Symbol Promotion - Matsumoto's Pyjamas on Kitty-chan

Normally I would just tweet news like this, but I thought it was such an odd korabo (collaboration) and kimokawaii visual that I'd post it on the blog.



What you're looking at is a tie-up between Matsumoto Hitoshi's mysterious sophomore directorial effort Symbol (trace back from my June 12 entry) and Sanrio icon Hello Kitty. You can see more goods (stationary, stickers, plush toy etc) here.

Shochiku opens Symbol in Japan on September 12 and for those lucky enough to be in Toronto next month my good friend Colin Geddes has programmed Symbol's international premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section (see here). That's where I'll be catching it.