How To Take A Bath In Japan (1954)
Hilarious. Even today the mystery of the Japanese onsen is "explained" by all kinds of signs and images. It could not be simpler.
From The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
From The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War
A unique three-day international conference is being held at Makuhari near Tokyo, a day after the 61st anniversary of the enforcement of Japan's Constitution. It is organized by nongovernmental groups, including Japan-based Peace Boat . Organizers said the meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the significance of the constitutional article that endorses demilitarization and what people can do to promote its spirit, notes The Japan Times . While the constitution stipulates that Japan renounces war as a sovereign right and that it will not maintain land, sea and air forces, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been keen to make amendments. "The war in Iraq has shown that even the strongest, biggest army in the world can not keep peace in a single city. It proves that aggression never instates peace," Tatsuya Yoshioka, director of Peace Boat and a representative of the event's organizing committee, said during the opening remarks. "Article 9 is a treasu...
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William Holden was a great actor and left a legacy of excellent films. He also did much to establish animal sanctuaries in Africa so we could continue to enjoy seeing them and just perhaps stop killing all the species of living things on the planet. So far we're not doing well...
Holden's last picture [that I know of] was "Breezy"(1973), a love story directed by Clint Eastwood. Another solid performance by Holden and one of Eastwood's best projects.