Toypunks Production Report

Anecdotes and Updates on the Toypunks Video Series

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

BLOG HAS MOVED TO TOYPUNKS.COM

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NEW TEASER VIDEO UP AT TOYPUNKS.COM

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Friday, May 21, 2010

BIG YO

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A pic from a meet-up in Tokyo with the mighty Yo Miyamoto. Yo helps many, many small-batch toy makers and artists in Tokyo and the U.S. and ...
Friday, May 14, 2010

FRESH-PULLED VINYL: SPACE TROOPER TEST SHOT

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This is a pic of the Death Climax Space Troopers samples that we got to pull from the iron molds at Obitsu factory while filming in Tokyo.Yo...
Thursday, May 6, 2010

SECRET BASE + WHIZ LTD

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Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base and Hiroaki Shitano of Whiz Ltd. relax after a shoot for Toypunks Vol. 2, in which the two discuss fashion, ...
Monday, May 3, 2010

FOR THE BXH FANS

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We'd like to thank Nikolai Stankiewicz of Club Bounch for the recent interview. In his questions, he mentioned a Bounty Hunter one-off v...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Goto-San Teaser on Toypunks' Youtube Channel: Vol. 2

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Filmed in October 2008 at the master painter Hiroshi Goto's tiny home-workspace in Tokyo. In our film, we will show the connections and ...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Toypunks Vol. 2: Obitsu Translation Day

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Toypunks' translator Carl Wormley gets scholarly on our iterview with the president of Obitsu toy factory in Japan. On screen: Mr. Obits...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

TOYPUNKS MASCOT TOY: UNPAINTED SAMPLE REVEALED!

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Based on the illustration by Mike Giant. Made in Japan. For the scoop, check our toy company's site: Recklesstoys.com. Sculpted by Scott...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

HIDDY OF SECRET BASE

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A fun shot of our good friend Hiddy, owner of Secret Base toys, taken at Club Wire in Tokyo during filming of Toypunks Vol. 2! www.secret-b....
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

ENDO OF DEVILOCK

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Here's a shot of creative director, Endo Noriaki, of Tokyo fashion brand Devilock at the unveiling of last spring's line in Tokyo....
Friday, February 26, 2010

A VISIT WITH DOARAT: TOYPUNKS VOL. 2

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Tokyo street-fashion brand Doarat has been doing it for a decade-plus, killing it with designs born from owner Kenji-san's wild imaginat...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

RUMBLE MONSTERS IN TOYPUNKS VOL. 2

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Undergound Japanese toy maker Rumble Monsters is interviewed in Toypunks Vol. 2, which we are now back to editing after getting several toy...
Sunday, October 4, 2009

TOYPUNKS VOL.2 UPDATE: PLUS, INTRODUCING RECKLESS TOYS

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Editing on Toypunks Vol. 2 continues and the footage is looking amazing. This volume is focused largely on the process of creating vinyl toy...
Monday, July 27, 2009

PUSHEAD PAINTS IN TOYPUNKS VOLUME 2!

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In addition to visiting Obitsu factory and original Marusan painter Goto-san, the Toypunks crew was fortunate to film with legendary punk ar...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

TOYPUNKS VOL.2 PHOTO SESSIONS: BXH, INDIANS AND TUXEDOS!

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We have so many random, killer images from our last trip to Japan that it would be waste not to share more of them on the blog. Going forwar...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

MIKE GIANT IN TOYPUNKS VOL. 2!

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Last month, the Toypunks crew hit San Francisco to film for Volume 2 . On our first day, we caught up with legendary artist Mike Giant. Wit...
Monday, April 20, 2009

HIROAKI SHITANO OF WHIZ LTD IN TOYPUNKS VOL. 2!

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Last time the Toypunks crew was in Japan, we chatted with Hiroaki Shitano of Whiz Ltd fashion brand, thanks to our good friend Hiddy Kinoshi...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

SECRET BASE SHOW IN TAIWAN!

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Hiddy Kinoshita, our good friend and owner of Secret Base toys in Tokyo, dropped us a line this morning letting us know about his upcoming e...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Toypunks Vol. 2: Meet Master Painter, Hiroshi Goto!

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Of the myriad amazing people we've met while making Toypunks, none have inspired as much awe as Hiroshi Goto, a.k.a. Goto-san. A master ...
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Toypunks Video Crew
Toypunks is a documentary film series about Japanese toys, fashion and punk rock. Volume 1 is available now at toypunks.com and select retailers. We are: Christopher Nelson (images and sounds), Carl Wormley (Japanese language proficiency + 10,000,000) and Justin Kovalsky (words). For more info and how to order the Toypunks Volume 1 DVD, please go to www.toypunks.com.
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