Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Azumi DVD...Yatta ;)

Azumi = Battousai ka? :mrgreen:

I could only find the making of it, but not the movie itself. It must be really hard to find if it's not available at CD Japan :sweat:

Hello there!
Glad to hear there ppl are interested in dear Aya :)

The movie was available at cdjapan when it was released back then.
Got the movie, haven't watched it thou. no subs :( Yeah, I hear the movie's content is rather bold and provokin. Aya gettin kissed (and abused!?)!!!!!!???? NO!!!!!!!

Julia, can you move this thread to Japanese entertainment section, thanks.

i'm the source. Its a lousy capture. no subs. got it off winmx.

*Neefo to the rescue!* :mrgreen: You found Aya's Bikkuri?

didn't i give you that lover's kiss file pemmy?

neefo wrote:didn't i give you that lover's kiss file pemmy?

*Neefo came to the rescue* hehe.

Thnx for the infos Pemu and neefo~!

neefo:Can u by any chance send the file to me??:D
You would so be doing me a BIG favour>.<(I've been looking for this movie sincce last yr...couldnt even find it in my local vcd shops).

Anyone see this neat-o sci-fi'/vampire/shoot-'em up/heartfelt film, featuring LArc ~ En ~ Ciel's Hyde who, as I understand it, was the first Japanese pop music celeb' to play live in Korea? Also featured the Howard Hughes of J-pop music, Gackt, as well. Also starred Chinese pop music/film luminary' Leeholm Wang?

I'll mention more after I see . . . if anyone . . . know the heck I'm talkin' bout ;) .

This guy who I voted for.
His name is Yutaka Takenouchi.
Man has he got the most strikingly beautiful face for a man.
I enjoy beauty in both men and women.
And when I clicked on one of the links from here, and saw pictures of him he was the most beautiful male actor I have ever seen.
It goes to prove THERE are some of the most beautiful people out there than in just the United States.
The most beautiful women I have seen so far is this gurl named Nanako Matsushima man is she beautiful. still got more woman to look at.

But this guy is my winner.
Go YUTAKA!!!!!!!!
arigatou-gozaimasu Rony Oka

Yup, we know what your talking about. This forum has had discussions before in various places like the Hyde thread or the Gackt thread etc. I saw it and I thought it was okay.

Hmph. Thanks for the response, Slackey. I had done a search, initially, and I coulda' sworn I came up with "0 results" when it came to a "Moonchild" category. Hmmm . . . maybe I shoulda' checked the Larc en ciel threads. Or Gackt threads.

I dunno how well it did in Japan, or anywhere else for that matter. Great film. I just got my 3-disc set (which is some of the most understated yet nice packaging I've seen for a 3-disc set). Hyde and Gackt really act well.

this is 1 of my fav movie..
or should i say it's no.1 in my list
have watched it more than 20times..
i'm nuts..i know that
:nut:

yup it the best movie ever..

hyde looks so kawaii....

hope he'll act in more movies after this..
hahah.. like that will ever happens..

Awesome Gun scene i loved it!

ACK! I cant get enough asian movies! I have always been a kung fu and Kurosawa movie fan, but last summer I got a hold of Battle Royale and had to see more.
I watched a lot of Takashi Miike flicks, Audition and Ichi were my favorite. Gozu is the most messed up movie I have ever seen. Wild Zero(not Miike) was hilarious. I also watched some other horror movies, but I dont think Japanese horror movies are that scary, The Eye was good(is that JP or HK?), but Dark Water and Kairo didnt scare me at all. Ringu wasnt bad, I liked it better than the US Ring. I havent seen Ju-on yet.
Then I watched some korean movies; Attack the Gas Station, Volcano High, and Guns & Talks. I enjoyed all of them.
Also watched some good Hong Kong movies, like Infernal Affairs 1, 2, & 3, Shaolin Soccer, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, In the Mood for Love and a few other Wong Kar Wai movies.
Other JP movies that I enjoyed were Yomigaeri, Kikujiru, Hana-bi(Beat Takeshii is the Man), Mibu Gishiden, and Returner. Lately I watched Go and Ping Pong and loved both of them, I have watched Ping Pong three times now. I still need to watch Akakage and Twighlight Samurai, but once I do I will need more. Any suggestions?

Indeed. Moonchild features some of the best gunplay seen since we starting wondering what the heck happened to John Woo's own scenes of similar ilk.

I don't usually use such a word to describe ANY movie ('specially one like Moonchild), but, what a wonderful film. I like how the director does well to portray its scenery as engrossing as its story. All of the tunes in this movie (from Gackt and Hyde's song, to Leeholm Wang's classic ballad to "The great singer in the club").

Groundbreaking in some ways. Horribly overlooked film. Heck, maybe it's avant garde, will find its way at some point.

Skullknight wrote:I still need to watch Akakage and Twighlight Samurai, but once I do I will need more. Any suggestions?

Those that you're going to watch is good especially Tasogare Seibei (Twilight Samurai).
Since you like to watch Miike..try "Dead or Alive" it will make you think that Tarantino needs to go to film school again hehehe.. :hehe: :beaten:

I recently watched "Kakuto" directed and starred by Iseya Yusuke, you should check it too..it's good (IMO), also check "Doraheita" it's a witty samurai flick and that applies to Samurai Fiction too. I also found "Mayonaka no Made (round about midnight)" to be very good and entertaining, the film has Hiroyuki Sanada and Michelle Reiss.
If you want comedy go for "Waterboys", "Odoru daisosasen/Bayside Shakedown" and "Messenger".

wang lee hom actually dedicated that song to his ex-gf
who is married now..
it was done when he was still in the states if i'm not wrong
and the orenji no taiyou
gackt actually had the inspiration after eating gyoza/wantan
:hehe: