he's an international star now.... (ningen coming to HK, Taiwan, Singapore!!!)

still no new msg f/toma @tomalicious yet...
i'm still feeling so happy for toma-kun...
i'm really so happy. yokatta~~~ ♥♥♥

i'm sorry i didn't post here earlier, but at least i posted at the LJ. i'm so glad i was able to be the one to break the good news to everyone!! ^O^ thank goodness i checked xdustbunnys' page today (haven't checked it in a long while).

so...nothing NEW to post besides what i already did at the toma LJ:
http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/538705.html

but i should post the same thing here.
but here, i'll add some comments below...

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/538705.html

Ningen Shikkaku will be released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.

TOMA-KUN, OMEDETOU!! *claps*
it's true!!! *cries*


thank you so much, xdustbunnys, for the summary/translation of this news! i got this from her LJ. dunno if it's ok to repost her entry since she locks them, so i'll just post the news:

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100303-OHT1T00029.htm

生田斗真「人間失格」でアジアキャンペーン計画

　俳優の生田斗真（２５）が初主演映画「人間失格」のキャンペーンで原作者・太宰治の故郷・青森を訪問。大規模なアジアキャンペーンを行う計画が浮上した。

　生田と荒戸源次郎監督（６３）、製作の角川映画・角川歴彦会長（６６）が金木町にある太宰の生家の「斜陽館」、青森県内の映画館を訪問。角川会長は「生田君はこれから国際的な俳優になる逸材。アジアに連れて行きたい」とぶち上げた。香港、台湾、シンガポールの映画イベントなどで同作品を上映する計画で、同会長は「この映画の厚みのある画面はアジアの人にも受けるはず」と話した。

　これを受けて生田も「僕もぜひ行きたい」。共演した寺島しのぶ（３７）がベルリン国際映画祭で銀熊賞（女優賞）を受賞したことにも刺激を受け、「（共演時から）『この人すごいな』と思っていた。僕も早く追いつけるように頑張りたい」と海外進出へ意欲を見せた。

　生田は２月２０日の封切り後も精力的に全国キャンペーンを行ってきたが、１０か所目の青森でゴール。生家訪問は撮影前から希望しており「胸に迫るものがあった。太宰の魂のようなものを感じた。気持ちのいいラストを迎えられた」と話した。


they are going to release the movie in hong kong, taiwan, and singapore. and this is one part that i used babelfish to translate: “as for Ikuta you the outstanding talent where from now on becomes the international actor." !!!!!! i'm so proud of toma!!♥

this is epic. i'm so truly happy for him, from the bottom of my heart. a huge step for him. if only they could come to america too!!! *fingers crossed*

also, saw a pic of toma standing between the director and the president of Kadokawa (?) at the news below, at the press conference when they announced it (the last stop in the stage greetings at Aomori, at Dazai's old mansion?).
http://news.aimu-net.com/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1267650232/
[thanks to zoe for this link!]

could someone translate these 2 news articles?
onegaishimas!

march 3, 2010. [or march 1 actually?]
another epic day for toma-kun that i've got to mark on my calendar...


i remember the director saying last year, they might release the movie overseas. and so when i read about the rumor yesterday, that it'd be released in other countries in asia, i wasn't surprised. (edit: wait, maybe that was the actual news yesterday?? baka....cuz it was in spanish at zoe's page and i used babelfish to translate...) but now, to know it's really true!!! *cries* toma is becoming an international star!!! (not that he wasn't already before, he's got fans all over the world, but i mean, OFFICIALLY, NOW!!) if they could only also come to other countries farther away, like the usa!!! but maybe later?? (*fingers crossed* i know there's A LOT of japanese ppl here in california, come on!!! please please come here with the movie and bring toma too!! even if it's not subbed, I'LL BE THERE!! and the chance to see toma in person!! *dies*)

toma fans in singapore, taiwan, and hk (and in countries nearby): your wish has come true!! ~_~ the precious chance to see toma in person!!! *__* please go watch the movie, come to whatever promotional events toma will be at, and take lots of pics and tell us all about it here!!! xD and of course, nag all your friends, family, classmates, co-workers, neighbors, even ppl u don't know so well, TO GO WATCH NINGEN SHIKKAKU!!! *hyper* (and i'll certainly ask everyone i know in hk and singapore to go watch!!!!)


and this is how i found out.... so, a new post at her LJ! it was like, just a couple short sentences that i saw at xdustbunnys' page. (always so lowkey. ^^) but these sentences really took my breath away!! i was surprised and so happy and hyper!! but then i wasn't 100% sure....so i checked back at zoe's blog, then i used babelfish to translate the 2 news articles....i already could recognize the chinese characters for hong kong...and when i read the news babelfish translated (very roughly)....AHHH!!! it is true!! got so emotional, i cried a little bit. =,)

I DON'T KNOW WHY NO ONE ELSE POSTED ANYTHING EARLIER?? i refreshed the page many times while making sure the news was true, kept expecting some1 would post something. but no...i get to post about it!! xD

(use babelfish.yahoo.com to translate it f/japanese to eng. if u want, though i'm sure some1 will soon post up a proper translation of this incredible news!!)

and then i realized, i saw the news at zoe's page yesterday, but cuz something got lost in translation, i thought it was just rumors!! but i think it was the actual news!!!! this is a pic of a newspaper w/the news + pic f/zoe's blog (http://zoe-ikto.blogspot.com/):
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLClYl3B03pJIRADbBj9LfpVxoH-gKS4NhgnN3qsmBkreW-LjW7MH6NzVXjv-2aI07NrbptTpWhj72QoSY28hCwc6B4BqXzTQVdATcvMwrGrkAQ_5kIKln5Anl4bnMFwMDGmlmxo5qFlC/s1600-h/b6300638ce0f84362d4275a571e9e87a.jpg

and seems like toma already wrote about that day (actually, was it march 1??) in his blog. but he didn't mention this HUGE news at all?? well, he only said it was a little strange talking about the movie in dazai's old house, cuz dazai was born there...and he did say he hopes many ppl will see this movie and ask everyone to help him promote it again...but...that's all!! ehhhh.... (but it's nice to know toma was the one who suggested coming there for the movie promotion. very meaningful ne!)

and i'm 99% sure toma will go to these 3 countries to promote it!! yes yes!!

and what's awesome, is i know lots of toma fans in countries close to hk and singapore, so fans in the philippines, malaysia, can come see him too!! if they take a short flight over...

i just realized that the window of time where toma might go promote his movie in other countries is quite small...soon he'll be busy with finishing hanamizuki filming and promoting Seaside Motel and after that, Hanamizuki, of course....but even if i have to wait till autumn for ningen and TOMA to come to the usa, i'd be totally fine with that!!! xD

ahhhh, i hope and pray that ningen and toma will come to america soon (well, specifically california, but still so cool if he comes to the usa at all!) with all my heart!!! yes yes....wanna see toma...

and now for what i posted at the toma LJ. & MAKE SURE U READ THE COMMENTS!! *_* EVERYONE SO HAPPY AND HYPER. i'm not used to getting so many comments, but i love it!! and i do mean it. i'm so excited for everyone living in those countries, in that area....really! (and a little jealous! xD)

TOO MANY UPDATES. (laughs)

(toma's pics f/hanamura. LOVE SEEING HIM IN GLASSES and funny how he posed next to his poster, same pose too!!! lol. and this pic in the snow is so hyper/cute!! credit: zoe)

(YES! i posted at exactly 1:07! lol.
hai, the obsession with times that remind of toma's bday continues...)

yesterday was my 1 yr anniversary...1st time went to mitsuwa!! ^_^
http://www.mitsuwa.com/english/index.html

didn't imagine then, that i'd spend so much $$ there, mostly on magazines and food. haha. but it's sooooo worth it. i entered the sweepstakes when i was there recently. i hope i'll win a gift certificate!! and mitsuwa's on twitter and facebook now too! lol. and this is the pic of THAT magazine where toma's yukata is....falling off him inside, but i did not buy... xD



whenever there's talk of a new group debut, some1 mentions toma. haha. i thought it was really touching, what pauba said...!!


[info]kikumarie
2010-03-02 10:58 am UTC (link)
he actually said he didn't really wish to debut because he was happy having to focus only on acting and that people shouldnt make such a big deal about it, he was fine with it.

anyways...something along the lines.
It's in his Shounen Club Prenium interview

-------------------
[info]pauba
2010-03-02 01:41 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I remember that from the SCP interview. It was more like he was happy creating this new path for the other Juniors to follow. Ah, such a wonderful senpai..

But, NYC. Um. Okay. Thanks. Bye.

:/


................http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2010&wk=9&p=.htm
ningen's in 8th place @the box office for the 2nd weekend. but 4th place last week?? eh?? wasn't it 5th?? but here they say it's 4th!! sugoi!! well, looks like it's gonna keep going down from now. but at least 4th in the 1st weekend!!


............EHHHH!!!

SERIOUSLY??!!!

RUMORS THAT NINGEN WILL BE RELEASED IN SOME PARTS OF ASIA LIKE HK, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE?? (WILL DEFINITELY ASK PPL I KNOW IN THOSE COUNTRIES TO GO WATCH!!!!) AND MAYBE BEYOND...TO OTHER COUNTRIES???? THE USA, PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont care if i can't understand, i'll go watch to see him on the big screennnn!!!! lol. gotta QUICKLY LEARN MORE JAPANESE!!!!

also, there's a rumor that he's been filming for a new ACUO CM. =)
(thanks to zoe for the info: http://zoe-ikto.blogspot.com/)


toma's messages...umm....
he's has more stage greetings for ningen in different cities. (i didn't know he'd still have stage greetings after opening day!) he's really happy to see people who come to watch the movie...he says this is still only the start, so it's time for everyone to get to work (go watch the movie/promote the movie), to support the movie. "let's give it our all~!!" xD


http://careline18.livejournal.com
read more about her trip to tokyo and see her pics. ^^ also, she talked about the toma vs jude law (he does not look as handsome as he used to, though...) food show!! WOWWWWW. jude law flirted with toma?? xD u can DL it @the toma LJ.



[finally can get the flix and cinema*cinema pics!!! at the toma_gallery!!]



[pics credit: hpswf1 and strawberry_gemm. u can get all the pics at
http://community.livejournal.com/toma_gallery/ or zoe's blog or the toma LJ! toma wearing glasses pic: http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/538480.html]



...............ENSHINGE'S TRANSLATIONS.
MUST MUST READ THE PREMIERE NIGHT REPORT!!!!!!!

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/535375.html
[translations] Online articles on Toma and Ningen Shikkaku
toma [I'd like to share some translations I've done, some are really quite interesting :D
( 100215 Nishinippon Shimbun - Interview about his thoughts on Ohba Youzou )
( 100219 Cinema Today - Premiere night report )
( 100220 Sanspo 1 - Short article, translated mainly for his comment on sparkly JE costumes )
( 100220 Sanspo 2 - Words spoken to Toma that gave him support through the years )]


enshinge, thanks a million!!!♥
i love toma more everytime i read things like this...

i thought he'd tear up, but didn't think he'd cry!! and cry so much, he needed a handkerchief. awww! *hugs* i'd cry if i was him too, though...wow, so much praise. but he totally deserves all that praise!!

haha, his sparkly costume. so cute that he didn't want to go out like that.

so much pressure!! a very risky role. but he did beautifully. ^^

"In our agency, there's never been a guy who's been successful in acting and drama without having CDs. You can definitely do this though, so do it." REALLY!! i thought there were some other johnnys like toma, never debut, but popular as an actor. didn't know he was the FIRST!!!!!! TOMA'S REALLY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL!!!! AMAZING~ i love him so much. so proud of him.♥



............. MISCELLANEOUS TOMA THINGS...

(another screencap of the dazai tomalicious books display~)

toma was talking about this "toy camera" he has on hanamura. seems like it's part of a trend in japan... good quality, quirky digital cameras, that look like toys, but are quite expensive. haha. found toma's!! SUGOI. I WANT ONE!! ^^ http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/zumi-digitmmmmal/


---BSB concert dates. horrible timing!! toma was surely too busy to go. =[

# Mon 2/15/2010: Nagoya Japan - Nippon Gaishi Hall
# Wed 2/17/2010: Tokyo Japan - Tokyo International Forum
# Thu 2/18/2010: Tokyo Japan - Nippon Budoka




........................ COOL TOMA LJ STUFF:

http://zoe-ikto.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-non-no50310-8.html
[toma's message on that magazine page??? can some1 translate, if he said anything special??]


Jounetsu Tairiku!!! :heart: TFS FINISHED SUBBING IT!!! yeyyyyyyyyyy.♥
http://community.livejournal.com/tomalicious_frm/36583.html

http://musicjapanplus.jp/articles/?action=article_page&articles_id=1846&article_data_id=2505&page=6
[big ningen poster on a building!]

http://gabenut.livejournal.com/155837.html#cutid1
[oshareism show toma icons!!]
http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/534360.html
[pretty toma icons! some ningen!]
http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/534597.html
[flix, cinema icons. some ningen.]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/531569.html
[hanamura cafe subbed]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/532381.html
[Ningen Shikkaku OST + Goodies + Ohayou Asahi & UP 2/19]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/533606.html
http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/534145.html
[DL the news clip about the ningen premiere...toma cried! wait, i think i already linked to these?? not sure.]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/535572.html
[magazine previews :)]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/535840.html
[watch vvv6 (part of it?) and some other tv show toma was on here!]

http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/536254.html
[Screencaps from Hanamizuki movie trailer]

TOMA'S NEW PICS (cute/hot!!!)..... ~_~ + because i really want to tell you about it already!!

sorry, just a very quick post.
will post more soon...
wasn't gonna post today cuz no time,
but then i saw THESE PICS!!! CUUUUUUTE!!!♥

finally!!
changed the pics that links to dearToma and back to here. YEYYYYY.
iyaaaaa, toma's such a cutie ne. *_____* funny that i usually go "ahhh!!" over cute pics of toma rather than sexy pics. i guess i have a weakness for toma cuteness more than toma hotness. lol.

(non-no march2010. THANKS TO STRAWBERRY_GEMM!! credit: petitee @tomalicious forum)

ahh!! lucky sanseido doesn't sell this, or i'd definitely buy it!! lol. LOVE LOVE relaxed/at home and SILLY/CUTE TOMA!!! and again, I LOVE PICS OF TOMA LYING DOWN/ON A BED....♥


and i might as well also show u the preview pics of shirtless toma...kyaa!! ^^ so beautiful....though something unnatural about his revealing pic, but still so....!!! wow. he looks so nice and strong and all...kakkoii.


(credit: strawberry_gemm at http://community.livejournal.com/toma_gallery/. in the jyosei jishin no.2436 march 2010. i saw this magazine at sanseido today!!! it was all wrapped in plastic so i couldn't flip it open to look at toma. -__- but he looks gorgeous in that 1st pic that took up most of the cover. ahh... i'll post up a pic i took of it soon~~ luckily i was able to control myself and didn't buy it. xD i'm proud of u, kate-chan. lol.)

uwa....
so much toma cuteness/hotness.....

with that~
good night!! ~_~
sweet dreams (of u & toma-kun i hope. lol.)

To Be Continued....

still no update. gomen! i'll just start a new post next time.
some annoying things to take care of today and tomorrow....

and... this doesn't seem like the right time or place to announce this,
but i'll just say it anyway. because i really want to tell you about it already!! really~

i've kept it a secret for so long...how long has it been...almost 6 weeks.
i'm good at keeping secrets. ~_~ well, i've given some hints here sometimes though....

ja, i'll just tell u!!
i've been....writing a 3rd fanfic!!
for you, for me...for all of us.
hai~. (that's it?! after that suspenseful build up. (laughs))

paige is the only one who knew about it, cuz she was the last to comment at my story. heehee... thanks, paige-chan, for your supportive messages!! (we talked about me writing the 3rd fanfic a little, in the comments of my 2nd fanfic, under the first post.)

so~ it's been real~ly tough to write, and i'm still adding to it. i actually finished writing in around 11 days (started soon after i posted up the ending of the 2nd fanfic)....and luckily, i finished it right around the time that toma take over started (jan.29!!) but i still had to type it up and edit and wait till the premiere happened and then write about it. couldn't work on it much during toma take over, no time!! (i got sick during february partly cuz i wasn't getting enough sleep, working on the story and keeping up with toma stuff!!) i'm hoping i'll be done by the end of THIS week (or at least start posting up the story little by little)...but i have no idea if i can make it or not. (which is kinda why i'm letting u all know...maybe the pressure of u all knowing will get me more motivated to finish soon!! xD) i hope so though, i don't wanna post it up too long after the ningen premiere happened.

i really really worked hard on this story...and it's quite long cuz it spans 4 days (feb.18-21)!! but it's not like u're with toma a lot, cuz he's busy still, but still....lots of *doki doki* and *blush* moments....i hope i didn't overdo it...(laughs). but really, a lot of THOUGHT and time and effort and LOVE went into this fanfic, so i hope everyone will like it. it's an unforgettable time for toma as well as you ne....

oh, if u don't know what i'm talking about. where have you been?! lol. i wrote 2 fanfics where u can pretend you and toma meet, become friends, etc. please do read it if you haven't. if you don't wanna read both, at least read the 2nd, cuz you should read it before you read the 3rd. but then, even if u haven't read parts 1 or 2, you'll still be able to enjoy reading part 3, i think. =) (but reading part 2 after part 3, it won't be as nice cuz u know what will happen...)

part 1: http://dec22wemeetagain.blogspot.com/
part 2: http://closeto4hrs.blogspot.com/


good night~

kate
2010 march 1

HANAMIZUKI TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥♥

a sweet kiss @ a lighthouse!!♥♥ kyaa!! i love lighthouses. and the HUG was so sweet!!! (credit: zoe)

toma!! been seeing him as youzou so much lately, so it's refreshing to see him as a youthful, happy guy in the present day again. ^^

HANAMIZUKI TRAILER!!!! GAH! (watch it at h@youtube's page. or DL it from zoe's blog) I WANT TO WATCH THIS MOVIEEEEEE!!!
seems like a very sweet and romantic love story...
and i love how it's set in hokkaido. prettyyyyyy.

though the long distance love story and different social status couples has been done lots of times before, but it still looks like a good movie. (ah, a long distance relationship. kinda reminds me of my fanfic. lol.)

his love rival is mayama f/honey and clover!!! EHH!! sugoi!! ^^ (didn't seen much of the other girl.) though probably they won't have any scenes together. wait, so gakky already came to NYC and canada and for overseas filming?? gotta check the gakky fandom. oh. duh!! i forgot yui is filming for code blue right now. when did she/when will she go then?? they only said early 2010. ehh...

from the trailer, probably most of toma's filming is done. ^^ i wonder what is left...maybe just the ending, which takes place in the spring?

kate's ningen shikkaku Premiere Night + opening day report + toma's msgs (+more screencaps)

konbanwa~!
kate desu.

1st off, 5TH place at the box office!!
(the news is posted below)

awww. i thought ningen would get a higher ranking...but 5th is ok. avatar and oceans are HUGELY POPULAR. such tough competition. but i had such HIGH expectations for his movie, especially cuz toma was EVERYWHERE recently, even on books...i was thinking #1 for sure!! lol. i didn't know other BIG movies are out. but still, CONGRATULATIONS TO TOMA AND EVERYONE F/THE NINGEN TEAM!! the movie did pretty well, considering...and it's toma's 1st movie after all.

so~ ningen shikkaku is now playing in theaters all over japan!! YEY. ~_^ (COME ON, MORE TOMA FANS GO WATCH AND THEN GO WATCH IT AGAIN! XD) and in toma's latest msg, he said opening day went fine, he's happy and thanks everyone. "this day was one that for me, will be a memory for a lifetime. i hope that it is the same (for) everyone.... please treat the movie Ningen Shikkaku well." (credit: inseiko, tomalicious forum)

toma-kun. ah.... what can i say....i'm so happy for his success. i'm just so happy~ he deserves all this and much more. he's worked so hard. he's still~ working so hard. and yappari, he looked PERFECT at the premiere. perfect hair, perfect suit. CUTEEEEE. i love how it's a formal, black suit, yet toma still has to do something to make it special---a bright red what-do-you-call-it (not a belt...what is that thing called? anyway...) at his waist. ^^

and of course, you've heard....he cried!! hai~ that's so toma-like, though ne. but i thought maybe he'd tear up a little, but no, toma really cried! his eyes were red and everything. awwwwwww. =,) just wanted to hug him when i saw the video. (u can DL it at the toma lj or watch online at h's youtube page. if u don't know where, go to my youtube page (youtube.com/kate6002) and it's the last person on my subscriptions list.)

janinamedina had a short description of what happened:
**Toma-kun cries!!! He was so overwhelmed by the support and response to the film. Awww *pats him* people made compliments and Toma was getting all weepy, "I'm happy ... Thanks" Toma said, wiping his eyes with a handkerchief and all the fans who were there shouted, "good luck".

the video was edited, so not sure how long toma cried, but later, i guess he had to get out a handkerchief to wipe his tears away and fans cheered for him. wish they had shown that part too!!

[my screencaps. but some very clear screencaps strawberry_gemm posted:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6782/zoomv.png]

TOMAAAAA.♥ you are loved~ SO loved~!
HE REALLY WAS SO TOUCHED AND HAPPY....
(makes me think of when toma cried at the johnnys concerts when he was little...♥ toma, you haven't changed at all. ~_~)


....CARELINE SAW TOMA AT THE FEB.20 SCREENING!!!!!!
AND TOMA SAW HER AND SMILED AT HER & HER FRIEND AND MENTIONED THEM!!!!!!!!!! LOOKED AT HER SEVERAL TIMES!!!! *dies* (lucky she and her friend were the only not japanese ppl there and they sat in the front row!!)

her report about the whole thing here:
http://careline18.livejournal.com/147794.html

ahhhh. love this part the most. i felt almost the same way the 1st time i went to hacken's concert. (my 1st thought was: HE EXISTS IN REAL LIFE. he's REAL! right in front of my eyes!): "it felt SO strange seeing him there. So familiar and yet so strange. But his presence was so calming. My nervousness was like blown away the moment he entered the cinema."

i won't talk about how i feel about it here, cuz u can read it all at my long comment there (kate_firefly). xD really, i just think it's so amazing, what happened. i'm really so happy (and jealous too. xD) for her!!!!!!!! oh, there's a little SPOILER at the end of her post. [ba-ka...i was so excited about her meeting toma, i wrote the wrong date. it was may 7, 2005. aug. 2003 was the 1st concert of his i went to. sorry to the kate f/2005 that i forgot right then!!]

[some pics from the premiere night + opening day screening. credit:
http://zoe-ikto.blogspot.com/2010/02/19-y-20-0210papapics-pre-estreno-y.html]

............[credit: http://community.livejournal.com/japan_now/500669.html]

Japanese Box Office Rankings (Feb 21 and 21)
[Weekend of February 20 ~ February 21]

01) Avatar
02) Oceans
03) Ototo: Younger Brother
04) It's Complicated
05) The Fallen Angel (No Longer Human)
06) Koshonin: The Movie
07) Invictus
08) Golden Slumber
09) Coraline
10) Samurai Sentai Shikenger vs Engine Go-Onger: Ginmaku Bang!

source: KAWAII-JOYUU




(some screencaps f/tv shows. hanamura is mine. the rest are zoe's. oh, funny 1 is zomboid's. xD)






(sumimasen~ toma's messages summaries COMING SOON!
tomorrow, i think.)








oh, someone at LJ said the movie is only being released in 160 theaters now, so of course it's hard to compete w/other movies that are in 300+ theaters...so that explains the 5th place rank!! WOW, NOW I'M HAPPY AGAIN, THAT MEANS THEY DID PRETTY WELL AFTER ALL!! :D

the ningen soundtrack...
mm...a little disappointing, but i guess it'll be different when i actually watch the movie and connect certain music to certain scenes. but i really like the main theme a lot. and the ave maria. of course, a lot of the music sounds quite dark...but it's funny/weird, how a lot of it makes me think of snoopy & the peanuts gang!!! xD cuz those cartoons, they use a lot of jazz music and all...ahahahahahaha. (u can get it from the toma LJ.) i wanted to listen to the soundtrack to get a feel for the movie, but i ended up mostly thinking of charlie brown, linus, snoopy, lucy, etc. lol.

GOMENASAI,
this will be the last time i try to summarize ALL of toma's posts. it's really too much....i'll just stick to summarizing only the MOST MOST IMPORTANT ONES once in a while. if you want to read his posts, remember, u can register at Tomalicious Forum and get over 50 posts or something. then u can read his messages in the Translations section. =) but i hope everyone has enjoyed reading my summaries thus far!


Toma's Room
Vol.330 (feb.19)

"finally. from tomorrow.

ningen shikkaku will open in theatres.


i waited dearly for this day.


ikuta toma's first movie.


i have put all of the power i have not into it.


it's a production i can feel proud of.


please look after it."

............
kate:
awww!! he's really so emotional & happy about it, even f/this short message u can tell...


Ningen Shikkaku Special-page seven- (feb20?)

a decorated building where youzou goes to drink.
his favorite place in the movie.


SPECIAL: MEIWAKU MAIL Feb 20th

"Ikuta-Ningen Shikkaku-Toma desu.

opening in theatres today, ningen shikkaku."
did i wake you? sorry.
why don't you try going to the theatre? (laughs) go with friends.

sure everyone will feel something from this movie.
please go see the essence of japanese movies.
"i'm counting on you.

okay if i have anything else i'll mail again.
have a good day!"



Toma's Room
Vol.331 (feb.20? or maybe feb.19?
but i think it should be feb.20, since he said opening day)

"i completed the first day's greeting the audience.

everyone, really, thank you very much!

i'm happy that we were able to meet the opening without incident.

this day was one that for me, will be a memory for a lifetime.

i hope that it is the same (for) everyone....

please treat the movie ningen shikkaku well."

...............
kate:
truly, an unforgettable day for toma-kun and his fans.....i'm glad nothing went wrong that day.


Toma's Room
Vol.332 (feb.21)

congrats to terajima shinobu-san for winning the best actress award at the berlin intl film festival!!
the last time a japanese woman won was 35 yrs ago. really wonderful!!

acted with her in ningen shikkaku, so know she is great. really glad. will do my best to catch up to you.

want to see you and congratulate you.

and ningen shikkaku.

a follow-up audience greeting!
"truly, thank you very much!

so that i can convey [what i want to say] to many more people...

shall we do one more run?"

...........
kate: wow, congrats to her!!! toma, i hope u'll catch up to her. hehe. when i saw the words film festival, almost thought toma was going to one for ningen!! lol. EH! ANOTHER AUDIENCE GREETING? what? follow-up? eh...

[these are just summaries! but quoted parts are exactly what he said.
translation credit: inseiko, tomalicious forum]