Category: Photobooks

Artbook in Bookstores

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After a brief and very successful online sale campaign (copies available from the official site were sold out in just a few days), the #FF0921 Artbook can now be purchased in Japanese bookstores. The book, a project led by actress Komatsu Nana and actor Suda Masaki is a collection of collages, photographs and various pieces of artwork.

In a rather unprecedented move the Piezoglyph team asked fans and buyers not to share the contents on SNS (X, Insta, Facebook…), blogs or websites. They promised they would release some pics though. The team includes friend an fellow actor Nakano Taiga as well as known figures from the fashion scene…

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The Last Ten Years Photobook

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A big box-office hit in Japan last year and comparatively even more successful in Taiwan (1 million+ viewers for a population of 21M), The Last Ten Years will soon hit theaters in South Korea (May 24). The two leads, Komatsu Nana and Sakaguchi Kentaro, who both enjoy a solid fanbase in this country, are expected to participate in PR events on June 4. To celebrate here’s another post with a few selected scans from the photobook.

The Yomei 10 Nen photobook was published on March 2, 2022. 96 pages, quality paper, over 200 pics, this nice collectable item is available from several online stores for 2200 yens (about $18): Amazon Japan.

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Trabzon Selection

On By Nill NewtIn 2014-2018, PhotobooksLeave a comment

Shot in Turkey and marketed as ‘Nana Komatsu First Photo Collection‘ the Trabzon photobook was released on March 1, 2016. The 92 pages book offered 43 pictures of the young actress and model as well as shots of various places with locals.

Copies are still available for about $20 from several online stores like Amazon Japan or CD Japan. Just below is a limited selection of scans from ‘Trabzon’. Photographs by Keita Goto.

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Wonderland 2011

On By Nill NewtIn Before Kanako, PhotobooksLeave a comment

In 2011, 15-year-old Komatsu Nana had been working as a teen model since she was 12. She often appeared in girl magazines such as Jill, Haco or Spoon. She also shot a couple of music videos for J-pop bands Radwimps and Plenty as well as the short musical film called Shabondama. That year she became a brand model for Samansa Mos (SM2-Can Shop)

Details: ‘Wonderland’ by SM2 – Winter Collection 2011 – 50 pages – Dimensions: 21.5 cm x 15.2 cm – Photograph: Takashi Sagisaka. This small catalog is now a rather hard-to-find item but from time to time used copies surface on Amazon Japan, Mercari or Yahoo Japan ! Auctions

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