‘Kimonobox on Tour’ Archives
Cast make-up, Kimonobox, the movie – Part III
The preparation to wear kimono took around 45 minutes per person. We each had a professional make-up artist and kimono dresser work with us to get ready. Lots of fun! Hi there Eimi – thanks for the peace sign! Now get going girl and change into Edo character! Checking [Read More]
Kimonobox Part II, Location selection
Where to shoot the movie? That was our big question – down the streets of Shibuya was not an option. We needed to find something authentic…..this is part two in the series Kimonobox, the movie In the end, we travelled to Eigamurakan in Kyoto to shoot [Read More]
Kimonobox, the movie?
Nothing better than making a movie to build the brand – and what a better place than this studio in Kyoto to shoot the kimonobox movie. We were lucky with the cast – that ninja was brilliant. Eimi and Yumi were great but kimonobox wasnt always in the right [Read More]
Stories from my past
There was such pride in the air …. Japan was progressing and advancing as a modern country and was achieving respect as a colonial power just like other Western powers of the time….. or was it? The flags and the chanting. It was part of the towns celebration at [Read More]
Sadako Toyoshima
This is a photo of Sadako who was born at the turn of last century in Hiroshima, Japan. She kept the kimonobox for many years and nobody knew the extent of the papers, photos and memorabilia that she had collected over the years. After she passed away the box sat idle for a [Read More]
