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Murakami, I believe, and Dunst

Remember a while back when some really wacky pictures of Kirsten Dunst shooting some kind of project in AKihabara surfaced? Word on exactly what that project is has just surfaced at the Wall Street Journal. Apparently it's a four-minute music video in which Dunst covers the song "Turning Japanese," although the video is titled Akihabara Majokko Princess (where "majokko" means little witch or perhaps "witchy girl").

The video was directed by McG, of Charlie's Angels and Terminator Salvation fame, but it was also a collaboration with Takashi Murakami himself, who shares a manager with McG.

"What made us select Akihabara for the film," says McG, "is that it is a unique expression of Japanese culture that's not derivative of an American domination. Of course you flip it by getting a very Anglo woman to play the part of the magical princess."

I think it's a little inaccurate to suggest that otaku culture has zero relation to American culture, considering how heavily Osamu Tezuka himself was inspired by Tex Avery and Betty Boop, both Americans-- but I think the project sounds really cool. It's being displayed at the Tate Modern museum in London, in an exhibition called Pop Life: Art in a Material World.

I kinda doubt I could pack my bags for London any time soon, but I know we have a few British folks around-- if any of you get a chance to run by, PLEASE let us know how it is! Hopefully the video will come available to the 'net eventually as well.

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