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Today's Japanese movie program translation: In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

John Carpenter's movies have some of my favorite programs. Good interviews and behind the scenes info.

#filmsky #moviesky #johncarpenter #horror

December 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM

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Today's Japanese movie program translation: True Stories (1986)

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

I love this movie and Talking Heads, so this was a fun one to work on.

#filmsky #moviesky #talkingheads #davidbyrne

The cover for the Japanese movie program for "True Stories" featuring David Byrne in a suit and wide-brimmed hat, holding a newspaper reading "True Stories" on the front.

An english-translated page from the Japanese movie program for "True Stories," featuring an article by the music critic, Toyo Nakamura.

An english-translated page from the Japanese movie program for "True Stories," featuring an interview with David Byrne by the film journalist Yasuhiko Sawada.

November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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I had a good laugh when editing the text on this because Google decided to translate "Damn Yankees" as "Fuck You, Yankees!"

A snippet of raw Google Translate output reading:
Bob Fosse was a stage dancer and actor who later gained acclaim as a choreographer on Broadway, choreographing and directing such productions as "The Pajama Game" (1954), "Fuck You, Yankees!" (1955), "The Phone's

In the style of the fake commercial for "Big Bill Hell's," the words "FUCK YOU, YANKEES!" is on a blue and black screen with VCR tracking and Play imagery.

November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Willkommen! Today's Japanese movie program translation: Cabaret (1972)

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

Having really only enjoyed Rocky Horror Picture Show before, Cabaret and Phantom of the Paradise are changing my mind on musicals.

#filmsky

The cover for the Japanese movie program for "Cabaret," featuring Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey on stage performing the song "Money."

A page from the Japanese movie program for "Cabaret," featuring several stills from the film, mostly focused on Liza Minnelli.

English-translated pages from the Japanese movie program for "Cabaret," featuring a review by film critic Hisamitsu Noguchi.

November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Today's Japanese movie program translation project post: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

Let's tempt fate/copyright strikes, shall we?

#filmsky #starwars

November 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM

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There's an advertisement in the program for "Alien" Cine•Cards that were available in the lobby of the Tokyo theater, "Yurakuza" (now Chanter Ciné).

A set was recently for sale for $500. I have to wonder if they're really that rare or if its a case of Japanese mystique tax.

#filmsky #alien

A package for "Alien" Cine•Cards, featuring the crashed alien ship on LV-426.

A collection of "Alien" Cine•Cards featuring several stills from the movie.

November 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM

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Today's Japanese movie program translation project post: Alien (1979)

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

A relatively easy one to edit, being almost entirely black text on a plain white background.

#filmsky #alien

The cover to the Japanese movie program for the 1979 Ridley Scott Film, "Alien." It depicts an alien egg, lit with a green glow.

Fun fact, since Japanese doesn't have plural nouns, "エイリアン (Alien)" can also mean "Aliens." The sequel is simply called "Alien 2" in Japan.

An English-translated page from the Japanese movie program for "Alien" detailing some of the film's production.

An English-translated page from the Japanese movie program for "Alien" featuring an article about H.R. Giger and an advertisement for "Alien" Cine•Cards.

A page from the Japanese movie program for "Alien" featuring several stills from the movie.

November 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM

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Another from my Japanese movie program translation project: Ghostbusters (1984).

Original: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

I love the merch pages in these, but they're annoying to translate.

Gonna keep posting these til I get catch up to my backlog.

#ghostbusters

A merchandise page in the Japanese movie program for Ghostbusters. It features the soundtrack, t-shirts, watches and various other items like a "Fashion Helmet."

An article in the Japanese movie program for "Ghostbusters" showcasing the film's special effects.

November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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Some very nice Yoshikazu Yasuhiko art in there.

#gundam

November 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM

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I'm finally uploading some of the translations I've been working on for Japanese movie programs to Archive.org

First up is the first "Mobile Suit Gundam" film (1981).

Japanese: archive.org/details/jmp-...
English: archive.org/details/jmp-...

#gundam #anime

The cover to the Japanese movie program for "Mobile Suit Gundam" (1981). Amuro Ray in a white Federation pilot suit stands before the silhouette of the RX-78-2 Gundam.

Amuro Ray in a white Federation pilot suit sits cross-legged, holding his helmet. To his left, a poem reads:

"In the darkness that
spreads and swallows
the stars, an
incandescent flame
dances in the air.

The weight of life on
the stick he holds in his
sweaty hands. In front of
the boy is already a
battlefield. Beams
intertwine.

Even if it pierces his
body, the boy continues
to move forward. Even if
he doesn't know what
awaits him on the other
side of the darkness,
time surely flows.

So the boy doesn't
look back. "

Two translated pages from the movie program for "Mobile Suit Gundam," discussing the similarity between the film's space colonies and the real-life proposed O'Neil cylinders.

Two translated pages from the movie program for "Mobile Suit Gundam," featuring dozens of small profiles of the voice cast.

November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM

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Had an awesome time seeing #Sparks at the Agora in Cleveland. Just an absolutely fantastic show! Nice to hear some of my favorite songs ever performed live. I even got in the band's picture. Special thanks to the fan giving out bracelets and stickers in line, you're awesome!

Ron & Russell Mael of Sparks performing on stage at the Agora theater in Cleveland. Ron sits at his keyboard while Russell raises his fist to the audience. Ron is dressed in a black Chinese-style shirt while Russell wears a red suit adorned with birds and flowers.

Ron Mael of Sparks dancing on stage, lit by red lights.

Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks with their touring band, Darren Weiss, Evan Weiss, Eli Pearl and Max Whipple. They pose on the stage of the Agora Theater in Cleveland with the audience behind them. A white arrow points out a dork in an orange "House" shirt near Russell's shoulder.

A sticker with pink text reading "Written by Ron & Russell Mael" and a black and white friendship bracelet reading "Bergman" (referencing the album 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman'). Both made by a very generous fan who had cool Ron & Russell earrings.

September 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM

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Finally got around to opening the last imports I got before the de minimus exception ended. Got a Joytoy Triceraton and a new LED hangar base from Wonder Way. Some very precarious balancing in the couch lift shot.

#toyphotography #figurephotography #TMNT

Action figures of a Triceratops alien clashing blades with an alien (not mutant or teenage) turtle.

An action figure of an alien triceratops firing a rifle, illuminated with red and blue lights

An action figure of an alien triceratops holding a couch with mutant rhino and warthog men seated on it over his head

An action figure of an alien triceratops laying seductively on a couch.

September 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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Walmart actually delivered my G.I.Joe Classified Crystal Ball despite getting three e-mails today saying that it was delayed until April of this year (sending it back in time?). Then 10 minutes after the last one, they sent a picture of it on my porch. Ok.

#gijoe #toyphotography #figurephotography

G.I. Joe Classified Series Richard "Crystal Ball" King.

An action figure of a guy way too obsessed with the occult posed to make it appear floating with spectral green accessories of a shield, sword and horned, tentacled skull around him.

G.I. Joe Classified Series Richard "Crystal Ball" King.

An action figure of a possibly offensive Romani stereotype floats above a red glowing crater, pondering his orb.

G.I. Joe Classified Series Richard "Crystal Ball" King.

An action figure of a guy ready to LARP lit with red light, staring into his Spirit Halloween crystal ball, wishing he could be a Lovecraftian nightmare.

G.I. Joe Classified Series Richard "Crystal Ball" King.

An action figure of a man who can't decide if he's a Cthulhu fanboy, mind flayer, or Satan himself, wielding a shield and spectral sword, lit by green light.

August 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM

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Whenever I'm in Cincinnati, I always have to stop at The Toy Department and House of Plastik, always leaving with some #Transformers grails.

I was VERY tempted by a couple Fort Maxes, but decided to go with quantity. Other than the Micromasters & Rack'n'Ruin, everything was complete.

A collection of various Transformers toys including:

G1 Defensor
Masterpiece Hoist
Studio Series Concept Art Megatron
Cyberverse Rack'n'Ruin
G1 Pretender Classic Grimlock
G1 Cloudburst
G1 Catilla
G1 Override
G2 Space Case
G1 Overload
G1 Air Patrol
G1 Constructor Squad

August 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM

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Took me a second to realize these were supposed to be sandals.

A sign advertising cold brew coffee with some rather phallic pink sandals

August 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM

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Saw this space cat painting on a garage while out today.

August 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM

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Legit excited to gift this to my mom 60 years after she originally got it. The second one I've ever come across, and it's complete and in great shape.

One of the few good childhood memories she had talked about it a lot. Now to wrap this 2+ foot long box...

The box for 1965's "Green Ghost" board game by Transogram (makers of the Swing Wing).

A mother and daughter clasp their faces in excitement. A boy looks astonished. And a father smiles on, loving this shit. A glow-in-the-dark board game with trap doors and haunted houses sits before them. A large green ghost sits front and center while a moonlit haunted house wits on a hill in the background.

July 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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Still plugging away at my Japanese movie program translation project.

I love the merchandise pages in these, but dread the translation work. So many little bits to edit!

#Ghostbusters