Chris Charles

Kei Mizutani as Weather Woman Keiko Nakadai

Monday, August 18, 2014 Chris Charles 0

V-cinema queen Kei Mizutani‘s movie debut as Keiko Nakadai in the 1995 adult comedy Weather Woman, was arguably her signature role. After raising her skirt to illustrate the depth of a recent snowfall, Keiko becomes an overnight sensation.

Welcome to My Darkside – Women in Horror Documentary

Monday, August 11, 2014 Chris Charles 0

Slated for release in November, Last Doorway Productions‘ documentary Welcome to My Darkside, features interviews and commentary from 35 talented ladies who’ve made names for themselves in the horror genre. Their characters have been on the giving, as well as

Papillon Soo Soo in Full Metal Jacket

Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Chris Charles 0

In the above scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam war classic Full Metal Jacket, Papillon Soo Soo speaks the iconic lines that have since amused and infuriated Asian ladies all over the Western world.

Naoko Iijima in Zero Woman: Final Mission

Monday, August 4, 2014 Chris Charles 0

The third entry in the Zero Woman franchise, 1995′s Zero Woman: Final Mission, had actress and gravure idol Naoko Iijima as Special Undercover Agent Rei, in what was definitely not her final mission. Rei went on to tackle seven

James Girls POPULAR

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Chris Charles 16

Renowned pinup artist and photographer Mike James’ camera has been capturing out-of-this-world sexy models over 20 years. Often in costumes he creates himself, the ladies’ poses and themes range from the outrageous to the fairly mundane.

Park Ji-yoon on SNL Korea

Monday, July 28, 2014 Chris Charles 0

If you’ve seen the 2008 US Saturday Night Live skit with Beyoncé, that spoofs the making of her “Single Ladies” music video, then the March 2014 SNL Korea ripoff, with singer Park Ji-yoon and her 2000 “Coming-of-Age Ceremony” (aka “Adult

Sunghi Lee in A Night On the Water

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Chris Charles 1

Based on the 1995 novel by Kim Jae-sik and shot in Vancouver, Canada by a Korean production company, the 1998 film A Night On the Water was Playboy model Sunghi Lee’s first and only starring film role. The story flashes

Ursula Taherian for Shiny Suds

Sunday, July 20, 2014 Chris Charles 3

Despite the title of this piece, the above 2009 commercial featuring actress Ursula Taherian is not for Shiny Suds bathroom cleaner. Shiny Suds doesn’t even exist. This is a faux commercial-within-a-commercial for Method’s safe and environmentally-friendly cleaning products. The fictitious