The Alamo has teamed up with local Japanese pop-culture enthusiast and archivist Tony Salvaggio to present the best of bizarre Japanese video oddities. The program includes strange, surreal animation, A-list American celebrities pimping themselves out on Japanese commercials, cruel and inhumane game shows, bawdy situation comedies, unexpected nudity, extreme pro wrestling, bizarre anti-flatulence products, nonsensical English phrases, supreme goofiness, and more. Volume 1 highlights include a really creepy Japanese Ronald McDonald, multi-breasted crime fighters, Inframan English lessons, offensive African-American stereotypes, a Power Ranger theme park, and more. See www.originalalamo.com for more info and reservations.
This article appears in June 13 • 2003.