Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Just finished viewing Always: Sunset on 3rd Street, a 2005 theatrical release that won an unbelievable 12 out of a total possible 13 awards at the most recent Japanese Academy Awards. (The only category it didn't win was in Lead Actress where the film's nominee was Koyuki; just imagine how she must have felt) This is a film full of nostalgia. It takes place in a crowded Tokyo neighborhood in 1958, complete with narrow streets, mom and pop shops, and neighbors who know everything about everyone. Characters include a blustery auto repair shop owner and his family, a naive country girl who comes to the big city, a struggling author of juvenile books who hates kids and aspires to be a literary elite, an abandoned child, a beautiful bar owner with a mysterious past, and a doctor who is called a devil. There's a lot of pop cultural and historical references which help enhance the nostalgic feeling the film successfully captures. The large ensemble cast consists of very recognizable faces and names for those familiar with dorama and all are uniformly good; even the two 10-year-old boys who play pivotal roles in the movie are believable. Often times hilarious, sometimes sad, Always definitely tries to manipulate the emotions of its audience while hearkening back to a time that seemed so simple and optimistic. I think it's a heartfelt, wonderful film.

Wow. 12 out of 13...

Original title is: Always - Sanchome no Yuhi. http://www.always3.jp/

tabana wrote:Wow. 12 out of 13...

Original title is: Always - Sanchome no Yuhi. http://www.always3.jp/

i discussed this movie a while back....

i put the torrent up for this movie in this thread, the maki the thread AND the koyuki thread a while back....it was a great film.....

shin2 wrote:Just finished viewing Always: Sunset on 3rd Street, a 2005 theatrical release that won an unbelievable 12 out of a total possible 13 awards at the most recent Japanese Academy Awards. (The only category it didn't win was in Lead Actress where the film's nominee was Koyuki; just imagine how she must have felt) This is a film full of nostalgia. It takes place in a crowded Tokyo neighborhood in 1958, complete with narrow streets, mom and pop shops, and neighbors who know everything about everyone. Characters include a blustery auto repair shop owner and his family, a naive country girl who comes to the big city, a struggling author of juvenile books who hates kids and aspires to be a literary elite, an abandoned child, a beautiful bar owner with a mysterious past, and a doctor who is called a devil. There's a lot of pop cultural and historical references which help enhance the nostalgic feeling the film successfully captures. The large ensemble cast consists of very recognizable faces and names for those familiar with dorama and all are uniformly good; even the two 10-year-old boys who play pivotal roles in the movie are believable. Often times hilarious, sometimes sad, Always definitely tries to manipulate the emotions of its audience while hearkening back to a time that seemed so simple and optimistic. I think it's a heartfelt, wonderful film.

it was a great film all around but the cast of the movie knew koyuki wasn't going to win in her category because some of the other nominees gave some heavy hitting performances....

oh well she was nonetheless enjoyable to watch, given her laudable performance.

Has anyone mentioned an older movie titled; "Rajio no jikan"?

"Welcome Back Mr. McDonald" (1997)

I did a quick search, but the search thinger here tends to defeat me. Anyway...

"Welcome Back Mr McDonald" Absolutely hilarious.

It's a farce about a live radio drama broadcast, and though the plot has been used a few times in different moves, (and in a great episode of "Frasier") I think they hit it out of the ballpark in this one.

For fans of mid to late 90's dorama, the cast is stacked. You know, and probably love everyone in this movie.

Geezer wrote:I did a quick search, but the search thinger here tends to defeat me.

That's 'cause it sucks like a 5hp shop-vac.

finally found a torrent of Haru no Yuki with English Subs starring Yuko Takeuchi and Satoshi Tsumabuki!!!! Yosh!

Tu_triky wrote:finally found a torrent of Haru no Yuki with English Subs starring Yuko Takeuchi and Satoshi Tsumabuki!!!! Yosh!

*wonders where the torrent link is* :pout: :puppydog:

Geezer wrote:Has anyone mentioned an older movie titled; "Rajio no jikan"?

"Welcome Back Mr. McDonald" (1997)

I did a quick search, but the search thinger here tends to defeat me. Anyway...

"Welcome Back Mr McDonald" Absolutely hilarious.

It's a farce about a live radio drama broadcast, and though the plot has been used a few times in different moves, (and in a great episode of "Frasier") I think they hit it out of the ballpark in this one.

For fans of mid to late 90's dorama, the cast is stacked. You know, and probably love everyone in this movie.

Written and directed by Koki Mitani. A great cast and marvelous film. Kyoka Suzuki's performance was outstanding. Usually she is cast as the object of every man's lust; in this movie I at first didn't recognize her as the mousy, timid (at the beginning anyway) housewife.

krim wrote:

*wonders where the torrent link is* :pout: :puppydog:

i found it over at FSS (Fantastic Super Seeders)....for several months i would occassionally go there and they weren't excepting new members....but apparently the gates are open now.....

http://fst.omnilounge.co.uk/


i must say the tracker was fugged up while i was downloading because i couldn't connect continuously to other peers who had the the file data...if you want me to help seed or otherwise...hit me up on the PM.

duh, i've been looking at fantastic super club. :banghead:

krim wrote:duh, i've been looking at fantastic super club. :banghead:

haha..their version isn't subbed and it's an RMVB file

i did post the website for you, brah :sweat:

i just registered, waiting for the activation email. :sweat:

krim wrote:i just registered, waiting for the activation email. :sweat:

right on....the file is poorly seeded so let me know if you need help....i tried to let my home pc seed over night and i couldn't even connect to the tracker.

thanks, ill let ya know. :applaud:

krim wrote:thanks, ill let ya know. :applaud:

cool.

krim wrote:duh, i've been looking at fantastic super club. :banghead:

Is that anything like the Super Terrific Happy Hour? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Is that anything like the Super Terrific Happy Hour? :hehe:

i quit taking those pills thank you very much.

DVD Beaver comparison of the 3-disc Criterion release of Seven Samurai: http://www.compare.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare7/sevensamurai.htm

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bmwracer wrote:DVD Beaver comparison of the 3-disc Criterion release of Seven Samurai: http://www.compare.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare7/sevensamurai.htm

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not really a japanese movie but i recently downloaded Peony Pavillion....with Rie Miyazawa...a film where she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival, 2001