I don’t believe in objective story-telling. We’re constantly editing, revising, re-telling. When I compare stories from childhood with my mother and sister, they never match up. It always ends in argument. My version, her version, your version. I think about … Read More
Today is my birthday, so I’m going to take the day off. I remember writing on my birthday 2 years ago. I’m 39 today, and I have yet to make my first feature. I think that is how my agent … Read More
I’m back in Tokyo again. Only it’s the 21st Century. I want to tell you the story of the Cowboys…the Tokyo Cowboys. Of how they reinvented themselves on the post modern urban frontier. It starts here…no, it starts here…no…I guess … Read More
I think I’ve had a breakthrough on the paper edit. I was toying with starting the film with archive footage–stuff from the 80s describing Japan as an economic tour de force. This would punctuate what Japan was like when the … Read More
Dear Friends of Tokyo Cowboys, Its time for another update on the progress of Tokyo Cowboys: the documentary. The TC web site gets a face-lift The Tokyo Cowboys web site located at www.tokyocowboys.com has been given a complete makeover. It … Read More
–snip– Hey Dan, It’s really strange how we got Pak-kun. Ken was going on and on about how Pak-kun was his idol and all. And, I was thinking “We really need to get an interview with this guy, but he’s … Read More