Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Ordered 5 movies last night. They should be pretty good.

Screwed - Ishii/Asano
Silver - Miike
Bodyguard Kiba - Miike
Family - Miike
Love & Pop (because it has Nakama Yukie in it)

shin2 wrote:This is a little late, but several nights ago as I was channel surfing I came across Yojimbo being shown on TCM. I have seen this film many times--in theaters, on TV, and in DVD format--and watching it the other evening, I marveled again at what a superb movie this is in so many respects: acting, directing, screenplay, cinematography, music. A movie that is both a comedy and an action flick, satirical in its point of view, yet striving incessantly to be entertainingly fun--this is Kurosawa and Mifune in their heyday. A great film not to be missed.

Total agreement.

It's sequel, Sanjuro is highly recommended as well... The closing duel between Mifune Toshiro and Nakadai Tatsuya is classic. :victory:

tabana wrote:
Yup. :mrgreen:

Found some info, but not much. link. There's a song by hiro on it. :) They're selling pink combs, mirrors and tank tops. Looks like a chix flick. :pout:

Nothing to be sad about.
Cute girls dancing and shaking their booty *most likely ne* is a good thing :mrgreen: :hehe:

Dream member Hasebe Yu also sings a song for this movie.

NANA the Movie 2
Filming and Casting

It has been over a year since "NANA the Movie" entered the Asian entertainment scene, and captured the headlines of media outlets everywhere. Now finally, filming for the sequel has begun. On September 26th (Japan time), Yui Ichikawa (a.k.a. our new Hachiko) wrote in her blog about her first day of filming for "NANA 2." She described that the scene took place in a beautiful wedding hall. The location gave her such mushy feelings, that she gushed about one day being married in such a place, with a beautiful gown and someone she loves.

Yui Ichikawa isn't the only one who seems excited about "NANA 2." The Official NANA 2 site reported that Hongo Kanata (a.k.a. our new Shin), is totally addicted to his new role as well.

Lastly, S-NANA.com has finally updated with the full casting for the BlackStones and Trapnest members in "NANA the Movie 2." Throw a party Yuna Ito fans! Yuna is listed to return as Serizawa Reira in the movie. Looks like she decided to take the role afterall. Here is the rest of the listing:

tabana wrote:
Yup. :mrgreen:

Found some info, but not much. link. There's a song by hiro on it. :) They're selling pink combs, mirrors and tank tops. Looks like a chix flick. :pout:

That's one fancy site. I wouldn't want to try and view it on dialup though :P

thought this excerpt from a movie article was pretty funny.

"brilliantly cast with former action star Sanada Hiroyuki and former "teenage sex goddess" Miyazawa Rie in the leads, and amply displaying supreme virtues of restraint and economy in storytelling, "The Twilight Samurai" is a masterpiece as well as a historically authoritative corrective to that overblown Tom Cruise vehicle "The Last Samurai" (2003)."

This is, without a doubt, one of the best Japanese movies ever made:
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Tu_triky wrote:thought this excerpt from an movie article was pretty funny.

"brilliantly cast with former action star Sanada Hiroyuki and former "teenage sex goddess" Miyazawa Rie in the leads, and amply displaying supreme virtues of restraint and economy in storytelling, "The Twilight Samurai" is a masterpiece as well as a historically authoritative corrective to that overblown Tom Cruise vehicle "The Last Samurai" (2003)."

LOL.

Though I liked The Last Samurai as well. :)

bmwracer wrote:
LOL.

Though I liked The Last Samurai as well. :)

I thought it was okay but the critic's comments are justified....it really doesn't compare to Twilight Samurai :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote:thought this excerpt from an movie article was pretty funny.

"brilliantly cast with former action star Sanada Hiroyuki and former "teenage sex goddess" Miyazawa Rie in the leads, and amply displaying supreme virtues of restraint and economy in storytelling, "The Twilight Samurai" is a masterpiece as well as a historically authoritative corrective to that overblown Tom Cruise vehicle "The Last Samurai" (2003)."

A Yoji Yamada movie (he was both director and screenwriter). Twilight Samurai is yet another good example of why I think Yamada is Japan's greatest living live-action director. :applaud:

shin2 wrote:

A Yoji Yamada movie (he was both director and screenwriter). Twilight Samurai is yet another good example of why I think Yamada is Japan's greatest living live-action director. :applaud:

Yeah I am in full agreement with you....we have both expressed our mutual respect and admiration for Yoji Yamada and Rie Miyazawa, in fact.

Tu_triky wrote:I thought it was okay but the critic's comments are justified....it really doesn't compare to Twilight Samurai :mrgreen:

I didn't expect it to, being a Hollywood flick... Can't think of many U.S.-made movies about other cultures that aren't Hollywood-ized...

bmwracer wrote:
I didn't expect it to, being a Hollywood flick... Can't think of many U.S.-made movies about other cultures that aren't Hollywood-ized...

bastardized....i'm just sick of the whole white man save the asian damsel in distress stereotype crap....get over it already...it's more tired than George Bush's rhetoric. I don't have a problem with interracial aspect...but must this plot convention be used over and over again.

I wanna see a movie where the Asian guy gets the caucasian female...

After the last episode of Trick, we put on Love & Pop. Just watched a little bit of it. Up to the part where the two girls are having shabu-shabu with the guy.
What an interesting movie. The camera work, and camera quality quality is something I've never seen before. It's not like a drama or an American movie. Or even a direct-to-video Miike style production. It's just cool and weird.

Nakama Yukie hasn't been in it very much up to this point.

]guys... does anyone know any movie titles of Hideaki takizawa? :dancing:

jaxnaya wrote:]guys... does anyone know any movie titles of Hideaki takizawa? :dancing:

I don't think he has acted in any movies, only TV doramas....try asking your question over at the Tackey & Tsubasa thread....all his fans there will probably know best

http://jdorama.com/viewpost.491921.htm#491921

yeah, that's what i thought at first... anyway... thnks :dancing:

jaxnaya wrote:yeah, that's what i thought at first... anyway... thnks :dancing:

no problem. you're welcome.

shin2 wrote:

A Yoji Yamada movie (he was both director and screenwriter). Twilight Samurai is yet another good example of why I think Yamada is Japan's greatest living live-action director. :applaud:

speaking of Yamada:

Sorry I don't remember if I posted this already but Kimura Takuya's new movie, Bushi no Ichibun, (directed by Yoji Yamada) is premiering at the Tokyo International Film Festival this month.

http://www.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/works.php?id=38

http://www.ichibun.jp/

Tu_triky wrote:

speaking of Yamada:

Sorry I don't remember if I posted this already but Kimura Takuya's new movie, Bushi no Ichibun, (directed by Yoji Yamada) is premiering at the Tokyo International Film Festival this month.

http://www.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/works.php?id=38

http://www.ichibun.jp/

Yes, I had read it would be premiered at that festival. Yamada has said this would be his last jidai-geki movie (surprisingly, he's only made three of these in his very long prolific career, and they happen to be his latest three). His next movie is to star Sayuri Yoshinaga, another legend of Japanese cinema.