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Asakusa Portraits, Hiroh Kikai Hardcover – May 1, 2008

by Hiroh Kikai (Author, Photographer), Christopher Phillips (Editor, Foreword), Noriko Fuku (Editor, Contributor)
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The Asakusa quarter of Tokyo has a shady past--it was the home of some of Japan's most notorious pleasure palaces. Today it embraces this history by remaining a steadfast holdout of independent culture, which encompasses traditional comedy theater and some of the most innovative burlesque in the world. Asakusa has long attracted bohemians who opt out of Japan's contemporary consumer society, yet it is also home to the famous Senso-ji temple, which attracts floods of tourists. Over the past two decades, Hiroh Kikai has created an extensive and unforgettable series of street portraits from the diverse mass of people who pass through the district. Posed against the stark walls of the temple, his portraits of Asakusa's iconoclasts radiate a sense of hard-won individuality. The photographs are accompanied by Kikai's own pithy commentary.
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  1. Print length
    264 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Steidl
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    8.78 x 0.98 x 10.35 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3865216013
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3865216014
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Steidl (May 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3865216013
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3865216014
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.68 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.78 x 0.98 x 10.35 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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J. Ronnel
5.0 out of 5 stars Kikai's black & white portraits have a very humane quality to them
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018
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Kikai's black & white portraits have a very humane quality to them. The portraits have the ability communicate with the viewer. Viewed individually, the portraits are not outstanding, but as a whole, they have a special quality and create the desire to come back and see them again and again.
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Larry Stueck
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Portraitist
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2013
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As a longtime student of fine art portrait photography, Kikai's work is exquisite and extraordinarily unique. His selection of subjects is an art unto itself. Hiroh's Tokyo world is a strange and wonderful place. His characters draw us in and leaves a lasting impression like other great art.
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Lolita
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2016
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Excellent!!! All said. I am a photographer so I express myself with images. All I can say about this books is that it is so worth having, so worth seeing!
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Eric M.
1.0 out of 5 stars répétitif et pas très original
Reviewed in France on November 21, 2019
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Bof bof... étant amateur des images au format carré (Hasselblad 500) je m'étais pris ce livre mais au final il n'est pas terrible, les images sont très répétitives et lassantes à la fin...
Seul intérêt : documente la population tokyote.
Photographes, passez votre chemin, sociologues, ce livre est pour vous :)
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