UPDATED! NAKAJIMA ROCKS MONSTERPALOOZA 2011 w/Photos!

[lhb412]

[JordanGLC]

[August]

[August]

Here are some of the people you'll find just walking around Monsterpalooza:



Jon Favreau and J.J. Abrams with sculptor Jordu Schell and friend.

[lhb412]

[August]

[TripMasterMunky]

Tappin' dat ass!

Nakajima is gangsta as f**k!

[MouthForWar]

[The Giant Pacific Octopus]

Hey August, I heard that during a Q&A section, he mentioned that he never worked on Gorath.
He has always been credited as playing the giant Walrus Magma in that film.
Is that true? And if so, who played Magma??

[Chris55]

Here's another one I shot. This was just after the Walk of Fame where we went to an outdoor shopping mall. Mr. Nakajima spotted a kiosk that was selling hats and after trying on a couple, settled on a dark blue hat. See how happy he is?




And here's one of Shinichi Wakasa and Nakajima hanging out





Also, check out the next issue of Famous Monsters. I have about 9-10 shots in there.

[SeaHawk]

[August]

[MouthForWar]

[August]

I never saw the question; been busy working on Famous Monsters and other stuff. Yes, on stage, Mr. Nakajima said that he didn't play Magma — after I got back to San Francisco, I checked his biography, and he did play Magma with Katsumi Tezuka. It was a quick and unmemorable job, so he might have just been having a senior moment. Meanwhile, that same night, he regaled us after dinner with vivid memories and stories from working on numerous Kurosawa films. While we must bear in mind that he is 82 years old, we must also realize that he also suffered a stroke in the last ten years. While it has aged him considerably, we should be happy that he has lived this long and happily.