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TOQUE DE TOKYO, ANTOINE DE CAUNES JAPON DOCUMENTAIRE: CANAL PLUS. FRENCH TRAVEL TV SHOW, CO-HOSTED BY LA CARMINA.
Tonight, ce soir! French friends, I hope you’ll catch the premiere of Toqué de Tokyo, the documentary that I co-hosted with Antoine de Caunes (of Eurotrash fame).
We filmed the TV program last May, but I haven’t been able to show you any photos from the shoot… until now. Here’s a gorgeous selection by Jérémie Souteyrat.
During the 90 minute show, I take host Antoine de Caunes to Tokyo’s weirdest, wildest pop culture places. We begin with an epic opening sequence, filmed in Ueno Park. Let’s just say it involves Yukiro, a rickshaw and evil laughter.
The crew filmed at the Omotesando Baby Cafe, where posh parents bring their children. As you can imagine, Antoine and I treated our black baby doll with the utmost disregard.
Fun fact: je parles Francais — I speak French — during the entire show.
When you’re co-hosting a TV show with the very funny Antoine de Caunes, work is play.
Epic pirate boots: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child
Cake hat: gifted from Agent Lover
Blue and white classical Lolita dress: Metamorphose temps de fille, from Closet Child
Long, trailing sleeved short jacket: Marble, from MaruiOne
We filmed a hilarious scene at…
An ear-cleaning parlor! Can you guess what we pulled out of Antoine’s ear?
Antoine and I discuss the scene with Peter Stuart, the director (who also worked on Eurotrash).
I put the TV crew in touch with Tokyo Decadance, and we organized a big party scene at Decadance Bar. Count de Sang, Yukiro, Naomi and I showed Antoine how we party.
Antoine was quite the sight: walking along Yasakuni-doori with us eccentrics, in a borrowed Hana-Kengo costume!
Watch the 90 minute documentary, Toque de Tokyo…
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 20h50 sur Canal +
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 22h15 sur DeCale
(Later, I will put clips on my YouTube channel.)
Thanks to the French TV crew for having me on the show. You can see my TV hosting reels (and learn about my film arranging business) on my La Carmina & The Pirates site. Coming up: more behind-the-scenes photos from the Tokyo documentary.
What do you think of the baby cafe, ear cleanings and Tokyo Decadance photos?
Japanese Word of the Day: Satsuei = Filming
Song of the Day: Loudness – Crazy Doctor
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TAKUYA ANGEL NEW HARAJUKU SHOP, CYBERGOTH JAPANESE CLOTHING FOR SALE. CANAL PLUS DOCUMENTARY WITH ANTOINE DE CAUNES.
After posing with the cosplayers on Harajuku’s Jingu bridge, we went to visit Takuya Angel at his new shop. You may recall that he closed his old boutique…
Happily, Takuya has opened up another shop in the same complex (on a side-street from Takeshita doori). It’s on the upper floor; look for a narrow hallway and keep walking until you’re inside his cyber paradise. (For maps and more, visit my Harajuku shopping guide.)
Keep your monster paws up! Takuya’s new store may be smaller, but if we support him, he’s here to stay. You can also purchase items via the Takuya Angel online store.
After you visit the designer, don’t forget to grab a bite of cabbage-yaki from the cheap food stall underneath his store. The water costs 100 yen, but sitting on a punk boy is free.
For a walk down memory lane, you can see photos of Takuya Angel’s original store in this post.
Demain, n’oubliez pas! French friends, please don’t forget to watch my 90 minute documentary, Toqué de Tokyo, premiering tomorrow on Canal Plus. Apparently, the program (hosted by me and Antoine de Caunes) is currently featured in an ad spot on French TV! (Photo by Jérémie Souteyrat.)
Les prochaines diffusions sont…
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 20h50 sur Canal +
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 22h15 sur DeCale
If you don’t have the channel, don’t worry — I’ll put up clips from my appearance soon. Stay tuned to my YouTube channel!
Japanese Word of the Day: Rei no = Something, someone
Song of the Day: Namie Amuro – Fast Car (Naomi and I want all the neo-Rococo fashions in this PV.)
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