Toypunks

Toypunks is a documentary series charting the converging realms of Japanese toys, fashion, and punk rock. From the roots of character culture and punk music, the series traces the birth of the designer vinyl explosion. Toypunks offers an in-depth profile of Hikaru Iwanaga, the Japanese fashion icon who created the world's first designer toy. Featuring Frank Kozik, Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base, Balzac, Three Tides Tattoo, and more, the program captures the cross-cultural threads linking today’s leading talents in toys and fashion.