Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

[hitomi #1]

bmwracer wrote:

asiandvdclub.org.

Thanks, kept forgetting that site. Just went there, found it, lot of the reviewers seem to think it's a .

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[Tu_triky]

For any Japanese film enthusiasts in Southern California. Free screenings of contemporary Japanese films sponsored by the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Electronic RSVP required to attend free screening(s)

Date: February 19, 2010 - February 21, 2010
Time: Varied
Location: Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall

More details at the jump:

http://cinema.usc.edu/about/events/event_20100208.htm

[hitomi #1]

bmwracer wrote:

Ahh, chipmunk guy.

For those who don't know who Joe Shishido is, these are from Cruel Gun Story, 1967.

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[bmwracer]

I still can't figure how those ridiculous chipmunk cheeks rocketed him to fame....

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

I still can't figure how those ridiculous chipmunk cheeks rocketed him to fame....

Anybody who can store agedashi tofu in his cheeks is destined for greatness.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

Anybody who can store agedashi tofu in his cheeks is destined for greatness.

Ahh, that's what it is.....

I guess Brando stole Shishido's idea for The Godfather.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Ahh, that's what it is..... I guess Brando stole Shishido's idea for The Godfather.

Sure. Why use cotton when you can use something tastier? Lightly fried tofu w/ponzu.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

Sure. Why use cotton when you can use something tastier? Lightly fried tofu w/ponzu.

Right... And he can eat lunch without leaving the set.

(Brando probably copped the idea when he was in Japan filming The Teahouse of the August Moon... )

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Right... And he can eat lunch without leaving the set. (Brando probably copped the idea when he was in Japan filming The Teahouse of the August Moon... )

Nice photo. And you thought all he learned from the movie concerned green tea. I wonder if he has one of those bamboo whisks to stimulate some frothy goodness.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

I wonder if he has one of those bamboo whisks to stimulate some frothy goodness.

Probably... He's a Method Actor.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Probably... He's a Method Actor.

I'm gonna ask him the method on frying the tofu.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

I'm gonna ask him the method on frying the tofu.

You'll have to have a seance.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

You'll have to have a seance.

I can channel him through the use of my Zojirushi fuzzy logic rice cooker.

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

I can channel him through the use of my Zojirushi fuzzy logic rice cooker.

Wow... Metaphysics meets electronics.

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

Wow... Metaphysics meets electronics.

I called it "Weird Science."

[bmwracer]

Tu_triky wrote:

I called it "Weird Science."

There's no tofu there....

[Tu_triky]

bmwracer wrote:

There's no tofu there....

[bmwracer]

hitomi #1 wrote:

bmwracer wrote: asiandvdclub.org. Thanks, kept forgetting that site. Just went there, found it, lot of the reviewers seem to think it's a .

I can seed this if the need arises.

[hitomi #1]

bmwracer wrote:

I can seed this if the need arises.

Thanks, but I may be alright, over halfway there, now Casshern is a different story, that is one big file!
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[gaijinmark]

"Ooku" cast includes Horikita, Tamaki

Additional cast members have been revealed for the upcoming live-action film "Ooku," which stars Kou Shibasaki (28) and Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya (26). Joining them are Maki Horikita (21), Hiroshi Tamaki (30), Sadao Abe (39), and Kanjani8's Tadayoshi Okura (24).

Directed by Fuminori Kaneko, the film is an adaptation of the Fumi Yoshinaga manga of the same name. The story is a historical fiction set during the Edo period, in which a mysterious disease significantly reduces Japan's male population, resulting in women becoming the dominant members of society.

In December, it was revealed that Shibasaki is playing the role of the female shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, while Ninomiya is playing the part of Mizuno, a young man who joins the ranks of the "ooku" (the "inner chambers"). Horikita has been cast as O-nobu, the childhood friend of Mizuno who harbors feelings for him.

Tamaki, Abe, and Okura will play key members of the ooku. Tamaki's character is Matsushima, a high-ranking member of the elite O-chuurou class. Abe is playing Sugishita, a low-ranking member who has served for many years but has given up on promotion. Okura, who is making his big screen debut in this film, has been cast as Mizuno's rival, the expert swordsman Tsuruoka.

"Ooku" is scheduled for release on October 1.