Kaiju fans are in mourning today. Emi Ito may not be a household name but anyone who grew up watching the Godzilla movies on television remembers the two magical fairies who would sing those lovely lullabies to Mothra, the giant moth. The identical twins were perhaps the most memorable human characters in the Godzilla series, and Emi and Yumi Ito were the two actresses who played the roles. They recorded hit albums in Japan going by the name “The Peanuts” and were one of that country’s first pop sensations, one of the few that became well known internationally.
The sisters Emi and Yumi Ito, were born Hideyo and Tsukiko Ito on April 1, 1941 in Aichi prefecture. They were discovered by Watanabe Pro founder Sho Watanabe, a music impresario who first saw them performing at a club in Nagoya as the Ito Sisters. In 1958 brought them to Tokyo, where they were dubbed The Peanuts.
The sisters Emi and Yumi Ito, were born Hideyo and Tsukiko Ito on April 1, 1941 in Aichi prefecture. They were discovered by Watanabe Pro founder Sho Watanabe, a music impresario who first saw them performing at a club in Nagoya as the Ito Sisters. In 1958 brought them to Tokyo, where they were dubbed The Peanuts.
- 6/28/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After attempting to deliver a Japanese film that looked to capture the Western perspective of Japanese culture with Noboru Iguchi's Robogeisha, producer Akira Yamaguchi and T.O. Entertainment have just announced their latest project: erotic horror flick Killer Motel, that hopes to put a Japanese spin on the decidedly Western slasher genre.Directed by Kazuya Ogawa, whose first film PInk Subaru won the Cinegar and Special Jury Awards at the 2011 Yubari International Film Festival, Killer Motel will star a host of gorgeous young actresses including Emi Ito, Akari Hoshino, Ren Ayase and Yuki Maeda, who we can expect to see drenched in blood, stripped to their smalls and horrifically butchered for our entertainment. The film's producer Yamaguchi touts the film as an "action-packed horror with an erotic...
- 4/12/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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