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Contest: Win free tickets to “Honiefaith”

I am pleased to inform Japan Probe readers that the Tokyo International Players will be once again offering readers of this site an opportunity to win free tickets to one of their stage products.

This time, the free ticket will be to the Sunday, June 7 matinee performance of “Honiefaith,” a production based on the events surrounding the murder of 22-year-old nightclub hostess Honiefaith Ratilia Kamiosawa:

When a Filipino hostess’ dismembered body is discovered in a Tokyo coin locker, Manila newspaper reporter Victor Balmori is dispatched to Japan. Balmori is looking for a story, he finds a nightmare.

Written by long-time Tokyoite Monty DiPietro, “Honiefaith” is a three-act play about people pushed into extraordinary circumstances demanding difficult choices. The premiere of “Honiefaith” at OUR SPACE in Hatagaya, opens the Tokyo International Players’ new “Second Stage” series, and is being directed by TIP president Jonah Hagans.

Jonah Hagans (director): “I’m very excited to be working directly with the author on a production, this is the first opportunity I’ve had to build a piece up from the very beginning. ‘Honiefaith’ involves so much interpersonal dynamic — the challenge for me working with the actors has been developing the connection to the character and each other, and bringing out the genuine emotion and feeling to maximize the play’s impact.”

Monty DiPietro (playwright): “In the spring of 2008 I read a news report about the death of Honiefaith Ratilla Kamiosawa, and began imagining characters and their reactions to the tragedy. The ideas became notes and the notes became a script. I’m honored that TIP is producing ‘Honiefaith’, watching Jonah and the cast bringing the story to life has been thrilling, and a little terrifying.”

“Honiefaith” is based on real events. Some scenes contain violence that may not be suitable for small children.

To enter the contest, your readers should send an e-mail to “tip.contest@gmail.com“, with

• “JapanProbe.com” written in the subject line
• Your name & telephone number in the body of the e-mail

At 6:00 pm on Monday, June 1, a random selection of one e-mail will take place and the winner will be notified telephone. A pair of tickets will be waiting under the winner’s name at the theater, to be picked up 20 minutes before curtain.

For more information (and ticket purchasing info), check out this link!

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• Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan (Subscribe)

Japan’s Hottest Schoolgirl Moms

Earlier this week, Let’s Go to School aired the “I Wore My Daughter’s Uniform Contest,” a beauty competition in which mothers of junior high and high school girls wore their daughter’s school uniforms. All of the women were in their 30′s or 40′s, and a few shocked the audience with how they could pass for actual schoolgirls!

Here is a clip of all the contestants showing of on stage [the clip starts at the appearance of entry #2, but entry #1 briefly appears 2 minutes into the video]:

The prettiest/youngest-looking mom was selected by a vote of schoolgirl audience members and celebrity judges. Did you agree with their choice?

Thai Ladyboys & Japanese Boys

Here’s a pretty interesting concept: see if a few of Thailand’s prettiest ladyboys could beat some handsome young Japanese actors dressed in drag (For those of you who don’t understand the Japanese spoken in the video below, Thailand = blue door, Japan = red door).

You’ve seen the panel of Japanese celebrities vote in the above video, but do Japan Probe’s readers agree with their judgements? Let’s have the magic of online polling tell us!