Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Yukie-chan... cool :) It will be a while before it's available though I guess.

I watched "Silk" this week. A Chinese/Japanese Ghost/Horror/Sci-fi movie featuring Eguchi Yosuke and a bunch of Chinese actors that I've never seen before.

Odd. There actually seemed to be some thought behind the story and plot line of this movie. Something I rarely see in Asian horror.

Now, moving away from "thought" and getting right to shallow goofyness... I also saw "Cutie Honey". A cosplay, manga based, action movie.

What to say about this one... Eriko Sato looked great. And I thought she managed to carry off the silly character.

And it was interesting to see Mikako Ichikawa (Kyoko from Kuitan) playing the tough cop.

Geezer wrote:And it was interesting to see Mikako Ichikawa (Kyoko from Kuitan) playing the tough cop.

Hmm, that's an interesting turn. :)

Hmm, that's an interesting turn.

I thought so. Sort of the same turn as seeing Kotomi Kyono play the tough cop in Kui-tan, after coming to know her best as the sweet innocent Tsukahara in the Shomuni series.

Geezer wrote:

Hmm, that's an interesting turn.

I thought so. Sort of the same turn as seeing Kotomi Kyono play the tough cop in Kui-tan, after coming to know her best as the sweet innocent Tsukahara in the Shomuni series.

Ah yes. Acting versatility.

Unlike some of the more touted, one-note actors in the J-drama galaxy... :rolleyes:

Geezer wrote:

Now, moving away from "thought" and getting right to shallow goofyness... I also saw "Cutie Honey". A cosplay, manga based, action movie.

What to say about this one... Eriko Sato looked great. And I thought she managed to carry off the silly character.

And it was interesting to see Mikako Ichikawa (Kyoko from Kuitan) playing the tough cop.

Hmmm. I downloaded this around 2 years ago, before I got a DVD burner, so I never watched it. But I think I will at some stage :)

runpup wrote:

Well, you have it now...so, you might as well watch it...Sorry, I just thought it wasn't very good...

Argh, I've got a dvd of this. :bleh: I bought it because I love some of the soundtrack music, and also, I've seen good things written about it (not on Jdorama, obviously, lol).
I've actually been putting off watching All About Lily Chou-Chou because I understand it's depressing, and that worries me somewhat.

I actually downloaded it after downloading that soundtrack for you, keps-chan. But after reading those opinions of it, i've put off watching it :doh:

Keps wrote:I've actually been putting off watching All About Lily Chou-Chou because I understand it's depressing, and that worries me somewhat.

You won't have that problem with Swing Girls. :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:I actually downloaded it after downloading that soundtrack for you, keps-chan. But after reading those opinions of it, i've put off watching it :doh:

Just guilt me, why dontcha :rofl: But AD, you did enjoy the soundtrack? :sweat:

@ B - I know! it's def on my to watch list. :)

Keps wrote:@ B - I know! it's def on my to watch list. :)

BTW, did you ever get a hold of Nodame... I mean through BT (the one in the mail is long gone... :grumble: )...?

We've gotta fix that somehow... :sweat:

Keps wrote:

Just guilt me, why dontcha :rofl: But AD, you did enjoy the soundtrack? :sweat:

LOL, i'm not going to NOT watch it :) but no, i haven't listened to it yet.

Geezer wrote:
Now, moving away from "thought" and getting right to shallow goofyness... I also saw "Cutie Honey". A cosplay, manga based, action movie.

What to say about this one... Eriko Sato looked great. And I thought she managed to carry off the silly character.

Cutie Honey is a fun!!! movie. Watch it when you are in the mood for something light. Eriko Sato is a goddess. :bow: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:
http://www.accesseonline.com/galleries/photo.php?id=1001329

i recently had a chance to see 2 pretty good jpn movies:

Dororo - manga made into a movie. Sort of like azumi as a "made-up" historical piece. very much like azumi & kill bill sort of over the top violence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo

and the other one:

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0906564/
Sort of like "Back to the future"-esque. Funny to see JPN reminesing about the 80s & 90's.

- kwan

niko2x wrote:i recently had a chance to see 2 pretty good jpn movies:

Dororo - manga made into a movie. Sort of like azumi as a "made-up" historical piece. very much like azumi & kill bill sort of over the top violence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dororo
- kwan

where did u watched the Dororo movie..
i'm still looking for it...

runpup wrote:

Lily Chou Chou is a mess...you wasted your bandwith..

i thought all about lily chou chou was great. its one of my fave japanese movies ac2ally.. although the premise of the film was familiar but it was presented intensely.. it was haunting and it really did move me..

everyone should watch this, its amust..

Suicide Club

It is really interesting and has a weird story. I really liked it.

I just watched Tada, Kimi wo aishiteru (aka Heavenly Forest) 2006 and I have to say, I really enjoyed it.

It featured Miyazaki Aoi who did a terrific job, and the guy who played the young conductor in "Nodame Contabile". (I liked him a lot more in this than I did in Nodame.

The movie is a college love story with the same sort of feel as the series, "Orange Days" and the movie; "Joze to tora to sakana tachi (2003)
aka "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish".

The same style, the same feel... but not an imitation or a remake of either example.

Geezer wrote:The same style, the same feel... but not an imitation or a remake of either example.

That's good to know, since those two seemed awfully similar in story...

Geezer wrote:I just watched Tada, Kimi wo aishiteru (aka Heavenly Forest) 2006 and I have to say, I really enjoyed it.

It featured Miyazaki Aoi who did a terrific job, and the guy who played the young conductor in "Nodame Contabile". (I liked him a lot more in this than I did in Nodame.

The movie is a college love story with the same sort of feel as the series, "Orange Days" and the movie; "Joze to tora to sakana tachi (2003)
aka "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish".

The same style, the same feel... but not an imitation or a remake of either example.

On the contrary.. I saw it and I didn't like it.
I liked Orange Days, and I don't see the comparison between the two.
I almost fell asleep on this one. Maybe I didn't like this movie because I expected too much.. but point is.. I don't think it's such a good movie.