
19Rooms
- Publisher
- Akaaka Art Publishing
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-4-903545-51-6
- Specifications
- Hardcover
295 x 227 mm
92 pages
Art direction by Yuta Nakajima
A dense time spent with some of the most beautiful and popular Japanese actresses of recent years, photographed by Naoki Tsuruta. The portrait series he shot for about three years from the first issue of the magazine Invitation (Pia) was so popular that it is gathered here as a photobook, with three newly photographed actresses added, a best-hits selection of his magazine work. The 19 subjects are always posed in a room, hence the title. The space woven from superb lighting and the private, relaxed expressions of the actresses radiates a sensual charm, and Tsuruta's alluring photographs bring out the most attractive qualities of these women. The pictures represent some of the highest achievements in fashion, styling and make-up possible in Japan today, a new dimension of celebrity photography.