Recent content by James Ballard

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    Submit your Ultraman questions for MAX/SEVEN X producer!

    Do you have any Ultraman questions for director/producer Takeshi Yagi? If you, leave them in a reply below and we'll film his personal replies to you for SciFi JAPAN TV! Mr. Yagi was the producer and showrunner on ULTRAMAN MAX and ULTRASEVEN X, and directed the 2008 feature film SUPERIOR...
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    WIN Original Godzilla Suit Actor Autographed Poster!

    Last month, SciFi Japan attended a hometown celebration for Haruo Nakajima, the original suit actor to play Godzilla. We have a rare chirashi poster from this event signed by Mr. Nakajima himself, and are giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win it! This contest is open to everyone worldwide...
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    SciFi JAPAN TV Episode 03: THE MAN WHO BECAME GODZILLA

    The third episode of SciFi JAPAN's new web series premieres today with exclusive coverage of a special event honoring the original Godzilla suit actor, Haruo Nakajima, in his hometown of Sakata. The episode also features a new one-on-one interview with Mr Nakajima...
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    Road trip to meet GODZILLA!

    JR and I took a road trip up to the small town of Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture to interview Haruo Nakajima, the original Godzilla suit actor! The interview itself will be featured in episode 3 of SciFi JAPAN TV coming this Friday, September 14th. But until then, here's a little video blog we...
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    Chance To Win Free Trip To Japan (US Residents)

    To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japan’s Gift of Trees, the Japan National Tourism Organization is giving one lucky person in the U.S. the chance to win a free trip to Japan this spring. Check out Gaijin Channel for more information...
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    GaijinChannel.com Launches Sep 1st 2011

    Launching September 1st 2011, Gaijin Channel aims to become the premiere creative community for Japanophile entertainment, offering articles, videos, photographs and more from creative minds living in Japan or inspired by Japanese culture. You can read more about Gaijin Channel over at SciFi...
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    Ultra SFX Night Vol.2: Ultraseven X - Event Photos

    Last night, director Yagi attended the "Ultra SFX Night Vol.2: Ultraseven X" panel event held at Loft A in Asagaya. He was joined by other members of the ULTRASEVEN X cast and crew, among them Eriku Yoza (Agent Jin), Tomohito Wakizaki (Agent K), Anri Ban (Agent S), director Kengo Kaji, and...
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    Takeshi Yagi directs URBAN LEGEND SEPIA

    Following his debut feature film THE SUPER 8 ULTRA BROTHERS and his subsequent departure from Tsuburaya Productions, director Takeshi Yagi joins Toei directing one of three stories in the new horror omnibus URBAN LEGEND SEPIA (Toshi Densetsu Sepia). More info along with exclusive photos from...
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    [J-MOVIE] Norman England’s FEED ME

    Hot off the heels of his sci-fi satire THE iDol and last year’s documentary BRINGING GODZILLA DOWN TO SIZE, director Norman England returns with his latest endeavor FEED ME, a low-budget horror short released exclusively as an internet download. In part a satire of the oft-derided Japanese...
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    ULTRASEVEN X in NEO Magazine

    The latest issue (#55) of the UK's NEO Magazine features a piece I wrote about visiting the set of ULTRASEVEN X in 2007, including some of my previously unpublished photos. The issue went on sale on Thurs 29th retailing at £4.25.
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    Tokyo Monsters

    http://www.tokyomonsters.com/ Tokyo Monsters (TM) was a site I used to run from 2003-2006. It became very popular because we hosted high quality video clips from kaiju movies like Godzilla and Gamera, before the days of YouTube! But in all honesty it was a huge burden and I never really enjoyed...
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    ULTRA Q: DARK FANTASY Official Episode Guide

    http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/10/29/ultra-q-dark-fantasy-official-episode-guide/
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