You know, the Asian Beauty Appreciation Blog started about 4 months ago. We’ve had a series of great contributions from a number of people that included photo books, favorite gravure idols, Japanese television dramatic series, movies, gorgeous Asian actresses and models, reviews of AV and IV DVD’s, as well as just some nice articles from folks who just wanted to bring someone or something in the news to your attention.
I think the blog has gotten off to a terrific start and I wanted to thank every one who has contributed as well as to scanlover for deciding to have a community blog. Read more…
Tinacle – Tina Yuzuki (Rio)
Hardback HQ Nude Photobook
Photography by Matsumoto Yuuji
Released on 19th August 2007
Price: circa $45 USD
Hard to believe that this book is over two years old and it’s also as far as I know Tina’s first photobook. She has also appeared in the Chinkame series of photobooks as Rio. I saw this book some time back now but made no hesitation in purchasing it.
The book itself is nothing short of high quality, good hardback covers with glossy photo pages and the content must make it a real collector’s item. I even managed to scan one picture from it so far, hopefully I’ll get around to doing a few more. Read more…
I might as well start off by telling you guys what’s new with this column. Initially, I wanted to do a weekly column recapping the goings-on within ScanLover Forum. I had a feeling that it would go to a bi-weekly schedule, and going forward, this will be posted every two weeks. With that announcement out of the way, continue reading for this edition of What’s New In ScanLover for the weeks of October 25 – November 7.
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“Robotrix” is a 1991 Hong Kong film, directed by Jamie Luk, and starring Amy Yip. Billy Chow, Chikako Aoyama , and David Wu. It is a combination of genres: sci-fi, HK action, soft-core porn, and has even achieved “cult film” status.
What makes it so much fun is that it does not take itself seriously by trying to pretend it is more than it is: a Class III film, meaning grade B, but with sex, nudity, and soft-core elements.
I confess that the main reason I bought it was to see the beautiful Chikako Aoyama and her spectacular breasts in motion, and she does not disappoint. But it is such a quirky and action packed movie, that I found myself watching every scene, even the ones that did not include the charms of Chikako.
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Initially, I was just going to do a review of an IV that was recently released featuring Anri. But then I need to do a full article for those who have yet to discover Anri Sugihara, because I’m sure there still some out there. So if you are someone who has yet to become acquainted with Anri, here is your opportunity to do so because she has quickly became one of my favorite gravure idols.
Stats:
Birthdate: June 12, 1982
Blood Type: A
Height: 157cm
Bust: 85cm
Waist: 56cm
Hip: 82cm
Hometown: Hiroshima
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Lost in Beijing (Ping guo) is a 2007 film directed by Yu Li about two financially opposite couples entwined in a greedy and selfish dispute over a yet-to-be-born child.
The film has been steeped in controversy due to the realistic tone and with its roots in a censor-heavy China.
Trouble started even before its premiere with Chinese censors demanding multiple cuts of the sex and gambling portrayed as well as scenes in slum-like settings. And despite the film acquiring international distribution, it still had problems being released in its own country. Read more…
I guess I saw Koyuki for the 1st of many times in The Last Samurai (2003). She had a key-role in the film as Taka, the widow of a warrior slain by Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise). In her role she spoke only Japanese, but it was her ethereal beauty, and her soulful eyes that captured my attention.
I’ve since watched this film again and again. The reality is that Koyuki was so mesmerizing, that I’ve wanted to see her in other roles. I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve been able to see Koyuki in a good number of Television drama series. Read more…
Lust, Caution (Se, jie) is a 2007 film directed by Ang Lee based off a story by Eileen Chang. The setting is 1930-40s China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
It stars Wei Tang as the foolhardy young student Wong Chia Chi who poses undercover as Mak Tai Tai in a resistance effort to assassinate Mr. Yee (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), a high-ranking official of the Wang Jinwei Regime. Read more…
