Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I wonder if they have t-shirts there: "I've been to Otomisan in Boyle Heights." :mrgreen:

Hehe. And survived :sweat:

DVD Beaver review of Hausu (1977), directed by Obayashi Nobuhiko: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews48/hausu.htm

More shilling of asiandvdclub.org... :sweat:

Available for download White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

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Synopsis:
Through the powerful recollections of atomic bomb survivors White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an extraordinary film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki presenting a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of thermonuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath. In a succession of riveting personal accounts the film reveals both unimaginable suffering and extraordinary human resilience.

bmwracer wrote:DVD Beaver review of Hausu (1977), directed by Obayashi Nobuhiko: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews48/hausu.htm

Looks like a fairly cool movie, those oddball ones are the best, only region 2 right now, let's pray they make the 2 into a 1 soon. :crazy:

hitomi #1 wrote:Looks like a fairly cool movie, those oddball ones are the best, only region 2 right now, let's pray they make the 2 into a 1 soon. :crazy:

If you had a Region-hackable DVD player, it would be a moot issue. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
If you had a Region-hackable DVD player, it would be a moot issue. :victory:

True, actually my computer is, but those imports will cost 2-3 times what it will cost compared to once it gets released here. :nut:
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hitomi #1 wrote:once it gets released here. :nut:

If it ever does.

bmwracer wrote:
If it ever does.

Sigh :doh: , you're right, ahhhh, next time they bring me a supply I'll have them bring it with them!!!! :victory:
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DVD Beaver review of Ichi, starring Ayase Haruka: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews48/ichi.htm

Guess it's a female variation of Zatoichi.

bmwracer wrote:DVD Beaver review of Ichi, starring Ayase Haruka: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews48/ichi.htm

Guess it's a female variation of Zatoichi.

Thank you so much for the link, saw it at the store this week( I still buy) in the anime section(?) :doh: , was wondering about it, I'll send you the bill! :rofl:

hitomi #1 wrote:Thank you so much for the link, saw it at the store this week( I still buy) in the anime section(?) :doh: , was wondering about it, I'll send you the bill! :rofl:

You can always download the DVD rip from that place I keep shilling. :P

bmwracer wrote:
You can always download the DVD rip from that place I keep shilling. :P

Hah, you're right, just went there and signed up, thanks. :applaud:
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hitomi #1 wrote:Hah, you're right, just went there and signed up, thanks. :applaud:

Now's the time to download like crazy: Free Leech 'til the end of the year. :victory:

But you still need to seed... Or get smacked down.

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A release date has been set for what will probably be the biggest Japanese movie of 2010. The third installment in the "Odoru Daisosasen" (Bayside Shakedown) series will open on July 3. Once again, Oda Yuji (42, profile) will star as detective Aoshima Shunsaku - now promoted to section chief - who finds his head spinning as he tackles eight crimes at once. Also returning is director Motoyuki Katsuhiro, and he and the cast are gearing up for filming, which is due to start in the new year. The 2004 death of actor Ikariya Chosuke, who played the character of Waku Heihachiro in the previous movies, will be acknowledged in the new sequel. The series was born in 1998 from a popular Fuji TV drama series starring Oda. Though the first movie was a huge success, the 2003 sequel was even more massive and holds the record for the biggest box office earnings of any Japanese live-action movie with \17.5 billion. There have also been a couple of successful spinoffs featuring side characters.

• Meanwhile, the latest big screen adaptation of the popular "One Piece" manga has had the strongest opening weekend at the box office in the last six months. "One Piece Film Strong World" broke the \1-billion barrier on just 188 screens, something which "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" narrowly failed to do during the summer despite showing on 844 screens. That blockbuster went on to make \8 billion. The strong weekend opening of "One Piece" at \1.038 billion is better than that of last year's No.1 box office success, the Miyazaki Hayao anime feature "Gake no Ue no Ponyo." It opened with \1.025 billion and went on to rake in \15.5 billion. Toei realize that "One Piece" doesn't have Ponyo's broad appeal and have set their box office target at \5 billion.

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HeLs back and so am I. ItLll probably take another year to before itLs available to us - looking forward

EstherM wrote:so am I

Haha. :say_hi:

EstherM wrote:

me too :bonk: :victory:

KAZdoramma wrote:

EstherM wrote:

me too :bonk: :victory:

:victory:

Watching M.W. - I didnLt know the manga by Osamu Tezuka on which itLs based but it seems like a fast-paced Count of Monte Cristo story.

Tamaki Hiroshi stars and he does well but he looks once more really awful. He looks like one of this wasted uber-skinny rockstars a la Peter Doherty. :shakehead:

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Another Terminator movie? :beaten:

Shibasaki, Ninomiya to co-star in "Ooku" adaptation

Kou Shibasaki (28) and Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya (26) have been chosen to star in Fuminori Kaneko's "Ooku," a live-action film adaptation of the manga by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Yoshinaga's "Ooku" is a historical fiction set during the Edo period. A mysterious disease strikes Japan's male population, reducing their numbers to a fraction of the female population. As a result, the traditional gender roles are overturned, with women becoming the dominant members of society and men becoming valued for their ability to produce offspring.

In the story, the shoguns of the time are actually women, and the "ooku" (the "inner chambers" of the shogun's castle) consists of thousands of men rather than women. Shibasaki plays the role of the shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, while Ninomiya plays a young man named Mizuno who enters the ooku.

The movie, said to have a budget of 1 billion yen, covers only the first of the 5 manga volumes released so far. However, producers are considering turning "Ooku" into a series of films.

"Ooku" opens in theaters on October 1, 2010.