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Yoshihisa Kato

Japan Times

JAPAN

Oct 18, 2005

Studios launching old-style hunts for star actresses

Backed by a resurgent film industry, major studios are holding auditions to find their next leading ladies.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.

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