Watanabe Ken

Tu_triky wrote::hehe: Threw you a softball pitch on that one. :beaten:

Yup, it was a fat one. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup, it was a fat one. :hehe:

:)

To get back on track,

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^ Stylin'... :victory:

Did anyone see Ken Watanabe in "Dokuganryu Masamune", Taiga drama from about 1987. I'm sure many of you weren't even born yet but it was terrific. He was exceptionally good-looking in his younger days (and still is) and it was kind of comical to see him tower over the other actors. I called the station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas (can't remember the name) a couple of years ago asking if they could rebroadcast the drama but they said the licensing fee would be too much. I know my kids and a lot of other people would have enjoyed watching the drama and him. He was very dynamic in it. :applaud:

Sengo wrote:Did anyone see Ken Watanabe in "Dokuganryu Masamune", Taiga drama from about 1987. I'm sure many of you weren't even born yet but it was terrific. He was exceptionally good-looking in his younger days (and still is) and it was kind of comical to see him tower over the other actors. I called the station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas (can't remember the name) a couple of years ago asking if they could rebroadcast the drama but they said the licensing fee would be too much. I know my kids and a lot of other people would have enjoyed watching the drama and him. He was very dynamic in it. :applaud:

The local station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas would be KSCI-18... :)

I first saw him in Tampopo, but I didn't make the connection until I read his bio after The Last Samurai was released...

bmwracer wrote:^ Stylin'... :victory:

Yeah, he looks really debonaire in that photograph.

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah, he looks really debonaire in that photograph.

Dashing and deboner... :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Dashing and deboner... :mrgreen:

:hehe:

There's something chic & timeless about a black & white photograph.

Tu_triky wrote:There's something chic & timeless about a black & white photograph.

It does give a picture a more dramatic effect.

bmwracer wrote:[image]

I felt a little sad when I saw this picture. The actor is Otomo Ryutaro, and Tampopo was his final film; he committed suicide the year it came out. As the picture shows, he was old and frail when he made the movie, a far cry from his days when he was one of the best and most popular actors working during the golden age of jidaigeki films. Back then he was a physically imposing figure, very strong and robust. He made many many films in his career, including a number of series movies--I think he was the best Tange Sazen, a role most fans of jidaigeki would probably identify him the most with.

bmwracer wrote:
It does give a picture a more dramatic effect.

Very true.

shin2 wrote:I felt a little sad when I saw this picture. The actor is Otomo Ryutaro, and Tampopo was his final film; he committed suicide the year it came out. As the picture shows, he was old and frail when he made the movie, a far cry from his days when he was one of the best and most popular actors working during the golden age of jidaigeki films. Back then he was a physically imposing figure, very strong and robust. He made many many films in his career, including a number of series movies--I think he was the best Tange Sazen, a role most fans of jidaigeki would probably identify him the most with.

Sad.

Sounds like he had one heck of a career, though.

bmwracer wrote:
Sad.

Sounds like he had one heck of a career, though.

I know he had a one heck of a bowl of ramen...made me salivate.

All kidding aside, Tampopo is probably the greatest "food" film ever made.

Tu_triky wrote:All kidding aside, Tampopo is probably the greatest "food" film ever made.

Hmm, just talking about it is prompting me to reserve some time this weekend to watch it again... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm, just talking about it is prompting me to reserve some time this weekend to watch it again... :victory:

Hehe. You would be better served by reserving some time for a bowl of ramen and a side of gyoza w/ rayu. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:Hehe. You would be better served by reserving some time for a bowl of ramen and a side of gyoza w/ rayu. :beaten:

There's a thought: if I had a laptop, I could watch the movie while slurping some ramen at Mottainai. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
There's a thought: if I had a laptop, I could watch the movie while slurping some ramen at Mottainai. :mrgreen:

:rofl: You obviously appreciate the point. I'll shuddup now. :beaten:

Make it the Sapporo Miso ramen, man!

Tu_triky wrote:Make it the Sapporo Miso ramen, man!

That's what I usually get... Love the richness of the broth. :victory:

But I'm digressing..... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That's what I usually get... Love the richness of the broth. :victory:

But I'm digressing..... :sweat:

My fault. :bow:

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A fan getting a little too close. :rofl: