japanese
I found this 1986 Celica advertisement on Youtube:
It features the TA64 Celica which surprises me: the A6 Celica wasn't sold after 1985, so why advertise with the archaic (in that era of course!) A6 triumphs instead of the new FWD or AWD Celicas, or could it be that the AWD Celicas didn't hit the market by then?
Last week I blogged about the Toyota Celica XX advertisement with the ELO (Densha Otoko) theme in it. This week I have a Japanese Celica XX advertisement with Grace Jones!
I can understand why they compare Grace Jones with the Celica XX: both are square muscular superstars but I personally would prefer the Celica XX above Grace Jones. ;)
A nice detail is the mirror shot at 19 seconds: it is a bit the same as the mirror shot of the New Carina catalogue (S59-3):
Same style, same era?
On I.Z. Reloaded (and then followed the link to a german site) I found this great Flickr set about Japanese 60s monsters which invade the Earth.
This is terrific stuff! Giant sea turtle on North Pole!
Giant bat attacking bullet train!!
Godzilla like monster robot!!!
Most of these creatures and disasters map directly upon the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese felt being powerless against such attacks which destroyed everything in one big bang. So the giant monster actually is the metaphor for the unstoppable invasion power (Americans), the attack itself is the metaphor for the atomic bomb and the havoc is ofcourse the metaphor for the damage the atomic bomb made.
I think we can compare it with the American Alien invasion paranoid in the 50s and 60s. The could be directly related to their fear of the Communist invasion.
The funny thing is that it is still anchored into the Japanese society today: look at the Mecha for instance. Gundam is all about giant monster robots invading worlds and space. Also Akira is a classic example of this fear.
As you can see: I love those pictures because of the nostalgic value and for the enormous fear they conveyed. Not anything near Gundam or Akira.
You can see both sets here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/modern_fred/sets/72157603409508667/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xolta/sets/72157602507370383/
Jalopnik nominated the AE86 as Project Car Hell musclecar of the 80s and it is nominated against the Mitsubishi Starion.
Jalopnik:
The AE86 is a pretty cool car, of course, but these days it's akin to what the '69 Camaro was to my generation: just about the only old car that every high-school kid can identify.
You can find (and vote) here:
PCH, 80s Japanese Muscle Edition: AE86 or Starion?
I wished they would have taken my old AE86 as example of how the AE86 looks:
instead of this:
I was viewing this awesome auction on Auctions Yahoo Japan and tried to find out what it all said...
Apparently the car has only driven 44184 km, that's even less than mine!! It has power windows, central locking, aircon, etc... All the things my car lacks. Apart from that the car appears to be in awesome state.
Anyway, the google translation isn't that good. If I wouldn't know better I would definetly not buy the car (well, I wouldn't be able to because I don't have the funds to get the car here anyway):
The body itself is a rust, but most of the trunk is a little rust, has been floating. 所々へ込みなどもあります。 In places, and also to be included. 現車確認も大歓迎です。 Now check the car are very welcome.
Not particulary very comforting words. :P
Repair calendar, but the car guy to look at me at probably no repair and that is, is known exactly, do not know, please.
So it is known exactly, however on the other hand not...
And the questions asked to the seller are even better!
Question 2 投稿者: onevia_na_827 ( 10 ） Author: onevia_na_827 (10) 12月 13日 1時 25分 December 13, 1:25
夜分にすいません。 Excuse me in the night. 即決額しだいでは今週か来週中には現車見てよかったら購入したぃんですが即決はおいくらぐらいを予定してますか？ Summary amount as soon as this week or next week to look at the current car, but I bought IN summarily How much are you planning to? また現在車の不具合とかは説明以外にありませんでしょうか？ And now the car or failure is no explanation other than you?
回答2 Answer 2 投稿者: tsuzakijp （ 195 ） (出品者) Author: tsuzakijp (195) (exhibitor) 12月 13日 17時 10分 December 13 17:10
申し訳ございませんが、今の所即決は、考えていません。 Unfortunately, it was summarily station, in mind. 最後までお付き合い下さい。 Please finish your relationship. 今の所思い浮かぶ不具合はありません。 So where failure is not recur.
So... Finish your relationship and buy the car? I'd rather not...
