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spacelion 23rd June 2006 09:30 PM

Where was Beautiful Fighters filmed?
 
Does anyone know for sure. I seriously think it's in the U.S.
Here are some screencaps that might prove it too.

The street sign says EAST SUNSHINE IN & the mailbox says U.S. Mail.
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/7640/capture28cn.jpg

Ayu "works" at Capitan Candy
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3465/capture38qa.jpg

Behind says American Hot Dogs
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2598/capture46sc.jpg

Ayu's dancer "works" at Texaco
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4373/capture54xp.jpg

Also the fact that Luis Hernandez was the director of the PV and he directed Ayu's PVs while she was in NY makes me think this was filmed in the US.

Ideas anyone?

Hazuki 23rd June 2006 09:34 PM

In the top left hand corner, the green sign is in Japanese o__o"

And it does look US-ish.

spacelion 23rd June 2006 09:39 PM

Well Los Angeles & NY both have "Japanese Towns" and all their signs are in Japanese too.

It's really strange. :P

ohsixthirty 23rd June 2006 09:47 PM

That sign says Sunshine Ln (as in Lane), not Sunshine In (as in Indiana). :yes

spacelion 23rd June 2006 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by touchedstar
That sign says Sunshine Ln (as in Lane), not Sunshine In (as in Indiana). :yes

That makes much more sense ^.^;;;

But do they have Texaco in Japan O.o

Dustie 23rd June 2006 11:18 PM

Well, I'm sure it's not NYC, just look at the plants and palmtrees. If it's US it's rather California than NYC. But could it be Okinawa arranged as US?... I guess it could, becouse putting a mailbox and a streetsign is no problem, but that restaurant? And there's a lot of non-Asians... 0.o

EDIT:
I've finished watching it and.... Lol, they spent so much money (it looks like it) and time to film it and the effect is... not even medium. The PV is pretty lame-ish. Gosh, it hurts so much, it could've been better! :headache


If they have American restaurants in Okinawa, than I'd guess it's Okinawa...

SunshineSlayer 23rd June 2006 11:23 PM

The US Mail sign and Sunshine Lane Sign obviously look like props to me. Plus there is Kanji written in the background. Also, look above the Texaco sign - there is not ceiling. That's a set.

Also, in the first pic, those trees in the background are the kind you see in Japan, not LA. Also the crosswalks look Japanese. (I know that's funny to say^_^) But LA crosswalks don't look that new.

Dustie 23rd June 2006 11:25 PM

LOL, come to think of it... Is that a video about goofish Japanese working in America?

XD

spacelion 24th June 2006 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
The US Mail sign and Sunshine Lane Sign obviously look like props to me. Plus there is Kanji written in the background. Also, look above the Texaco sign - there is not ceiling. That's a set.

Also, in the first pic, those trees in the background are the kind you see in Japan, not LA. Also the crosswalks look Japanese. (I know that's funny to say^_^) But LA crosswalks don't look that new.

Are you sure the Texaco restaurant is just a set? It looked pretty real to me O.o;;;

But now that you mention it, the sidewalk is too clean for it to be L.A. lol

Dustie 24th June 2006 12:48 AM

Why da hell the TEXACO signs and other writings around it are inverted???? During the same take, the camera pans right and you can see the menu tables near the celling -- they're written in the right 'order' so they didn't mirror the video image....

Or is it a mirror in there, behind the bar?....

ohsixthirty 24th June 2006 12:53 AM

^i haven't seen it but it looks like there is a mirror behind the bar.

AyuGAME 24th June 2006 02:24 AM

hmm i think it tooks in US

Kakeru 24th June 2006 02:27 AM

If you watch the car scene in the making, the cars have Alabama licences. So that could be it. :)

SunshineSlayer 24th June 2006 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kakeru
If you watch the car scene in the making, the cars have Alabama licences. So that could be it. :)

There is no way there would be kanji signs anywhere in Alabama. :) The liscense plates could all be part of the props as well.

truehappiness 24th June 2006 02:47 AM

Some of the places that were 'inside' were sets.. like the diner and stuff xD~

And possibly that wall+paint+guy's head scene..

Kakeru 24th June 2006 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
There is no way there would be kanji signs anywhere in Alabama. :) The liscense plates could all be part of the props as well.

That's what I thought too. But then the two scenes don't have to be shot at the same place. :P
And you can't use fake licence plates for moving vehicles, even if it's for movie/video-making. (And really, even if they were fake, why Alabama, right?? California would be much "cooler", if you know what I mean, haha)

spacelion 24th June 2006 03:33 AM

We should ask one of the extras!

rizilmine 24th June 2006 04:23 AM

The props (especially the mail box) look really fake though. Who knows. For all we know, it could even be an recreated American town in Japan.

ayu_fan929 24th June 2006 04:50 AM

I think I saw a Japanese license plate in the 'making of...' video on one of the real vans for the crew members... (It's in the scene w/her dog)

Joey4u615 24th June 2006 05:04 AM

the making of shows alot more american looking people than japanese...i'm thinkin' the filmed in cali...

but the sign that says "american hot dogs" really throws me off. where in america would they specify american hot dogs? the sign would just say "hot dogs"

i dunno.


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