Month: November 2023

Posted in Action, Art, Daily Life, Feelings, Japanese Culture, japanese History, Movie, Tokyo

首 / Kubi

Posted on by sonokotchi

Original work, script and Directed by Takeshi Kitano

He also played a main character in a movie: Hideyoshi Hashiba.

He is famous and popular Japanese comedian who built his carrier and finance over decades.

Today he directs movies and his movies such as Zatoichi, HANABI and Outrage were nominated and won awards at Venice International Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival and many more.

Honestly, this is my first time watching his movie and I do admit he has great talent.

He interpreted interestingly and creates a total different WORLD for the famous period of Japanese history, quite shocking to me even I’m Japanese.

Kubi has few meaning, literally “neck” and also “head”.

Awesome movie; must watch movie

Unfortunately I expired my membership at Toho Cinemas by not going to movie theater for a year.

I had to rejoin and made a new member card.

It’s special edition with Godzilla. Not bad at all!

26 November 2023

Posted in Art, Choco-chan, Experience, Feelings, Food, Japanese Food, Restaurants, Tokyo

Fugu Ryori UMEI (Blowfish Cuisine UMEI)

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I enjoyed 14 ways of different preparations of blowfish in a night.

Raw, Grilled, Deep-fried, Boiled, Cooked, you name it or see it.

I also enjoyed cold Japanese sake from Fukushima “Hirotogawa” and Nagano “Sawa no Hana”

AND Hire Zake (Sake with Roasted Blowfish Fin)!

Usually, a cup is simply served; however, at UMEI, serving a Hire Zake was the performance and I enjoyed it.

In addition, blowfish is usually tastes simple and thin; however, this time, blowfish was so meaty.

I was told that a Tora Fugu (Tiger Pufferfish) can be a large as 3 – 4 kg.

OMG, it’s a double size of my Chocolate (my doggy)!

He weights only 2 kg!

Choco is smaller than a Tora Fugu!

Obviously, I enjoyed too much of Fugu (Blowfish) at once and could not finish all such as Takekomi Gohan (Cooked Rice).

They made Onigiri (Rice Ball) for us and brought it back for lunch for the next day. hahaha