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…
There is no denying the sex appeal of the present day gravure girls, it is delightfully displayed in photo-books and videos, in skimpy swimsuits and costumes. I love them all, so bravo to them!
Though it also holds true that no matter how many sexy girls we might meet,our first encounter will always be the one we remember most fondly, and this is how I feel about Yuko Aoki, my first guilty pleasure! She’s the girl who first got me hooked on Asian models and actresses for life. Read more…
Source: Kotaku
One of the great things about ScanLover having its own blog is that I can take a particular news article and go into more detail about it.
Chiaki Takahashi, who is the voice of Litchi Faye Ling for the fighting game BlazBlue, will be getting her own mouse pad. I remember seeing an article on her a while back stating that she was lending her voice talents to the game, but it really didn’t click in my head until I decided to perform a search and see if there was a thread for her within the forum. And lo and behold, there is.
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I thought that it would be a great idea to have a regular column here on the blog that encompasses the latest news, updates, and recommendations on what to check out. With so much going on within the forum, it’s hard to keep track of it all. My goal is to post this column on a weekly basis, but depending on updates, it could be on a bi-weekly schedule. So here is What’s New in ScanLover for the week of October 18-24.
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Chinese actress and singer, Fan Bingbing’s star has been glowing brightly ever since she starred as Jin Suo in the ever popular TV drama series “Huan Zhu Ge Ge”.
And she became popularly known in the international film scenes after starring in the controversial Chinese film by director Li Yu, “Lost in Beijing” (苹果). The film was banned by Chinese authorities in January 2008, even though it was successfully released internationally by French company Films Distribution.
Bingbing has a very busy schedule this year filming several high budget movies. After “Shinjuku Incident”, in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan was released in April, she starred in director He Ping’s US$6 million historical drama film “Wheat” (麦田).
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