I know I really shouldn’t have, but I just wanted to try it out. And then it turned out to be a pretty awesome ride-with lots of room for groceries and a really trusting skinny hipped friend with a weak neck, if I can find one of those. I found it on Tuesday and I […]
Category Archives: Working as an Extra in Movies and Dramas, Tokyo Japan
I signed up with a few agencies once I came back down to Tokyo. I rode the guy who I’m illegaly subletting from’s bike to one appointment. The woman signing me up asked me if I wanted to use a stage name. And she paused which made me think she thought it might be a […]
Yesterday I went to some agencies to sign up to be an extra because it’s probably the only way I can get anyone to touch my inseam. I went to one place and a big polite rugby player from New Zealand came in after me. We filled out forms, and when I got to the […]
Originally posted on Gaijinass:
Japan TV is obsessed with TV reenactments. A lot of them are Japanese historical pieces but quite a few are foreign historical dramas. Since Japan is almost exclusively of Japanese stock there is always a demand for foreign extras and characters to play the these parts. Now you’re probably thinking “I…
I’m missing a pile of laundry that I left on top of the dryer for two days. I asked around, but no one has seen the pile of stretched out clothing bought in the late ’90’s. Problem is there are twenty rooms in the share house. And ’90’s fashion is totally coming back in. Another […]
I signed up with an agency a while ago to do voice work. They asked me if I wanted to do extra work, and I checked the box yes, and then they took my measurements. And then I invited the guy who measured my inseam to a party. I’ve never gotten any voice work from […]