Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Keps wrote:

I really wish I'd seen Geezer's opinion of Otakus In Love, cos then I might have saved some money. :bleh:

Anyone seen The Bird People In China?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142181/

The cover of the dvd looks beyond weird -

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Well it is made by Takashi Miike, the king of weird. I've never been a big fan of his works(seen about 5 of his films I believe) but I actually ended up enjoying this one quite a bit. I don't really remember to much about it but I was floored at the end of it for some reason, quite an experience.

Keps wrote:Anyone seen The Bird People In China?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142181/

The cover of the dvd looks beyond weird -

Even weirder if the guy actually jumps. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I think YesAsia is wrong... That sounds pretty ridiculous. :crazy:

I think so too. Cdjapan.co.jp states both versions have english subtitles

shin2 wrote:

When I read this quote, a question straight out of left field immediately crossed my mind: has Tomoko Yamaguchi acted in anything with her husband Toshiaki Karasawa, and has Koshiro Matsumoto acted in anything with his daughter Takako Matsu? Weird.

Not that I know of.

Kenjilina and sucigam - I'm not too knowledgeable about Japanese cinema. I didn't know Takashi Miike was the King Of Odd.
I've not seen any of his films.

My appetite has been whetted for this film, though. :victory:

@ B - well, he's got wings, so he'd fly! :mrgreen:

just saw Hatsu-Koi :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

monta wrote:just saw Hatsu-Koi :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

You can't just leave it at that! Why the sweat smileys?
We need to know. :metaldevil:

I just saw Suicide club and Ichi the killer. Ichi the killer is good if you like alot of blood and gore. I thought suicide club was good

mmm... it's boring, slow, hard to understand, and had some anoying boobs shown?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809925/

^
i didn't even know what the story was about before i read it on imdb :sweat:

Keps wrote:Kenjilina and sucigam - I'm not too knowledgeable about Japanese cinema. I didn't know Takashi Miike was the King Of Odd.
I've not seen any of his films.

i have a film called 'visitor Q' which has to be one of the strangest films i have seen. i'd be happy to lend you it if you think you can handle it! :shocked:

kenjilina wrote:

i have a film called 'visitor Q' which has to be one of the strangest films i have seen. i'd be happy to lend you it if you think you can handle it! :shocked:

Omg - thanks but - no thanks!

Look at this write up on IMDb -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290329/

Far too horrid for me. :shocked: It's banned in Singapore and New Zealand! Eek. :)

@ Monta - that film doesn't look so bad. :mrgreen:

Keps wrote:

Omg - thanks but - no thanks!

Look at this write up on IMDb -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290329/

i don't blame you! :hehe:
my favourite japanese film is a film called 'ugetsu monogatari' directed by mizoguchi kenji. a classic ghost story. :mrgreen:

kenjilina wrote:i don't blame you! :hehe:
my favourite japanese film is a film called 'ugetsu monogatari' directed by mizoguchi kenji. a classic ghost story. :mrgreen:

If you're a fan of Mizoguchi, Criterion recently released a remastered version of Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff... :)

Sansho the Bailiff... :shakehead:

Geezer wrote:Sansho the Bailiff... :shakehead:

Really...? :shocked:

shiroi_tora wrote:I just saw Suicide club and Ichi the killer. Ichi the killer is good if you like alot of blood and gore. I thought suicide club was good

Personally I hated Suicide Club ^^;; The graphic, bloody suicides and the bags of..um.."you know what" were all too much for me to handle. But then again, I'm not really a fan of horror films...not anymore.

But I do want to check out'Oyayubi Sagashi aka vanished' though.

Just saw 'Ooku'. Indeed the photography is just beautiful. The film was sad, but somehow it lacked the 'gripping' factor. T

Tu_triky -- Doumo arigatou for the link! =^^=

BMW,

Sansho the Bailiff...?

Yeah, really. I just hated it. I'd heard about it for years, and when I saw it a few months ago... man, I don't think I could have been more disappointed.

Keps wrote:

@ Monta - that film doesn't look so bad. :mrgreen:

and that was eactly what i said when i saw the cast list on the dvd cover :beaten:

Wow!! They're making a Shinobi: Heart Into Blade American remake. That will not be as good as it sounds, I thinks!!

Spackle1213 wrote:Wow!! They're making a Shinobi: Heart Into Blade American remake. That will not be as good as it sounds, I thinks!!

It doesn't even sound good. :bleh: