We’ve cut a little teaser from the 16mm we shot of our popstar Reni Mimura at the Sakura Matsuri Japanese street festival a few weeks ago. Hope you like it.
You can see the clip in higher quality on vimeo.
“Ok, but I don’t want just any mermaid tail. I want the best mermaid tail ever, from the tail man.” —
Ruchiki Director Matt Paley, in reference to the upcoming, mermaid-chic Music Video shoot for Ayumi Takanawa’s faux-hit single.
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Our beloved Rachel is currently on tour with her band, SUPERCUTE!, opening up for Kate Nash. If you love Ruchiki, all-girl ukelele bands, or songs which discuss not singing about boys, you may want to try and catch them on tour.
This first proof of the Ruchiki poster, by graphic designer Alexey Malina, has us all super-excited.
"America's Japanese Pop Idol" -
Nice little article about Reni in The Epoch Times!
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In January, during our seven days in Pickering, Ontario, the Ruchiki photography crew shot several rolls of 16mm to explore the visual landscape of the film.
They blew us all away.
See them all after the jump.
Pickering is the the site of the film’s ten day shoot in June, and the home of the film’s protagonist, Rachel. While the production team kept busy arranging shoots in local high-schools, malls and homes, Matt, Brian, Jeff and Jake captured three beautiful studies of Ruchiki’s various landscapes.
Hockey
Neighborhood
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