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Hirofumi in serious relationship.

http://forums.tokyograph.com/showthread.php?t=677

Just got a bit of a shock.
You think you know someone.. or as much as possible.
And then they go and surprise you.

Ive just been scanning 'Hirofumi's' filmography from 'IMBD',
I'm making a nice neat, tick list booklet for my favourite actors, and im well happy because i have ( i thought, until i saw the updates) have everyone of Hirofumi's films.

But the thing is i was scanning his information when i came across this:

" Hirofumi Arai

Date of Birth
18 January 1979, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan  ( K, Fine....)

Birth Name
Kyung-Sik Park   ( What the ......???????????????????!!!!!)

Height
5' 11¼" (1.81 m)

Trivia
Third generation Korean-Japanese. Changed from North to South Korean nationality in 2005. "

Anyone know of this??? or know what to make of it?.
Being half Korean is fine by me.. ofcourse it is, its just.. i never knew..or guessed... or even heard about it in all my 'Hirofumi-Fanship'.
It just sprung on me today out of the blue.

I realise 'IMBD' is a site which allows fans to 'Update' information themselves.. anyone think its a mistake..?

What do you guys think.. my dear fewly comm partners.

He doesnt look Korean at all, well i dont think, but i guess he took his 'Half Japanese' looks.

This took me not much time at all, a couple of hours.. so im most probably gonna end up ruining it with colour.. just because nothing ever comes easier does it.

* yes the head, is supposed to be that big compared to the body!!. Thats just my style of Cartoon proportioning - the feet (and hands) balance out the head weight*.

Hope you like it.
Not sure when i can get it finished though, cos im at a concert tomorrow.. and then back to work.

SNEAK PREVIEW
Hirofumi Arai as Ro` from 'THe Whispering of the Gods'.
Stood in the falling snow agaist the black sky..eventually!!

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*edit*

yay!!
we're on there. muhahahahhaha and of course we're the first.
no.1 Hirofumi Fanspace.. err out of 1. but its a start ne!!

http://www.m-dream.co.uk/asianstars-jactors-722.htm

1) The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2006) .... Kotaro suzuki

2) Yureru (2006) .... Yohei Okajima
... aka Sway (International: English title)

3) Gerumaniumu no yoru (2005) .... Rou
... aka The Whispering of the Gods (International: English title)

4) Rinjin 13-gô (2005) .... Tôru Akai
... aka Neighbour No. 13 (International: English title)

5) Chi to hone (2004) .... Masao Kim
... aka Blood and Bones (International: English title)

6) 69 (2004) .... Bancho

7) Rabudo gan (2004) .... Taneda
... aka Loved Gun (International: English title)

8) Tengoku no honya - koibi (2004) .... Satoshi
... aka Heaven's Bookstore (International: English title)

9) Joze to tora to sakana tachi (2003) .... Koji
... aka Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (International: English title)

10) Akame shijuya taki shinju misui (2003)
... aka Akame 48 Waterfalls (International: English title)

11) Sayonara, Kuro (2003)

12) Jam Films (2002) .... (segment 'Justice')

13) Go (2001) .... Won-su

14) Aoi haru (2001) .... Aoki
... aka Blue Spring (International: English title)

im so glad you all have.
It's to see your posts too.And the 6 contributions of arts already. better than i could have hoped.

im thinking of a plan to get the writing to show up, or a better background pick. but its hard.

if anyone has any ideas, or could make a header or few perhaps.

Also, if anyone wants to share ideas i havent thought of for this comm. just write em down.
And if you think anything should change on the 'user info' page, if you want me to add a rule, take some away. Or ive gotten some infomation wrong ect. then please come say.

i want to keep it a nice, easy going place for everyone, and keep it to everyones ideal specification on how they want their Hirofumi Comm.

i havent put any security on the entries, or restiricted areas. i was hoping people could come and look around and hope to decide to join.
i can change it when our members fill up a bit..
or i can change it now.

It might be an idea to signature art pieces.
Toluenesister, if you didnt signiture and would like to, im happy to re-save your post with signatures (as protection for you).

So please hit me with your thoughts.

NEIGHBOUR NO.13

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btw.
It was Hirofumi's birthday on January, 8th! So happy belated birthday!!! YAY! *throws confetti* 28 years ^o^ /

Does anyone know or has sb seen this film? I want to watch it so badly! Sounds interesting, doesn't it? And Hirofumi's in it, of course xD

Current Mood:

happy

With the very Sexy Satoshi Tsumabuki, and MY Ando Masanobu,

Hirofumi being Hirofumi - Gangster kid, maybe an Elvis Presley Do ggoing on there.
but he's as cool and scary as ever..with his own music too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rh7HYp66EU&search=sixty%20nine
(taken from normal edition version of the film, pieces cut out from the special edition, special edition is always better.)

Its going to be big.

Im not sure of the release dates yet, but it will be coming out in english subs.
So thats bleddy good for us.

Heres some incredibly sexy pictures of our guy, that ive nicked.

(ahh, Sue Me)

A LITTLE PREVIEW (- pieces taken from the official site, link at the top of the page)
Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.
Rou wanders through the story, encountering violence, distorted sex, and holiness, leaving the audience shocked and thought-provoked.

(Hirofumi always leaves the audiance shocked and thought-provoked, thats what he does best)

Based on the Akutagawa award-winning novel by Hanamura Mangetsu, the film is directed by Tatsushi Omori. Omori made his directorial debut with this film, after he worked as assistant director for directors such as Sakamoto Junji and Izutsu Kazuyuki.
"'The Whispering of the Gods' I believe, is the most powerful Japanese film I have seen during 2005. Certainly, in it, director Omori Tatsushi makes the memorable debut."
----------Donald Richie/film critic
"Tatsushi Omori's 'The Whispering of the Gods,'a feature film debut, is destined to make the rounds of international festivals on thematic material alone."
----------Ronald Halloway/film critic

(There 2 other covers that are so much nicer than this..but they wouldnt let me have them, sorry)





This picture, he looks abit like Ryuhei Matsuda i think.

and a few critics
1)
Asahi Shinbun (December 20th, 2005)
Now, here is an incredible film. The artistic world expressed in this soul-shaking film has gone way beyond the realm of Japanese film.Based on the Akutagawa award-winning novel by Mangetsu Hanamura, the film is directed by newcomer Tatsushi Omori. The film is staged in a rural, snowy monastery, but the location remains anonymous throughout the film. It would be meaningless to try to explain the film, for nothing in the film is ever explanatory. The only thing one can do is just observe the human relationships shown-- gorged with violence and abnormal sex. One thing is for sure; This rookie director surely is no average rookie.
In the confines of the monastery is a ranch, a chicken farm, and a school. A young man who works there(Hirofumi Arai) is the main character, and his mysterious, instinct-driven words and deeds draw the lines of this film. His sexual service towards the head priest(Renji Ishibashi), his violent and sexual feud with his colleagues, his seduction towards a nun(Leona Hirota), his sexual acts with a young novice (Megumi Sawara), and his confession of murder to a priest(Kei Sato) all are extremely intense, but are expressed in a straight-forward manner.
In midst of the chaotic mixture of depravity and holiness, is a wandering soul of a young man. He wanders through issues such as sin, punishment, god, the act of defying god, and salvation, as he listens to the whisperings of the gods through his Germanic radio. The cleanliness that exists throughout the film -- despite the abundance of sex and violence -- is surely noteworthy. Arai does an excellent job in expressing this cleanliness, as he brilliantly acts out the suffering of an innocent soul. The film begins in snowy winter, and ends in spring -- informing all of new life -- suggesting this purity and cleanliness.
The film will open at a theater built especially for this film, placed in the Tokyo National Museum. The executive producer of the film is Genjiro Arato, the man who once screened "Zigeunerweisen" in a tent, declaring "direct delivery" as his slogan.

Sadao Yamane

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2)Mainichi Shinbun (January 6th, 2006)
Outrageous. This film defies all conventional emotions, morals, and virtues. The audience will find themselves thrown-off rather than understood, and feel chaos instead of feeling sympathy.

The film is based on Mangetsu Hanamura's novel. Rou(Hirofumi Arai), who has committed murder is back for hiding in the rural, snowy monastery he grew up in. Rou is lost in the definition of sin, and shows no remorse for his crimes. Without resistance, he serves to satisfy the head priest's (Renji Ishibashi) sexual desires, has sex with a young girl Kyoko (Megumi Sawara), and rapes a nun (Leona Hirota). Surrounding Rou is an abundance of violence, distorted sex, and death, but there is no standard as to what is normal in the closed confines of the monastery. The holiness of the priest listening to Rou's confession, and the brutality of amputating a mating pig's penis, are both lined up and equalized. The snow-covered expressionless scenery, and Arai's rigid but transparent existence break common atmosphere. All that stands is Rou, who hears voices of gods through his rad, and sniffs other peoples toes.

This is not a pleasant film. Most would more likely feel discomfort at first. However, what is shown here is the true nature of humans that many try not to look at. The film affirms humans, without the quick fix of catharsis and humanism. The film will test your sensitivity - whether you can face the extraordinary power, or not.

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Just makes it sound all the more better.