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....Umiumare's inventiveness and physical discipline were in evidence in the way she could almost redesign her physique to embody her different characters.".
THE AGE OCTOBER 1999 (Hilary Crampton)
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....Tokyo DasSHOKU Girl is a tequila slammer - it is a shocking, sprawling, comedic assult of a cabaret. Umiumare and off-siders Ben Rogan and Matt Crosby unearth some of Japan's most extreme culture, from cults and the vending of school-girls' panties to karaoke. ....(it) is daring and exceedingly entertaining.".
THE AGE FEBRUARY 2000 (Fiona Scott-Norman)
