RUCHIKI

Sakura Matsuri Teaser

Sun, 02 May 2010 17:08:00 -0400

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..."

Sat, 01 May 2010 13:29:00 -0400

“Ok, but I don’t want just any mermaid tail. I want the best mermaid tail ever, from the tail man.”

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Ruchiki Director Matt Paley, in reference to the upcoming, mermaid-chic Music Video shoot for Ayumi Takanawa’s faux-hit single.

In February, we trucked out to The Autumn Bowl—a pretty...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:25:00 -0400

In February, we trucked out to The Autumn Bowl—a pretty gnarly, if rat infested members-only skatepark in Greenpoint, Brooklyn—to shoot promotional material for EAT IT!, the sadistic-reality-show-within-the-movie that brings Rachel and Ayumi together..

Check out some stills from the RedOne camera, of Banner Tutilo (played to perfection by our beloved Richard Jordan) and his band of maniacs.

SUPERCUTE!/Kate Nash Tour Dates

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:24:00 -0400

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.

Apr 26 The Mod Theatre // Toronto ONT
Apr 28 Great Scott // Boston MA
Apr 29 The Bowery // New York City NY
May 01 The Music Hall of Williamsburg // Brooklyn NY
May 03 The Lincoln // Chicago IL
May 05 First Avenue // Minneapolis MN
May 07 Neumos // Seattle WA
May 08 Bottom of The Hill // San Francisco CA
May 11 CA -El Rey // Los Angeles CA

First look at the Ruchiki Poster!

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:24:00 -0400

This first proof of the Ruchiki poster, by graphic designer Alexey Malina, has us all super-excited.

The poster derives from Alexey’s Five Girls poster series, but what struck Matt about the image we used was the way in which the illustration reminds us of both Ayumi and Rachel. Awesome.

"America's Japanese Pop Idol"

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:53:00 -0400

"America's Japanese Pop Idol":

Nice little article about Reni in The Epoch Times!

Matt, Brian, Sasha and Jake headed down to Washington, DC...

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:10:00 -0400

Matt, Brian, Sasha and Jake headed down to Washington, DC recently to see (and film) Reni performing at Sakura Matsuri, one of the largest Japanese cultural festivals in the US. A few select stills of Reni (and Brian) in action.

Pickering Test Rolls

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:24:00 -0400

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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