ultragaijin
04-22-2002, 02:54 AM
Interesting interview with filmmaker and visual artist Yoshimasa Ishibashi. (http://www.iht.com/articles/54876.html)
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"The Fuccon Family Series" are darkly funny sitcoms played by mannequins...The result is an over-the-top caricaturized view of the wealthy expat family in Japan, complete with an ever-smiling, blonde mom and overly confident and suave dad. Their son, Mikey, is always caught in the middle, constantly under meddlesome supervision or cheerful abuse. In the meantime, mom and dad have their own things to worry about, like dad's affair with his beautiful, long-haired Japanese secretary.
http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/images/fuccon.jpg
More from indieWIRE (http://www.indiewire.com/film/festivals/fes_01NDNF_010410_wrap.html):
"The Fuccon Family" is just one segment of a longer program called "Vermillion Pleasure Night," a strange Saturday Night Live meets Whitney Biennial Art show that airs midnights during the weekend in Japan. Other segments include "Midnight Cooking," "Starship Residence," and animated, music and sci-fi laden interstitials. Ishibashi's work on the Fuccons is the most prone to cross over -- its mix of sick humor, basic language and po-mo art is both funny and fascinating. Inspired by "Bewitched," and "Star Trek," Ishibashi says he also received the idea from dinner party spreads in American cultural magazines. "They looked to be happy, but very pretentious, and whether they're happy or not, they appeared happy," Ishibashi said through a translator. "The photo impressed me very much, and gave me the idea to use mannequins instead of humans."
Has anyone seen this?
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http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/1294bfb1cfc2c1f5.gif
"The Fuccon Family Series" are darkly funny sitcoms played by mannequins...The result is an over-the-top caricaturized view of the wealthy expat family in Japan, complete with an ever-smiling, blonde mom and overly confident and suave dad. Their son, Mikey, is always caught in the middle, constantly under meddlesome supervision or cheerful abuse. In the meantime, mom and dad have their own things to worry about, like dad's affair with his beautiful, long-haired Japanese secretary.
http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/images/fuccon.jpg
More from indieWIRE (http://www.indiewire.com/film/festivals/fes_01NDNF_010410_wrap.html):
"The Fuccon Family" is just one segment of a longer program called "Vermillion Pleasure Night," a strange Saturday Night Live meets Whitney Biennial Art show that airs midnights during the weekend in Japan. Other segments include "Midnight Cooking," "Starship Residence," and animated, music and sci-fi laden interstitials. Ishibashi's work on the Fuccons is the most prone to cross over -- its mix of sick humor, basic language and po-mo art is both funny and fascinating. Inspired by "Bewitched," and "Star Trek," Ishibashi says he also received the idea from dinner party spreads in American cultural magazines. "They looked to be happy, but very pretentious, and whether they're happy or not, they appeared happy," Ishibashi said through a translator. "The photo impressed me very much, and gave me the idea to use mannequins instead of humans."
Has anyone seen this?
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