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Ta®o.813

taro_san

About Me

Yes, Taro is my real name.
It has nothing to do with the cards.
I'm half Japanese/English, despite that I don't look it.
I am training to become a sound engineer.
Add me to msn: squallinthegarden@hotmail.com

My Interests


Studying Japanese, playing guitar/bass, watching/reading stuff realated to Japanese or music.
I like "going out" n' all that shiz.
Getting wasted.

I'd like to meet:

People round London and near by.

Music:


Bands & Solo Artists: Nofx, Rancid, The Zephyers, Oasis, Pulp, Blur, Radiohead, Offspring, Manic Street Preachers, Embrace, Bad Religion, Utada Hikaru, Dragon Ash, At The Drive-In, Sparta, No Use For A Name, The Flamming Lips, Mercury Rev, Bob Marley, John Lennon, The Beatles, Michelle Branch, Low, Nas, The Streets, The Verve, Life Without Buildings, Eminem, Damien Rice, Counting Crows, Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Nobuo Uematsu, Transplants, System of a down, Sterophonics, R.e.m, The Pixies, The Eels, Grandaddy, Ben Harper, Ballboy, Air, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Werid Al Yankovich, Embrace, Saves The Day, Supergrass, Jurassic 5, Pearl Jam, The Jam, The Clash, Audioslave, Papa Roach, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ocean Colour Scene, The Mad Capsule Markets, Johnny Cash, Dj Shadow, Voilent Femmes, Richard Ashcroft, Turin Breaks, The Cranberries, Moby, Anti-Flag, The Weakerthans, Weezer, Bright Eyes, Pennywise, Boys Night Out, Boxcar Racer, Bloodhound Gang, Bizarre, U2, Eric Clapton, Weezer, Choking Victim, Fort Minour, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Joni Mitchell, The Blue Hearts, Zebrahead, Hi-Standard, Joy Division, The Pillows, The Descendents,
Fav Albums: Relationship Of Command (At The Drive-In), This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Manic Street Preachers), Lets Go (Rancid), White Trash 2 Herbs And A Bean (Nofx), When The Sky Comes Down It Comes Down On Your Head (The Zephyers), Take Action Volume 4 (Various Artists), Short music for short people (Various Artisits)

Movies:


Directors: Hideo Nakata, Kinji Fukasaku, Wong Kar-Wai, Akira Kurosawa
Films: Battle Royale, The Goonies, Ghost World, Groundhog Day, Take Care Of My Cat, Chungking Express, Style Wars, Sex And Zen II, Born On The 4th Of July, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Don't Be A Mennace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood, Ghost Dog, Americian Beauty, Americian Splender, Spinal Tap, Karate Kid Series, Ring Series, Sex: The Annabell Chong Story, Kids, Fallen Angels, Micheal, MoonWalker, Big, 2046, Batman Begins, One Hour Photo, Girl Next Door, A Nightmare on Elm Street seris, Dark Days, The Last Empire, Clerks X, The Weatherman, 7 Samurai,

Television:

I don't watch telle unless its in a passing social situation.
I enjoy a bit of anime though.
Anime Series': Rahxephon, Hellsing, Cowboy Bebop, Boogiepop Phantom, Trigun, Hand Maid May, Love Hina, Sakura Diaries, FLCL, Paranoia Agent, Mahoromatic, Beserk, Gungrave, Serial Experiments Lian
Feature Lenght Anime: Metropolis, Perfect Blue, Barefoot Gen I & II, Voices of a Distant Star, Sky Blue, Grave of FireFiles, Tokyo Godfathers, Pom Poko, A Placed Promised in Our Early Years, Only Yesterday,
Anime I have to see before I die: Excel saga, Samurai Champloo, Chobits, Fruits Basket, Noir, Burst Angel, Otogi Zoshi, Samurai 7, Cromartie High School, Wolfs Rain, She the Ultimate Weapon, Texhnolyze, Kino's journey, Sakura Wars, Azumanaga Daioh, Final Fantasy Unlimited, D.N.Angel, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Last Exile, Escaflownie,
...Oh yeah and every Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, One Piece and Sailour Moon....
Anime creaters Satoshi Kon, Makoto Shinkai, Hayo Miyazaki, Isao Takahata

Books:


Books: Banging Your Head Against A Brick Wall, Existencilism, Graffiti World, The Graffiti Subculture: Youth Masculinaty And Identity In London And New York, Rashomon And Other Stories, I Am A Cat, Kokoro, Zorbra The Greak, 1984, Catcher In The Rye, Hagakure, Salleryman in Japan,
Graphic Novels: Sin City Series, David Boring, Characature, Ghost World, PyongYang - A travel log, Shenzen - A travel log,Magazines: Graphotism, Total Guitar.

Heroes:

"I look for heros in my search for identity, but none of them seem to be quite what they want me to think. There put together like parts in a factory, that builds personality, and sells them on t.v"