{"product_id":"beat-takeshi-takeshi-kitano-genki-ga-deru-tv-shopping-bag-kumanomae-shopping-street-revival-campaign-tokyo-1985","title":"Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano) — \"Genki ga Deru TV\" Shopping Bag | Kumanomae Shopping Street Revival Campaign, Tokyo, 1985","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBefore the world knew Takeshi Kitano as the director of \u003cem\u003eHana-bi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eZatoichi\u003c\/em\u003e, Japan knew him as \"the President\" of a wild Sunday-night TV show, \u003cem\u003eTensai Takeshi no Genki ga Deru TV!!\u003c\/em\u003e (Nippon TV, 1985–1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne of the show's first big projects was to use the power of television to bring a fading shopping street back to life: Kumanomae, in Tokyo's Arakawa ward. On this bag, Takeshi stands in a suit wearing a candidate-style sash that reads あなたの町を救う, \"I'll save your town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1985, the show's first year, I went to Kumanomae myself and bought this bag there. Bags like this were made to be thrown away, and few survive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic shopping bag with die-cut handle, black print on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 42 × 49 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBought at Kumanomae shopping street, Tokyo, 1985 — first owner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorizontal fold across the middle and general creasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight rubbing to the print on the jacket area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall black mark near the name on one side (see photos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as-is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e— Yutaka, The Creator, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yutaka, The Creator Tokyo Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597632274600,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2212\/1640\/files\/IMG_1796.jpg?v=1791008382","url":"https:\/\/yutakatokyo.com\/products\/beat-takeshi-takeshi-kitano-genki-ga-deru-tv-shopping-bag-kumanomae-shopping-street-revival-campaign-tokyo-1985","provider":"Yutaka, The Creator Tokyo Japan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}