Japanorama
Japanorama is a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross, exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan.
Each episode of Japanorama has a theme, around which Jonathan Ross presents cultural phenomena, films, music, and art that exemplify facets of Japan. The series is colorful in both its creative use of subject matter, and its use of bright colors that helps accent the action on screen rather than distract from it. Subjects were separated by eye catches that often featured the artwork of Junko Mizuno. Ross hosts each episode in suits so bright and stylised they could have been stolen from an anime character.
Fans have credited the series for the care that both Ross and the BBC have placed in its production. Time was given to delve into each subject, and Ross was able to interview various figureheads of culture and industry, including Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Oshii, Takashi Murakami, Takashi Miike, and Takeshi Kitano.
Japanorama consists of three series, each with six episodes (some of the episodes might be omitted in the playlist bellow). The first series was shown on BBC Choice in 2002, while series two and three were shown on BBC Three in 2006 and 2007 respectively. (Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org)
Watch the full documentary now (palylist contains 33 segments)
Hi, my name is Giulia and I work for Colos Magazine.
Colors is a quarterly magazine owned by United Colors of Benetton, translated into 5 languages and distributed in 40 countries.
Our next issue will be DANCE, and I would like to enter in contact with Junko, the Jpanaese Dancehall Queen I saw you’ve interviewd.
Do you still have her contacts?
Hope you can help me find her.
All the best
Giulia
Err…I don´t want to be nasty but Giulia if that is a serious question I´m just a bit concerned about the quality of the magazine you work for. This series was made by a little broadcasting corporation called the BBC, not by this website. Maybe the BBC (BBC Three) could help you. Good luck, I think you’ll need it.
That was awesome.