Samurai Girl (Paperback)

by Julie (Photographer)

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Product Description
Hello Kitty meets Cat Woman in Samurai Girl, a collection of hyper-colorful, hyper-playful photographs and graphics from the Tokyo-based fashion photographer Julie, a 25-year-old descendant of an ancient samurai family and ex-pop idol in Japan. The samurai girls in these pages re-interpret the kawaii (cute) look with a dose of Lara Croft to make themselves the ultimate Japanese Lolitas-fatales. Are they sex kittens, live Barbie dolls, cosmic superstars, pop idols, Godzilla schoolgirls or geishas? All of the above. Samurai Girl combines youth fantasy fashion with radical trends, club culture chic and a manga aesthetic, at once documenting and accelerating a new Japanese underground, one that will style the world. Julie has collaborated with some of the most influential style leaders of the otaku manga and anime scenes, and her photographs and designs have gained cult status in Tokyo.

About the Author
Based in Tokyo, Julie is a 25 year old ex-pop Japanese idol and descendant of an ancient Samurai family. Her photos and designs have gained cult status in Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Drago Arts and Communication (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8888493271
• ISBN-13: 978-8888493275
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #507,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful work by a talented artist, September 12, 2006

By	R. davis "the dancing chicken" (chicago, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book recently. The images remind me of when I was in Japan before and captures the quirkiness, zeal for life, and craftiness of its people well. It's hard to describe the images in the book except that each one will give you a wonderful new look on Japan and its fascination with manga and kitzchy images dubbed "too cute" and kiddie in the west. Though the themes depicted in this book go far beyond what I had expected modern Japanese art to be.