As the first light of Christmas morning shines through the trees outside my window, I’m looking back at Peaksmas 2025, a series of articles from fellow Twin Peaks Blog author and long-time fan Dugpa and me about Twin Peaks in Japan. In case you missed the articles, here is a summary of stories we covered with…
To close out this year’s “Peaksmas,” Dugpa and I are thrilled to present a diary about Kyle MacLachlan’s visit to Japan in February 1992. Dugpa found an article by Miyako Ishihara in a Japanese magazine called “Deluxe Color Cine Album 52.” Published in cooperation with the Kyle MacLachlan Fan Club, Ishihara’s article is roughly titled,…
Coca-Cola Japan Co., Ltd. located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo held a press conference to announce the production of a series “Twin Peaks” commercials for their new Georgia Coffee drink campaign on January 18th, 1993 at the Imperial Hotel in Hibiya, Tokyo. The campaign was aimed at solidifying and further developing the position of the Georgia brand,…
Special Agent Dale Cooper and Audrey Horne had a unique relationship during the first half of Twin Peaks. Naturally, they were the subject of several publicity photos captured during summer 1989 by the late ABC Television photographer Craig Sjodin. This color transparency I acquired at auction shows Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and Audrey (Sherilyn Fenn) on the…
For many Twin Peaks fans, Takanori Higuchi will forever be remembered as Detective Ken Saito—the earnest Tokyo investigator who arrived in Twin Peaks searching for his missing fiancée in David Lynch’s surreal Georgia Coffee commercials of the early 1990s. Sharing scenes with Agent Dale Cooper, the Log Lady, and the familiar denizens of the Double…
The year 2007 was a thrilling time to be a Twin Peaks fan. In the fall, the much anticipated Twin Peaks – Definitive Gold Box Edition DVD set was released, containing a wealth of never-before-scene treasures from my favorite television show. Fans in Japan could pick up this set starting November 9, 2007. Paramount Japan featured the set…
When Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in Japan on May 16, 1992, it became a runaway success. Japanese audiences couldn’t get enough of the story about the last seven days of Laura Palmer. Stars from the film were the subject of countless articles including this issue of Roadshow magazine from June 1992. Wearing…
As part of this year’s “Peaksmas,” Dugpa and I are diving into stories about Twin Peaks in Japan. One of the more notable creations from the “Land of the Rising Sun” is the 1993 Georgia Coffee commercials with characters from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. Dugpa covered the numerous coffee can…
In 1992, Twin Peaks mania swept Japan with the release of David Lynch’s masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. I recently acquired a sticker sheet from Japan manufactured by Gendai that was part of promotional products created for the film. These themed stickers include iconography and phrases from Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange…
After more than three decades of being a Twin Peaks fan, I love spotting little details I’ve never noticed. I’ve looked at this publicity photo from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me of the Little Man From Another Place (Michael J. Anderson) and Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in the Red Room for decades. It was…