Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations
Started by angiemakino · 12 Sep 2003 · 4,597 replies
Japanese Entertainment
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hmm... my post (about LW&C films) is in the wrong topic... I'll move it to: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.php?p=212102#212102
What do you guys think of Female Convict Scorpion series (starring Meiko Kaji)? I've seen the first two films and I thought they were pretty cool, especially the first one. Has anyone seen parts 3&4?
What do you guys think of Female Convict Scorpion series (starring Meiko Kaji)? I've seen the first two films and I thought they were pretty cool, especially the first one. Has anyone seen parts 3&4?
Ah, another smack your forehead with the heal of your hand moment.
The other day I noticed that Zatoichi was gonna be on one of the Showtime stations. I looked in the cable guide, discovered it was gonna be that lame bit of junk by Beat Takashi, and dismissed it.
Well, I came home from walking the dogs, flipped on the TV, and there was "Zatoichi" #26. (1989) The last Zatoichi movie Shintaro Katsu made.
The one he co-wrote, and directed.
In full color, letter boxed, subtitled, and gorgeous.
And of course, ten minutes from being over, and I hadn't recorded a moment of it.
GA!!!
The same cable guide that got it wrong last time, says they'll be showing it on the 18th on ShowX at 10:15pm, and again at 1:15am on Show XP.
"Zatoichi" fans who haven't seen this one yet, and who get ShowX or XP might want to take a look on the 18th.
I don't know if I trust them to show it when they say they're gonna show it, but from what I saw, this one looks terrific.
Katsushin looked like he was having a great time, and there were some teriffic effects being played with in the final fight scene.
The other day I noticed that Zatoichi was gonna be on one of the Showtime stations. I looked in the cable guide, discovered it was gonna be that lame bit of junk by Beat Takashi, and dismissed it.
Well, I came home from walking the dogs, flipped on the TV, and there was "Zatoichi" #26. (1989) The last Zatoichi movie Shintaro Katsu made.
The one he co-wrote, and directed.
In full color, letter boxed, subtitled, and gorgeous.
And of course, ten minutes from being over, and I hadn't recorded a moment of it.
GA!!!
The same cable guide that got it wrong last time, says they'll be showing it on the 18th on ShowX at 10:15pm, and again at 1:15am on Show XP.
"Zatoichi" fans who haven't seen this one yet, and who get ShowX or XP might want to take a look on the 18th.
I don't know if I trust them to show it when they say they're gonna show it, but from what I saw, this one looks terrific.
Katsushin looked like he was having a great time, and there were some teriffic effects being played with in the final fight scene.
anyone seen 'visitor q'?
was on the sci fi channel on satellite(not very sci fi though).
all i can say is WEIRD!
was on the sci fi channel on satellite(not very sci fi though).
all i can say is WEIRD!
kenjilina wrote:anyone seen 'visitor q'?
One of the few movies I couldn't watch all the way through. Yuck! I'm not a big Miike fan, He churns out a lot of junk. I mean, according to IMDB, he makes about 5 movies a year. :P
loris wrote:
One of the few movies I couldn't watch all the way through.
yep, i know what you mean. i thought 'tetsuo' was weird!! :shit:
I really wanted to hate Visitor Q but some scenes were just so damn funny. But this film sure isn't for everyone.
btw, many people have a wrong impression on Miike. Most western people have only seen his most extreme films, like Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, Audition, Izo... But not all Miike films are like that. The Bird People in China is a beautiful and warm-hearted drama, Blues Harp is a character driven crime drama with almost no violence, Andromedia is a romantic scifi comedy, Sabu is a period drama...
btw, many people have a wrong impression on Miike. Most western people have only seen his most extreme films, like Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, Audition, Izo... But not all Miike films are like that. The Bird People in China is a beautiful and warm-hearted drama, Blues Harp is a character driven crime drama with almost no violence, Andromedia is a romantic scifi comedy, Sabu is a period drama...
Shurayuki-hime wrote:btw, many people have a wrong impression on Miike. Most western people have only seen his most extreme films, like Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q, Audition, Izo... But not all Miike films are like that. The Bird People in China is a beautiful and warm-hearted drama, Blues Harp is a character driven crime drama with almost no violence, Andromedia is a romantic scifi comedy, Sabu is a period drama...
They're ok. The one movie of his I have a soft spot for is "Kishiwada Shounen Gurentai: Boukyou". It was pretty funny.
I've also seen a few of his direct to video projects which were absolute crap.
audition! kind of liked that film. that girl seemed so sweet. then she cut his....
Audition is one of the best horror films of the 90's. It was after seeing Audition when I realized how great director Miike is. So far I've seen 20 Miike films: 2 masterpeaces, 8 very good ones, 6 okay, 3 bad films, and 1 terrible movie. But there's still more than a dozen Miike films I want to see.
Shurayuki-hime wrote:Audition is one of the best horror films of the 90's. It was after seeing Audition when I realized how great director Miike is. So far I've seen 20 Miike films: 2 masterpeaces, 8 very good ones, 6 okay, 3 bad films, and 1 terrible movie. But there's still more than a dozen Miike films I want to see.
which two are the masterpieces and which is the terrible one?
how about 'hana to hebi'? what do you think about that one?
kenjilina wrote:
which two are the masterpieces and which is the terrible one?
Masterpieces:
Koshonin (aka Koushounin)
The Bird People In China
+ Audition (I'm adding this to the list)
Terrible:
Ichi The Killer (though I want to see it again. It was the first Miike film I ever saw).
But there's still a lot of films I haven't seen that could be masterpeaces (Gozu, Rainy Dog, Zebraman...)
kenjilina wrote:
how about 'hana to hebi'? what do you think about that one?
I haven't seen Hana To Hebi. And it's not a Miike film (directed my Takashi Ishii)
Shurayuki-hime wrote:
I haven't seen Hana To Hebi. And it's not a Miike film (directed my Takashi Ishii)
oops! yes i got a little mixed up there.
p.s. it's almost midnight here and i'm getting takashis mixed up. time for bed!!
I haven't seen any Takashi Ishii films. Has he made any good films? Freeze Me looks and Gonin look pretty interesting. And is Hana to Hebi any good?
(aww... it's already 2 am here. I have to go to sleep)
(aww... it's already 2 am here. I have to go to sleep)
freeze me isn't too bad, just dont think too much.
Shurayuki-hime wrote:I haven't seen any Takashi Ishii films. Has he made any good films? Freeze Me looks and Gonin look pretty interesting. And is Hana to Hebi any good?
(aww... it's already 2 am here. I have to go to sleep)
the ones i've seen all seem quite violent. hana to hebi is violence of a disturbing nature i guess.
i'll do a bit of research and return here.
oyasumi.
Ah, it's a thumbs down sort of day.
I've finally seen an Akira Kurosawa movie that just didn't hold up.
"No regrets of our Youth"
According to the DVD release I saw this week, it came out in 1946, and it is dull. The pacing, the acting, the editing... dull.
Proof positive that even Kurosawa didn't start out as a Master.
Another big thumbs down for "Gore From Outerspace."
During it I was wondering if the director came to the cast on the first day and said; Okay, I've jotted down some pointless bit on nonsense, in place of a script. This thing wouldn't play at a midnight showing in a small snow bound village in Hokkido. So what's say you guys abandon that classic, subtle, naturalistic approach to acting that Japanese actors are famous for, and see if you can't overact, and bizzaro your way through this stuff. Maybe somebody will call it a cult comedy and we can make our money back on the DVD sales.
Even Hiroshi Abe couldn't save this thing.
Oh well, I needed the sleep.
I've finally seen an Akira Kurosawa movie that just didn't hold up.
"No regrets of our Youth"
According to the DVD release I saw this week, it came out in 1946, and it is dull. The pacing, the acting, the editing... dull.
Proof positive that even Kurosawa didn't start out as a Master.
Another big thumbs down for "Gore From Outerspace."
During it I was wondering if the director came to the cast on the first day and said; Okay, I've jotted down some pointless bit on nonsense, in place of a script. This thing wouldn't play at a midnight showing in a small snow bound village in Hokkido. So what's say you guys abandon that classic, subtle, naturalistic approach to acting that Japanese actors are famous for, and see if you can't overact, and bizzaro your way through this stuff. Maybe somebody will call it a cult comedy and we can make our money back on the DVD sales.
Even Hiroshi Abe couldn't save this thing.
Oh well, I needed the sleep.
Geezer wrote:Ah, it's a thumbs down sort of day.
I've finally seen an Akira Kurosawa movie that just didn't hold up.
"No regrets of our Youth"
According to the DVD release I saw this week, it came out in 1946, and it is dull. The pacing, the acting, the editing... dull.
Wow, that's like Kurosawa's first film, ne?
Wasn't it sort of like a semi-propaganda film? :headscratch:
I guess you could call it a propaganda film. But from the point of view of post war Japan.
It starts in 1933 with a bunch of college students who are opposed to the Army and the growing power of the Fascist Government, and follows their lives through the war.
The beloved teacher quits his job, his lovely daughter is the opject of affection for the two main students. One who goes to work for the government, and the other who works against the government and ends up in prison.
In the end, the noble girl goes off to work in the fields.
It was awful. Scenes are dead, they linger forever on nothing. The story is chopped and lacks detail where needed.
It's just a ham handed attempt to show that there was a portion of the society that didn't think world conquest was a good idea, and that their notion of truth and beauty prevailed.
Okay, awful is too strong a word. But in my opinion, the movie just doesn't hold up.
It starts in 1933 with a bunch of college students who are opposed to the Army and the growing power of the Fascist Government, and follows their lives through the war.
The beloved teacher quits his job, his lovely daughter is the opject of affection for the two main students. One who goes to work for the government, and the other who works against the government and ends up in prison.
In the end, the noble girl goes off to work in the fields.
It was awful. Scenes are dead, they linger forever on nothing. The story is chopped and lacks detail where needed.
It's just a ham handed attempt to show that there was a portion of the society that didn't think world conquest was a good idea, and that their notion of truth and beauty prevailed.
Okay, awful is too strong a word. But in my opinion, the movie just doesn't hold up.
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