Getting somewhere

Yes, a big congrats to Masaya Kato! Huzzah! (And please do scan another Kato photoshoot; you'll make people, myself included, very happy :-).
Oooh, almost up to the end with North & South, eh? Be interested to hear your thoughts when you've finished it. You still haven't managed to see episode one yet, right?

Yes, a big congrats to Masaya Kato! Huzzah! (And please do scan another Kato photoshoot; you'll make people, myself included, very happy :-)

Will do, will do - should have a new one up before the end of this week ;-)

I've also just received my Amazon pack which includes "The 1750 Terrible Days", in which Masaya was 20something - one of his earliest movies anyway (his debut was in "Shiro and Marylin" in 1988, and this one was made in the very early 1990s). I'll try to post screencaps of that asap as well

Oooh, almost up to the end with North & South, eh? Be interested to hear your thoughts when you've finished it. You still haven't managed to see episode one yet, right?

No, it's amazing how difficult it is to actually get my hands on the first episode. I didn't want to download it because, well, except for movies/series which are really hard to find on DVD, I try to avoid downloading (I know it probably makes me sound terribly old school, but I'm actually quite ok with the principle of paying to listen to a CD or to watch a movie.....). Maybe I'll just have to wait until I place an order with Amazon UK.....at any rate, something I loved in episode 3 was the whole Exhibition part. I am endlessly fascinated with how people used to represent the world and history according to the knowledge of the time. Also the dialogue there was particularly good and sharp, cleverly tying this scene and the reaction of the visitors to the rest of the story

Bring on part 4 already!!!!!

Ooh, a young Kato. That'll be interesting! He seems to have settled extremely well into middle age; it's hard to imagine him with puppy fat ;-).
I know it probably makes me sound terribly old school, but I'm actually quite ok with the principle of paying to listen to a CD or to watch a movie
It is old school, but no less laudable for that! I like to support the artist(s) where possible myself, which explains why I have so very books and DVDs. But I am stuck on dial-up and therefore can't actually download anything substantial myself, so it's something of an academic question ;-).
I thought the exhibition scene in N&S was fascinating myself. I've always been interested in old maps and things like that, and this is taking it one step further. I wonder if someone's ever made a study of the history of museums and exhibition styles? (Surely they have.)

Ooh, a young Kato. That'll be interesting! He seems to have settled extremely well into middle age; it's hard to imagine him with puppy fat ;-)

To be honest, he was cute (even cuter than cute in Shiro and Marilyn), but I think he's much better looking now :p I'll try to post some on occasion....in the meanwhile, I have new photoshoot pictures up in my latest post, just in case you're interested *whistle*

I thought the exhibition scene in N&S was fascinating myself. I've always been interested in old maps and things like that, and this is taking it one step further. I wonder if someone's ever made a study of the history of museums and exhibition styles? (Surely they have.)

I'm not familiar with general books on the history of museums, but I know there are at least some by country (I've recently come across one on Japanese museums and the representation of their history during the Meiji era).

I don't know if you've ever been to London, but one thing you would love is the Enlightment Room at the British Museum which is doing just that: it's an immense room that stands the way it would have been in the 18th-early 19th century and which does a great job at showing us how people saw and understood the world at the time. I have a whole book about it and have taken many photographies when in London so let me know if you're interested :-)


Edited at 2009-06-07 01:46 am (UTC)

I have been to London only once, six years ago, but will undoubtedly be going again sometime in the future, so the Enlightment Room is definitely something for me to look out for then. And by all means, post some select photos; I think it sounds fascinating! And I have indeed noticed your latest post, so I shall peruse the undoubtedly lovely pictures ASAP (that's a very sensible warning cut you've put on that post, BTW ;-).

こんばんは aria28さん:

加藤雅也さんのＢＬＯＧによると、”SAKURA SAKURA”と言う映画に出ることが決またそうです。

とてもうれしかったです

4年ぶり、映画で主役ですね

大変楽しみにしています

nekomi815さん,

おはようございます!

加藤雅也さんのBLOGも, BBSも読みました.

すばらしいニュースですよ

雅也さんもちょっと感動しそうね (*^-^*)