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Rev wrote:Blood: The Last Vampire is not that bad

It's just not that good.

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Aboard the Japanese crab ship 'Kanikosen' equipped with a cannery facility, workers are forced to labor under pitiful conditions at minimum wages. Some even die of cruel labor and malnutrition. And to top it off, the factory superintendent Asakawa (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is the most brutal sort who does not treat the workers as human beings. Shinjo (Ryuhei Matsuda), one of the workers, persuades the others that they should wish to become rich in their next life as there is no future for them in the present. So all of them try to commit suicides, which ends up in a comedy of errors. SHINJO then escapes the Kanikosen and is rescued by a Soviet vessel. He is astonished by the new social system on the vessel that is so much different from the one he left behind. In realization, Shinjo returns to the ship to save the others.

Kanikosen/The Crab Cannery Ship, certainly one of the most depressing and dark films you'll ever see except for a couple light hearted moments done at the end, but being a Sabu film in a quirky way though. Interesting watch, can't say it's enjoyable because it isn't at all but worth a watch for any Sabu fans.

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Aboard the Japanese crab ship 'Kanikosen' equipped with a cannery facility, workers are forced to labor under pitiful conditions at minimum wages. Some even die of cruel labor and malnutrition. And to top it off, the factory superintendent Asakawa (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is the most brutal sort who does not treat the workers as human beings. Shinjo (Ryuhei Matsuda), one of the workers, persuades the others that they should wish to become rich in their next life as there is no future for them in the present. So all of them try to commit suicides, which ends up in a comedy of errors. SHINJO then escapes the Kanikosen and is rescued by a Soviet vessel. He is astonished by the new social system on the vessel that is so much different from the one he left behind. In realization, Shinjo returns to the ship to save the others.

ive read the book

Kanikosen/The Crab Cannery Ship, certainly one of the most depressing and dark films you'll ever see except for a couple light hearted moments done at the end, but being a Sabu film in a quirky way though. Interesting watch, can't say it's enjoyable because it isn't at all but worth a watch for any Sabu fans.

KAZdoramma wrote:

I agree! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

hitomi #1 wrote:

KAZdoramma wrote:

I agree! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

why has it not appeared!? :shocked:
i wrote, "ive read the book"

KAZdoramma wrote:

why has it not appeared!? :shocked:
i wrote, "ive read the book"

You probably hit the 'invisible ink' font colour, :beatyou: happens to all of us.

hitomi #1 wrote:
You probably hit the 'invisible ink' font colour, :beatyou: happens to all of us.

was in a rush :bonk:

KAZdoramma wrote:why has it not appeared!? :shocked:
i wrote, "ive read the book"

Your quote tag is in the wrong place, that's why, dude. :P

bmwracer wrote:
Your quote tag is in the wrong place, that's why, dude. :P

rookie error :sweat:

KAZdoramma wrote:rookie error :sweat:

Heh.

Always preview your post before submitting. :mrgreen:

Just viewed The Room(Heya), Sion Sono's second film, from 1992. Hard to describe it, he does many strange films and this is no exception, really just boils down to a man, who in flashbacks we see is a killer, is just looking for the perfect room and that's it. Very little dialouge, first word wasn't said until 13 minutes in, plus like an Ozu film the camera is still throughout, hence not many scenes, also really only 2 characters in the film. Shot in B & W, rather slow and quiet, but an addictive watch, can really see watching this many more times. :bonk:
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^ Courier font for subtitles? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:^ Courier font for subtitles? :sweat:

They were subbed with a daisy wheel typewriter.

bmwracer wrote:^ Courier font for subtitles? :sweat:

It was from a VHS rip, white subs for a B & W movie too, on occasion was hard to notice there were even subs there, :bleh: luckily most of the film was in a dark setting, plus there couldn't have been many more than 250 words in the whole film. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:They were subbed with a daisy wheel typewriter.

I think I still have mine in my closet. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I think I still have mine in my closet. :beaten:

Museum piece. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:Museum piece. ;)

I'm donating it to the Smithsonian. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
I'm donating it to the Smithsonian. :mrgreen:

Haha. It'll be placed right alongside Indiana Jones' fedora, I'm sure. :)

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A.K.A: Wakiyaku Monogatari
Year: 2010
Runtime: 1hr 37min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Director: Atsushi Ogata
Cast: Toru Masuoka, Hiromi Nagasaku, Masahiko Tsugawa, Keiko Matsuzaka, Akira Emoto, Ai Maeda, Edith Hanson, Tasuku Emoto

Plot/Sypnosis:
Forever supporting actor Hiroshifs (Toru Masuoka) real life seems to mimic his minor acting career. When he walks out on the street he is often mistaken for a shop clerk, staff member, security guard or even a kidnapper. At home, his famous play-writer father Kenta Matsuzaki (Masahiko Tsugawa) treats him like an idiot.

One day, Hiroshifs life turns upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams, aspiring actress Aya (Hiromi Nagasaku). While attempting to court Aya, Hiroshi also tries to play the lead in his own life c

Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Ichimura Masachika added to Mitani Kokifs gSuteki na Kanashibarih

April 14, 2011

Several more members have been added to the spectacular cast of director Mitani Kokifs new movie gSuteki na Kanashibari.h The new additions include Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (SMAP), Ichimura Masachika, comedian Kinoshita Takayuki (TKO), and many more, making this perhaps Mitanifs most star-studded film so far.

News of gSuteki na Kanashibarih first surfaced last year, when it was revealed as a mixture of fantasy, courtroom suspense, and comedy. Fukatsu Eri stars as Emi, a third-rate lawyer with no prospects for the future who is asked to defend a murder suspect. The bizarre case leads to Emi trying to call upon the centuries-old ghost of a fallen warrior as a witness in order to prove her clientfs innocence.

The known cast already included Nishida Toshiyuki, Takeuchi Yuko, Abe Hiroshi, Asano Tadanobu, and Nakai Kiichi, along with guest appearances by Karasawa Toshiaki, Fukada Kyoko, Shinohara Ryoko (as her call girl character from gThe Uchoten Hotelh), and Sato Koichi (as his actor character from gThe Magic Hourh).

The list of newly-announced cast members starts with the aforementioned Kusanagi, Ichimura, and Kinoshita. Joining them are Kohinata Fumiyo, Kobayashi Takashi, KAN, Yamamoto Sen, Toda Keiko, Asano Kazuyuki, Namase Katsuhisa, Kajihara Zen, Anan Kenji, and Kondo Yoshimasa.

gSuteki na Kanashibarih opens on October 29, 2011. The movie is just one of several projects that Mitani is in charge of this year, in celebration of his 50th birthday.

Source:
Cinema Today

Pretty fair cast. I hope the script is up the same level. :fingerscrossed: