Post #652010 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 2:06 AM

Well, I know one thing, the fondness for things Japanese predated Polynesian pop in my own personal history :)

I loved both, contemporary Japanese pop culture, and especially classic Japanese style and esthetics. I have a whole bookshelf full of tomes on Japanese customs. It was just such a refined culture but a completely different universe. As a cinematographer, I adored B&W Cinemascope Samurai movies, and practiced Iaido (Japanese sword) for several years.