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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:28 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Great expression on Ryoko-chan's face: "this guy is full of himself..."
i think she's jealous.....she's thinking "this guy thinks he's prettier than me?"
for the disc. i was thinking of throwing tony t, another rie miyazawa movie called the face of jizo, and a yoji yamada film (director of twilight samurai) entitled the "hidden blade"...it stars matsu takako
Based on the play by Inoue Hisashi, Chichi to Kuraseba (English title: The Face of Jizo) conveys a message close to director Kazuo Kuroki's heart. Set in Hiroshima around 1948, the film dramatizes the traumatic lives of bombing survivors living in postwar Japan, focusing its narrative on the close relationship between a loving father and his devoted daughter. When we first meet Mitsue (Rie Miyazawa from Twilight Samurai and Peony Pavillion), she's making her way home during a turbulent thunderstorm. Strangely, she becomes deathly afraid at the onset of such an everyday occurrence. But why? It turns out that her fear is connected to the fact that she survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Thankfully, she can take comfort in the fact that she lives with her father Takezo (Yoshio Harada from 9 Souls and Azumi), in their partially repaired house. From the get-go, it's clear that her dad isn't just an ordinary father, but a counselor, a mentor, and a true friend. With most of her family and friends dead, Takezo is the only person to whom she can reveal her inner thoughts. As great as this sounds, there's just one ?problem? ? her father died in the bombing, too!
As a ghost, Takezo is only concerned with his daughter's life and her well-being. When a handsome, but shy researcher named Kinoshita (Tadanobu Asano from Zatoichi and Ichi the Killer) comes to town, Takezo encourages his daughter to take action and embark on an exciting, new romance. Despite her father's wishes, Mitsue refuses to pursue Kinoshita. As a survivor of such a horrible atrocity, Mitsue's guilt is so overwhelming that she believes she has no right to be happy after so many have lost so much. Will Mitsue overcome her guilt to find happiness among the ruins? Find out in Chichi to Kuraseba, a heartwarming tale of one father's enduring love for his only daughter!
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Hidden Blade
In the waning years of the Tokugawa shogunate, two rank-and-file samurai of the remote Unasaka prefecture – Munezo Katagiri and Samon Shimada – bid farewell to their mutual friend Yaichiro Hazama, who as a rising star amongst their clan is bound for distant Edo (Tokyo) to assume an important post. Returning to the friendly warmth of the Katagiri home, talk soon turns to the gentle teasing of his younger sister Shino for her claim of having prepared dinner�c after all, she may be Samon's fiancée, but everyone knows that the one with real cooking skill is Kie, an attractive farm girl who is serving as the family's maid whilst she acquires the abilities and etiquette needed to secure a good marriage for herself someday.
However, three years on, a great deal has changed. Although Shino married Samon as planned (and the two seem content), Munezo's mother has died and Kie has been wed into the Iseya family (of the merchant caste)�c which leaves Katagiri living a somewhat lonely bachelor's existence. Worse yet, the clan's military leaders in Edo have sent a young 'specialist' to train the old guard of local samurai in modern warfare techniques, including everything from safely using firearms and heavy artillery to running like Westerners do. But the final blow comes when Munezo discovers that Kie has fallen desperately ill from neglect, trapped in a loveless marriage and being ill-used by her husband's family. Betraying more feeling for her than would generally be deemed proper for a man of his rank, he promptly rescues her from the Iseya household and commands her husband to file for divorce so she will be free of them.
for the disc. i was thinking of throwing tony t, another rie miyazawa movie called the face of jizo, and a yoji yamada film (director of twilight samurai) entitled the "hidden blade"...it stars matsu takako
Based on the play by Inoue Hisashi, Chichi to Kuraseba (English title: The Face of Jizo) conveys a message close to director Kazuo Kuroki's heart. Set in Hiroshima around 1948, the film dramatizes the traumatic lives of bombing survivors living in postwar Japan, focusing its narrative on the close relationship between a loving father and his devoted daughter. When we first meet Mitsue (Rie Miyazawa from Twilight Samurai and Peony Pavillion), she's making her way home during a turbulent thunderstorm. Strangely, she becomes deathly afraid at the onset of such an everyday occurrence. But why? It turns out that her fear is connected to the fact that she survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Thankfully, she can take comfort in the fact that she lives with her father Takezo (Yoshio Harada from 9 Souls and Azumi), in their partially repaired house. From the get-go, it's clear that her dad isn't just an ordinary father, but a counselor, a mentor, and a true friend. With most of her family and friends dead, Takezo is the only person to whom she can reveal her inner thoughts. As great as this sounds, there's just one ?problem? ? her father died in the bombing, too!
As a ghost, Takezo is only concerned with his daughter's life and her well-being. When a handsome, but shy researcher named Kinoshita (Tadanobu Asano from Zatoichi and Ichi the Killer) comes to town, Takezo encourages his daughter to take action and embark on an exciting, new romance. Despite her father's wishes, Mitsue refuses to pursue Kinoshita. As a survivor of such a horrible atrocity, Mitsue's guilt is so overwhelming that she believes she has no right to be happy after so many have lost so much. Will Mitsue overcome her guilt to find happiness among the ruins? Find out in Chichi to Kuraseba, a heartwarming tale of one father's enduring love for his only daughter!
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Hidden Blade
In the waning years of the Tokugawa shogunate, two rank-and-file samurai of the remote Unasaka prefecture – Munezo Katagiri and Samon Shimada – bid farewell to their mutual friend Yaichiro Hazama, who as a rising star amongst their clan is bound for distant Edo (Tokyo) to assume an important post. Returning to the friendly warmth of the Katagiri home, talk soon turns to the gentle teasing of his younger sister Shino for her claim of having prepared dinner�c after all, she may be Samon's fiancée, but everyone knows that the one with real cooking skill is Kie, an attractive farm girl who is serving as the family's maid whilst she acquires the abilities and etiquette needed to secure a good marriage for herself someday.
However, three years on, a great deal has changed. Although Shino married Samon as planned (and the two seem content), Munezo's mother has died and Kie has been wed into the Iseya family (of the merchant caste)�c which leaves Katagiri living a somewhat lonely bachelor's existence. Worse yet, the clan's military leaders in Edo have sent a young 'specialist' to train the old guard of local samurai in modern warfare techniques, including everything from safely using firearms and heavy artillery to running like Westerners do. But the final blow comes when Munezo discovers that Kie has fallen desperately ill from neglect, trapped in a loveless marriage and being ill-used by her husband's family. Betraying more feeling for her than would generally be deemed proper for a man of his rank, he promptly rescues her from the Iseya household and commands her husband to file for divorce so she will be free of them.
Aye, I agree. Sometimes it's a bit freaky, especially when they're dressed in a certain way, or not really dressed, as Chiaki pulled it when she was 12... oioioi...
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject:
Toranaga wrote:
Aye, I agree. Sometimes it's a bit freaky, especially when they're dressed in a certain way, or not really dressed, as Chiaki pulled it when she was 12... oioioi...
A bit older...
agreed, a tad distressing...yeah any fotos of early adolescence is a bit too young. IMHO. nice picture. i always thought of the mole on rie miyazawa's face as rather distinctive in the same fashion that supermodel Cindy Crawford is famous for her mole. a trademark if you will.
agreed, a tad distressing...yeah any fotos of early adolescence is a bit too young. IMHO. nice picture. i always thought of the mole on rie miyazawa's face as rather distinctive in the same fashion that supermodel Cindy Crawford is famous for her mole. a trademark if you will.
Aye, it doesn't disturb her looks at all. I think it levels her up from the rest.
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very japanese. 
