wild Goth cyber fetish clubs (Tokyo Decadance and Department H). Watch me ride in a rickshaw and laugh manically with my partner in crime, Yukiro Dravarious! (The video is above and here.)
We gave Antoine a taste of our psychedelic clubbing world. (Yukiro is a demented Jem and the Holograms.)
It’s fun to have my friends involved in the TV shoots. G-suS and Count de Sang gave him a bite of Tokyo Decadance’s nightlife.
On my list of places to visit: the Drop Dead Festival for Gothic Punk and Weird Wave music/culture. The last one was in Lithuania, of all places.
Unzipped pants and nipple tape… what more do you need in a boy?
Here are links to all the BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS from the Tokyo TV shoot:
Official photos by Jeremie Souteyrat (who took the first photo in this post)
Ueno Park – where we filmed the rickshaw intro and ending
Ikebukuro cat cafe – where I gave Antoine a cute bento box and we played with kitties
Don Quijote – gallomping with my friends around the Shinjuku discount store
Omotesando baby cafe – for the world’s most spoiled brats
Cosmopolitan Magazine – feature about the documentary
Odaiba dinner boat cruise – with Antoine de Caunes and the TV crew
Thanks to everyone who saw the Japan documentary and sent me sweet messages! You can always comment in the posts or email me if you want to collaborate.
What do you think of my Toque de Tokyo TV clips? Were you mesmerized or petrified by any of the places we visited?
Japanese Word of the Day: Miyuki = Beautiful snow
Song of the Day: Edith Piaf – Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler (My current mood…)
50 Comments
loved the video<3 thank god i still know some french!neko cafe!<3 and kawaii food!!!coffee and cats,what more could you ask for!?
Merci beaucoup!
good stuff
love ya!!! =)
I didn’t know you speak French, you sound so lovely!
I didn’t know you speak French, you sound so lovely!
You are so awesome! xo
You are so awesome! xo
Awesome!! when i’ll be 20, i’ll go to this nightclub!!!
PS: woow ur french iz good :)
Awww merci!! #^__^#
j’adorais telement aller au Japon!!
darn! wish i took french class now.. >_<
so cute when you guys were watching your “baby” on the moniter >_<
Ahh! funny memories!! I’m happy to finally see it :D
our bitch-laugh in the end is the best part hahaaa !! ^^
no words to describe how much I loved the documentary *_* I want to visit all that places. now I’m gonna watch the second part ^_^
the good thing here is that I’ve studied French for 6 years so I could understand almost everything :)
a découvert son talent caché !
you can talk french? :o omg you are amazing!
Lol at the “ear protest” again the Beatles’ disbanding
I just love Antoine de Caunes
you guys are so cool
That was magnifique!!! ♥ -claps- I’ll be getting fangs soon whoahahahahahaha
Hey there!
I saw the Toqué de Tokyo documentary a couple of week ago, it’s really interesting and now I need to go see those theme cafes ;D
greetz!!
hahaha I watched your video clips and I’m so glad I still know some french! The documentary is hilarious! I couldn’t catch everything Antoine said, but his hilarious gigs cracked me up! Great work! :D
Jai regardé , et cest comme sa que je vous ais connu. Exelent reportage , vous etes magnifique . =)
omg not more french >_< lol. im doing french homework atm and was like oh no when i saw the french lol. but the class must be doing something cause i could read it :D lol
Good way for practice my french!1 the video it’s awesome!
Thanks for reupload it! :D
LOL that was really great although I wish I knew what everyone was saying I wish American TV would do something like that. But I really must say the Fetish club with the people putting the… I want to call it water in there foreheads was a little much for me *Shutters* Anywho!!! it looked like you had a great time hope you get more TV spots!!!
LOL!! that was really great it looked like you had a great time but I kinda wish that American TV would do something fun like that. The only part that I was well disturbing to me was when the people where putting the.. water? into their foreheads *Shudder* Anywho!! that was great and I hope you get more TV spots soon!!!
haha yeah, French TV gets away with much more
Ohh one more thing what was that dress you where waring to the fetish clubs I loved it!
I’m wearing an h.NAOTO dress and a leather spiked corset over it :)
Decadance people are crazy and weird X.x
First reaction: O_O
second reaction: :D awesome…
very cool! and weird. :)
too bad it was in french :( it was super cool :)
06:33 omfg!O________O xDDDDDDD
When I grow up I want to be like you:) you are awesome! You dress crazy and you like in tokyo:) plus you speak French, Japanese, and English.
xxoxo
That Antoine is quite the character. I laughed at how he swung you around by the arm.
And I wasn’t aware maids would get on their knees and hold your drink to your mouth.(now I have to go to a maid cafe XD)
Yes, and the maids will hit you… a nice experience!
Fun fun fun !
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Whoa. So many weird yet interesting things are in Tokyo! I want to go (^-^) but what freaked me out the most was the club where people are actually getting their foreheads injected with that stuff o.O Either way, you definitely have the coolest job ever~
Takashiiiiiiiiiiiii O_O I do believe he is the perfect man :D
hahaha! ;)
What a pity, je ne comprends pas bien la Français. Did I really spot a fat black guy in a jockstrap??? HORROR O_OMG
haha LE HORREUR!
I had to cut out all the nudity in the original video because YouTube took it down…
Ms La Carmina, your command of the french langage, and adorable accent, allied to your natural beauty would make it very difficult for any French male to resist you ; as smart as charming, you are very gifted.
These young people are so extravagant and they spend merry their night time at clubs. It seems to me I saw them on one nice video from http://www.torrentoff.com Really cool! We forgot how to have a godo time with our busy life!