Japanese Movie and TV General #59

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A thread for discussion and recommendation of Japanese TV and movies.

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https://jdramas.wordpress.com/2021/10/06/fall-2021-dramas/

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>>36889118
I hope that show gets uploaded. It looks very interesting.

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>>36889118
>Sion Sono
I will now watch this drama.

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Anyone here seen Tokyo girl and if so what did you think about it ?

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>>36889165
It's up.
The drama is documentary style.
It was amazing to see how they recreated Kinnikuman's house with Ayano's 5 million yen.
I was surprised to see that they even had a CRT TV with a NES and other stuff, pretty quality shit right there.
It got me wondering though, would it end up being really adapted into a live-action? Prolly not but I'm still wondering.

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>find torrents of a movie I wanna watch
>can't find subs anywhere
Pain. The movie is Joshiko(2016) by the way

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>>36894897
No one has subbed it.

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>>36894238
I thought it was an excellent series, fantastically shot, and brilliantly written. I ended up watching it all in one go.

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>>36893933
How was this episode?

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>36858287
>How do you know that she wanted to fuck specifically her dad? I read that episode as "teenager wants to have sex so she can talk about her first experience with her peers that are starting to have theirs, but she doesn't really like anyone so she clumsily tries to hook up with a random man"

She didn't just wanted to fuck to talk with her friends (she could just had lied to her friends, as she did in the end), that's why Junichi left her on the other shore with that sad expression. He felt "rejected" by her, because what she really wanted was to be with the man she "loved", her father. It was about her father, that's why there was a plot about her stepfather, that's why she kept going to the hospital, that's why she tried to lure a patient with a serious illness.
Isn't for no reason that she talks with both the stepfather and her friend about her "true love".
That's why I wanted to ask opinions about this series, I only see people have the most superficial interpretation.

But I concede that I was a bit wrong in the way I expressed myself (partly to bay anons into watching the series).

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>>36896617
meh

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>>36894943
>needing subs

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>>36889144
Are we gonna watch Akimoto Yasushi's latest drama kino? It starts today.

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>>36896749
I watched the first 2 episodes of Junichi and it was honestly retarded. For no reason at all random thots fuck him. The end

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>>36899241
Yes, I am. I hope the show sticks its landing compared to the staff previous work, Anata no Ban Desu because the ending fell off imo

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>>36899241
So this drama continues the trend of him handing roles to ex-Nogizaka46 members. Anaban was a good watch despite the shitty ending and the awful performance by Nishino Nanase. Kyouen NG was a good watch too, this time he handed the role to a Nogizaka46 member who can actually act, Wakatsuki Yumi did a splendid job. Hyouchakusha was dogshit, couldn't even bear to watch more than 3 episodes. Dunno if it's Shiraishi Mai's awful acting or the role she was given, it was just unwatchable. The story was kinda interesting, despite being a bit over-the-top.
This time with Shinhannin Flag he gave a role to Ikoma Rina (top left). She's a hit-or-miss because she comes off like an anime character but irl so I'm wondering how she's gonna fare here.

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Japan Sink -People of Hope-

https://youtu.be/CsECprMsWeg

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>>36889118
https://9tsu.org/63000.html

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>>36894884
Where did you download it?
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Thanks.

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>>36899617
>>36900091
Watched episode 1. As far as free TV mystery dramas go, it was fine, just like Anaban. The drama created buzz and it is trending on Twitter for hours now.
As someone who watched many of Akimoto dramas, I gotta say that I'm so sick of his samey characters, scenarios and situations, going through some parts of the drama was exhausting. Other than that, it was fine. I should note though that I'm still skeptical about how he's gonna handle the whodunit, the howdunit and the whydunit. Considering his track record of mystery dramas, I should expect him to shit the bed in the final episodes.

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>>36908517
Thanks for the short review, i have to watch it myself, but i hope we get an entertaining series like Anaban. By the way, do you have any expectations for the movie?
I watched all of Hyochakusha and didn't liked it. There were like 3 major plotpoints/storylines that didn't got any resolution at all. At the end of the series if said "End of Season 1" so we have to see if another one its actually made

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>>36899291
>For no reason at all random thots fuck him. The end
Again, that's the problem, people watch and see just the most surface level. You may end not liking but there's a bit more to it.
Watching only one episode ok, but watching that second episode where the characters talk almost exclusively in riddles and not understanding that you have to think a bit? Pure pleb filter.

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>>36909571
Not that guy, but if a storyteller can't grab an audience with its surface story then they failed at their job. Whatever deeper context isn't worth sitting through an othek2mrrwise bland set of events.

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>>36912334
Sasuga AKB kami7. Since she's old and married there's no more wotas that will overreact to it.

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>>36894884
The first episode is great. The saxophone solo at the end is pretty cool.

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>>36901810
Based international superstar Kimutaku

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i'm about to start Dr. Koto's Clinic
I didn't really like the main actor in Wakamono Tachi but I'm hoping it's gonna be a really comfy show

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>>36901810
wtf? gross

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>>36913728
>Dr. Koto's Clinic
Now that's a nostalgic show. I wonder what Yoshioka Hidetaka is up to these days.

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>>36894884
Zakoshishou and Sion Sono posing together! This has gotta be good, once I find it that is

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>>36914524
Abe-san mogging them hard

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>>36905557
>>36914373
You can find it on share (dot) dmhy (dot) org

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>>36917459
then why can't he get married

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>>36919497
それただのフィクションやんけ

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>>36908621
>By the way, do you have any expectations for the movie?
None. I just hope he won't do his good ole fuckery again and have the real ending outside the main drama like Anaban.

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>>36889144
Mushuboke is so good. The world before and after prison is such a wild rollercoaster that he's busy laughing and crying everyday. His mom was kind enough to buy him a smartphone and his daughter is a good girl who comes to see him even after he done her wrong. His ex-yakuza bros care about him a lot as well. However, his hallucinations? I just hope the fact that the people around him are so nice to him doesn't end up being a part of the hallucinations he's been having, that would be too sad.

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>>36920001
Why do you say that? Was that web/hulu spin off important? The last thing i saw was the old lady get killed and thats it It seems like this one will be as long as anaban. Only time will tell

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>>36920175
Ohhh, it's that cutie who threw the first pitch of DeNA vs Softbank earlier this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIkRGacdPaU

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>>36909571
you piqued my interest. got a working magnet / ddl link?

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>>36920439
Cute

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Fefu jobs out again.

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Newfag here. I've only watched like 4 tv series. Why does Japanese live action feel so anime? I mean I am watching amachan now and the characters in it feel very anime esque.
It's almost cringe how female actors try to be like animu girls

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>>36925716
Because you didn't realise that Japan was a real country and that anime was just one such product of that country.

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>>36925716
It's just their culture. Most weebs don't realize that anime girls are literally how Japanese girls behave.

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>>36925735
Nothing interesting happens in real Japan so people only care about anime Japan.

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>>36925806
Some cool stuff happens sometimes. Recently for example there's the shanimasu seiyuu who got NTR'd.

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Does Japan even make any quality films these days that isn't low budget indie artsy fartsy international film festivals aimed garbage or anime/manga adaptations made with a shoe string budget?

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>>36925716
You’re watching an asadora (morning drama), asadoras always have these quirky, cartoonish characters, it’s a fundamental element to this kind of dramas and such acting is more emphasized there than in a lot of regular dramas. Overall, Japanese acting is known for having an over-the-top style. Besides that, Japanese acting might not translate well for people from other countries because of how different it is to the rest of the world. I heard some people complain about how overreactory their acting is but that's due to Japanese traditional theatre/kabuki style, it's a cultural thing. Such style lacks the realism factor you see in western movies so people who are so used to western movies will be put off by the Japanese acting style. That doesn't mean every Japanese actor follows the traditional style, I'm sure you'll find plenty of movies with that sort of acting but it's just not the cultural norm.

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>>36926257
Dunno what you mean by quality but they do make movies that aren’t made by auteurs or movies that aren’t based on manga books every year.

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>>36926398
Like what? I'm looking at films released in 2019/20/21 and all of them are like this.

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>>36926257
Films are outdated in Japan so they don't get any decent budget these days. Most of those production houses don't even have modern equipment that is commonplace in other Asian film industries.

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>>36927395
>all
Come on dude, read what you're posting. You're telling us Japan in the last 3 years only made manga adaptations and indie films, even someone who never watches Japanese films would tell you you're full of shit.
Typhoon Family (2019)
Step (2020)
Around The Table (2021)
None of these fall under the genres you loathe so much.

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Can anyone recommend me some j-horror films? To avoid getting requests I've already watched, I've seen pretty much every Japanese horror film effedupmovies has to offer

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>>36933938
All three you posted are cheap looking literal-who tier indie films probably made on iPhone

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>>36933938
You're most likely replying to the OP of the previous thread.

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>>36934024
Like I said already, Japan has neither budget nor technology/technical expertise to make the kind of movies you see coming out of South korea or usa or even fucking India for that matter. So they are just trying to make the best of what they have and that's why most of their movies now look like amateure school projects. You won't get akira kurosawa in the current climate.
There's dazai osamu movie from last year if you want a movie that looks stylish and professional but it is terrible.

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>>36934024
I understand where you're coming from but you don't watch Japanese movies for high budget productions, you watch them for the storytelling and scenarios. If you don't enjoy those then you shouldn't waste your time here.

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>>36934024
>amateure school projects
Yeah this is a nice way to put it

>>36934327
I don't want high budget marvel shit but I just want a film that doesn't feel cheap and amateurish in terms of cinematography, editing, acting, screenplay details.
Parasite isn't a CGfest capeshit trash too but it looks and flows great. Having some budget can help to expand the scope of your story too.

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>>36934453
Japan doesn't make kino like Korea.

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>>36934453
Then Japanese movies aren’t for you. This general is for niche interests, not even some of the regulars here like some of the niches other anons like so it’s not a surprise when normalfags post such opinions and believe me, you are not the first normalfag who has the same views, been here for years and read the exact same posts many times.
I think the other anons explained enough about how Japanese filmmaking work so I won’t explain further.

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Japan is like the only country I know where films are niche and cartoons are mainstream.

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Just try movies from 60s/70s if you want professional filmmaking from Japan.

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>>36934969
>expecting Generation Z faggots to appreciate classic films
Reminds me of that one anon from a previous thread

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>>36934969
Where did it all go so wrong?

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>>36935037
The rise of the idols in the 80’s

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>>36935037
Video games and otaku media happened

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>>36933972
Forbidden Siren (2006)
Twilight Syndrome (2008)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2008)
Disclaimer: All of these adaptations are not as good as the original videogames they're based on.

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>>36935137
A fair trade-off.
>>36935126
I can do without this one though.

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Anyone started Shinigami-san yet? How is it?

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>>36937206
Downloaded ep1 but kept saying I'm gonna watch it later until I deleted it.

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Has the globohomo finally reached japan?

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>>36938314
girls are really cuter with hair

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tfw i like japanese acting and don't get what y'all so mad about

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>>36938314
How was this drama?

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>>36939128
I don't get it either I like it too lol

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>>36939225
Weak first episode. It should just be 30 minutes.

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>>36939225
The writing is post-modernist in the worst way possible. It makes strawmans out of caricatures of Japanese society in a very cliched way. I understand what it's doing by trying to make the same old plotline of "weird but cool sensei makes school life better," but this isn't the way to do it. I'm also not belittling its intentions since it feels like the writer cares for people and wants to defend certain groups of japanese society but it's completely misplaced kindness. At the end, it's a kind of blunt form of propaganda for the writer's personal views which seem to coincide with people from Tokyo that I've met in the past who don't really question their own stances on life.
Sorry for the diatribe but it pains me to see this happen to Japan of all places. Again, the message isn't a bad thing but this way of thinking only leads to worse problems. It's ironic how at the end, what gets the female student to understand what was wrong is how self centered and selfish she was behaving.
Obviously, I won't continue watching this show.

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>>36939868
You typed all that much without saying anything. You don't even know what postmodernism means and you're just another dumb conservative.

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>>36939938
If being conservative means I don’t have to bow down to the globohomo degenerate “values“ then so be it.

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>>36939868
You could have at least bothered to skim read the wikipedia page on postmodernism.

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>>36939938
>likes japan
>hates conservatism
bro...

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>>36939868
>It makes strawmans out of caricatures of Japanese society in a very cliched way.
>Again, the message isn't a bad thing but this way of thinking only leads to worse problems
Be more specific, faggot.

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>>36939966
Why do that when rw propaganda machine tells me how I should think about everything

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>>36939960
>globohomo degenerate
Can you only talk in meaningless buzzwords?

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>>36940045
Pot kettle black

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>>36939966
Doesn't matter
My intellectual guru Jordon Peterson told me that postmodernism is the root cause of everything bad in the world and thus everything I don't like is postmodernism.

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>>36938314
It already did in otaku media. Read nukitashi.

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man, every thread on 4chan sucks these days

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>>36939938
>>36939966
What is post-modernism in your definitions? The show portrays Japanese culture as contingent and socially-conditioned. I'm genuinely curious, just here to make friends for better understanding. You watched the show right?

>>36940247
Another progressive show but at least it isn't obnoxious about it. Recommend for people who want a generic romance story with a visually impaired girl.

>>36940301
It's the times we live in, there's no escaping it outside of complete solitude.

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>>36940351
lonely days,
lonely days...

good thing there are still comfy old japanese shows to escape to

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>>36920199
I haven't watched the Hulu spin-off, just heard that the real ending was there, which pissed me off.
>It seems like this one will be as long as anaban
Would be great honestly, as long as it carries itself like Anaban and as long as it doesn't end like Anaban.

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>>36938314
is she nun? that's as traditional as you can get in japan

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Hashimoto Kanna bros... I'm thinking it's over for our walled alcoholic hag...

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>>36940933
what the fuck is wrong with her face?

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>>36940981
Nothing, don't be mean.

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>>36940933
Whoever she is, her looks didn't impact me like Hashimoto did 8 years ago with this once-in-a-thousand-years pic.

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>>36940933
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>>36941110
Imada Mio is better

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>>36941058
is she time traveler?

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>>36941120
It's a crime she's not as popular as some other actresses or get as much work as them. It's probably because she belongs to a small, weak talent agency who can't compete with the big dons behind today's popular actresses. I think she's the only talent keeping her agency afloat today.

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>>36941164
Her agency is contents3 right? How do you know they're small and weak?

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>>36941164
They're not small, she's just small time. If she was better at acting, she'd get more roles.

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>>36940933
the johnnys in kieta hatsukoi is prettier...

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>>36941170
The company is a "literal who" tier. They are a young talent agency, not even 20 years in the biz. The only notable talent they have is Imada. I think when her contract is up and if she decides to leave, some other bigger agency would sign her in a heartbeat. It will prolly not happen though because Japanese people are mostly loyal to their companies.
>>36941184
I'm not sure if you're a newfag to the J-showbiz or just clueless but acting abilities has nothing to do with getting more roles. Are you implying popular actresses like Hashimoto and Hamabe are good actresses? They're backed by big-name agencies that keep pumping them with work. Japanese companies are all about hierarchy and connections, deals that happen behind close doors. It's the reason why Janiizu are everywhere on the Japanese TV. You're saying those shitters can act? Imada's agency is very small-time, her fame and popularity have grown far too big compared to their small-time name. She'd get more works if she decides to leave them for a bigger agency.

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https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/49299
Shukan Bunshun reported that Higashide Masahiro (33) currently dating a woman 5 years younger. She has an American father and Japanese mother. He approached her around May shortly after their first met. In June he asked her to move to his neighborhood and they met everyday.

In early October, he has a filming and called her to the hotel. In October 11 he entered her condominium with master key. Higashide agency said that they already ask him and everything seems true.


Erika was dumped!!

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>>36941260
KEK no wonder her agency is trying to get her to come back.

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>>36941244
This. The worst was Goriki Ayame. She was from Oscar Pro so her ugly ass mug was everywhere. They tried so hard to make her happen and be their next Ueto Aya. Finally they gave up and she left them eventually

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>>36941260
>Cheats on his wife and the mother of his children with a young cute actress
>Gets caught and his wife divorces him but comes back a few months later unscathed
>Dumps Erika and moves to another chick
What a Chad, holy shit.

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>>36941300
Oh God, her unapologetic gorioshi phase in the early 2010s was something legendary, reading 2ch threads about her back then was my daily routine.

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>>36941184
>If she was better at acting, she'd get more roles.
Imada Mio is one of the better actresses today. She not only has a very pretty face, she got an impactful personality. She can play many diverse roles, from the cute bishoujo roles to serious and horror roles. Her wide range of acting makes her stand out.

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>>36941476
>horror roles.
What dramas or movies has she starred in that are horror?

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>>36941522
>>36941476
Yeah, i wanted to ask something along those lines. What are some of her best roles? I've only seen her in 3-nen A-gumi. You made me curious about her anon haha

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>>36941593
Kalanchoe, a LGBT movie

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The charges, officer?

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>>36941244
is she loyal? there was this ugly mori girl who left her agency and signed with sony right?

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>>36941670
what kind of backing does he have?

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>>36941522
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Natsu no Tokubetsu hen 2018

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>>36941670
I love that movie but I hated her character after this scene. Why would you do that, Asako?

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I kinda wanna check out Doctor X but the number of episodes intimidates me. I'm sure they couldn't keep the same level of quality for six seasons.

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>>36942169
He looks better since his divorce.

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>>36926374
This is the reason why I enjoy Japanese dramas. It's like a stage play on screen. Also, fuck method acting.

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>>36948138
Wish I had the time to marathon it a few months ago. I watched season 1 when it was airing and regret ignoring the following season. Years flew by and before I knew it we're already in season 7.

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Tomorrow.

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>>36948138
It's formulaic crap, don't bother.

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>>36948493
I liked House and that was pretty much how I'd describe it so perhaps this is for me.

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>>36948493
To be fair, people watch it for Yonekura's charismatic character and not the stories.

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>>36948512
I liked House as well, I think that's why I tried watching it, but this was nothing like it.

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>>36940933
Doesn't look Japanese

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>>36948687
That's because she's only 75% jap

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>>36948209
I will be watching it.

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>>36939128
I like japanese girls and some japanese bois, that's it

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>>36941260
I was so fucking happy when Ikuta was getting some big roles in movies and then this fucker happened...

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New trailer for Anaban movie with Aimer returning again for the theme song

https://twitter.com/anaban_ntv/status/1448423303186685955

I hope the movie will be good and have a good ending compared to the disappointing ending of the drama

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>>36948687
Ishikawa Hana (14) is haafu Japanese (daddy)-Russian (mommy).

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>>36951283
I’m gonna pretend this shit doesn’t exist.

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Where do i start if this is the only live action nippon movie i've seen?

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>>36952709
The /tv/ chart isn't a bad start.
What kinda movies are you looking for?

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>>36948187
If only you knew how bad things really are

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>>36948270
I haven't watched Suiyoubi since July. It just isn't the same anymore though I appreciate their effort.

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>>36952851
What happened in July?

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>>36952736
Some drama's that are realistic like shoplifters but not overly melodramatic or not believable.

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>>36952851
Why? It's one of the few watchable variety shows today. Even the Japanese people who don't watch TV love the show.

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>>36952853
>>36952857
Being better than shit isn't saying much. It's not their fault, social distancing crippled these shows and there's only so much Geinin dokkiri I can take.

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>>36952872
It's genuinely consistently good though.
>so much Geinin dokkiri I can take
They literally just had a 2 week Oboncobon special. It hasn't been crippled at all. There's still a variety of content.

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>>36952856
Watch Koreeda Hirokazu's movies then, just like his Shoplifters, many of his movies have realism.
I particularly liked Nobody Knows (2004).

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>>36952872
There's indeed a nosedive in quality but if it's the only show you watch every week then it's worth sticking around. You never know when something very good might happen.

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>>36952872
What are you on about? Suiyou has obviously been impacted, but not half as bad as some of the other shows. Yofukashi's early covid stuff was fucking pathetic, I couldn't stand to watch when they were doing shit like setting up a mic 10 feet away from the camera and trying to direct interviewees to it like dogs.

The worst part is when the talent are in their fucking green rooms, alone, and they're still wearing a fucking mask so you lose half the reaction.

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I am eager to see the next episode.

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https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20211014_1698779.html?DETAIL
>suspicion of drug use was raised in entertainer x
RIP to whoever it's going to be.

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>>36955426
Who the fuck is it? The article makes it sounds like someone popular.

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>>36955426
Oof

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>>36953714
Me too, its cute and enjoyable

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>>36901810
>adaptation of Schötzings book
Nice
>Oliver Masucci aka Ulrich Nielsen from Dark
Double nice!

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GIWTWM

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>>36957888
Wonder if I can finish the 6 seasons before episode 3 airs

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this movies was way better than I expected

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>>36958052
>Rated G for General Audiences

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>>36958052
The story is very weird.

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>>36958285
indeed

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>>36957920
Believe in yourself

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>>36940247
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>>36962923
Forget the comment.
Big strong powerful "imagine" energy coming from this. Seriously, how are the statures?

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I think it's gonna be a good show. The story is interesting.

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>>36889118
I haven't watched a Japanese tv series fully since Keizoku and Trick. I just want a fun duo solving some sort of 'mystery'

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Idol-shit again.
https://youtu.be/bM9iPo18vcA

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>>36889118
I haven't watched a Japanese tv series fully since all of Keizoku and Trick. I just want a fun duo solving some sort of 'mystery'. Anything sorta like that?

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>>36964283
Tokyo Dogs
Jikou Keisatsu
dele (2018)
Atami no Sousakan
Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku
Legal High
Legal V

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>>36963570
I downloaded it but I found it difficult to even continue past the first scene when she's portrayed as a baby

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>>36964464
Well.. the show is a melodrama. It might not be your type of show.

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>>36964283
Thrill!

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excuse the mistimed subs

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https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0e37105bbbbcf2d4e98653c00c09b89f6cd619c2

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>>36965151
meh, lame

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>>36965151
Why are the majority of the comments thumbed down?

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>>36965151
based

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>>36965207
Who would you pick as your number 1?

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Is it me or are Japanese male actors going for the grungy image with facial hair and such? This is Hayashi Kento's current look.

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>>36965832
They do that when they're older and married as they don't need the clean cut look anymore.

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>>36965886
Then what's Suda's excuse?

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>>36966032
>take me seriously as an actor
Poor man's Odajiri Joe.

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>>36955426
- A, stupid male talent.
- B, who has won the Japan Academy Prize
- C, female talent who recently getting popular in variety show
- D, fashionable handsome actor
-E, who played a difficult role in a TV drama and became popular
-F, who has a sexy sex appeal and many female fans
-G, who has a mysterious atmosphere.
-E,F,G are close friends, good looking actors in their 30s & 40s
-H, a married man who has younger woman as an affair partner. His wife was aware of the affair. H using the villa not only to escape from the eyes of the police but also to escape from the eyes of his wife.
-I, male musician who is sometime praised for his charisma
-J, former member of once popular idol group
-K, member of popular band

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>>36966032
Histrionic personality disorder.

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>>36967795
Is it as bad as Shia Laboof's?

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>watching a tv show or a movie
>this motherfucker shows up

i don't even hate him or anything but how is he in literally everything

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>>36968136
https://mydramalist.com/list/MLOqPK04

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I've been out of the loop this season (and last season for that matter), what's everyone watching?

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>>36969792
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
Mushoboke
Shinhannin Flag

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>>36969792
sentai shit and yankee kun to hakujou girl

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>>36969792
Shinigami-san

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>>36966032
she plays the guitar and sings with yamazaki kento

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what was the point of the fucking bombs

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what do you use to track your jdrama

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>>36973019
my head

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>>36973019
mydramalist

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>>36973019
.txt on my desktop and two remote backups

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>>36973019
never really used one

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Any good dramas with ONLY cute girls in them out there? Bonus points for some yuri.

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>>36899241
>>36899617
>>36900091
>>36908517
Is this drama subbed yet? I want to watch a mystery so bad.
Nearly a week and it's still in Raw status on dramacool...

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>EOPs
Pfffffffffffffffttt
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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>>36974156
The only thing that comes in mind is Higurashi but the acting is offensively horrendous. The whole drama is carried by its phenomenal original story, everything else is shit.

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>>36974156
>good dramas
>with ONLY cute girls
That's impossible to achieve.

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>>36974156
maybe, JUST MAYBE
toritsu mizusho, 17.3 about sex, I''s

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This drama is weird.
I love how they're mixing between real shit (real celebs, Sono's movies, Kinnikuman references) and urban legends/internet rumors.
So Isomura Hayato dropped himself from the project because he was scared shitless of a Kinkeshi curse that makes the lead actor erased? This is so trippy
They're gonna investigate the rumors now, which is something I wasn't expecting them to do because of how realistic episode 1 was

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>>36974977
I like Sono but know nothing about Kinnikuman. Is it worth watching?

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>>36975128
I know nothing about it yet I'm still enjoying it. The narrator also explains the characters and the references thrown around to us so we're not entirely out of the loop.

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>>36974977
I laughed when Sono wanted to cast a porn star.

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VOICE PROJECT
https://youtu.be/Ygtmbwj0sV4

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>>36976535
Wonder how many of them actually believe in this nor how effective it will really be (prolly not much). Bottom line is, LDP are still retaining.

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https://nyaa.si/view/1444449

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>>36975845
what show is it?

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>>36976850
>>36974977

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>>36974977
>>36975845
Is this show subbed? Let alone available online? I don’t find it on the usual sites

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>>36976902
you probably can find it on private trackers.

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>>36976535
Interesting, I was always under the impression that Japanese celebrities generally avoided anything that could be described as political because that’s considered the norm and to do so could cause a controversy since it’s not an actors “place” to do so. Was I wrong or has that begun to change recently? I suppose suggesting people should vote probably isn’t too bad but I’m still a little surprised it was done

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>>36976594
There's only one real opposition party anyways. The rest are fringe meme interests like that one's mission to ban NHK door knockers.

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>>36976949
They are not stating their political views, they’re just telling people to vote. With that being said, after the COVID disaster, I’ve noticed some actors who spoke about their displeasure with the ruling part. I believe I remember Watanabe Ken saying something about them last year.

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>>36976906
Well fuck. Will there be hardsubbed version leaks someday?

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>>36976902
Unfortunately, it has no subs yet.

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>>36965832
>>36965886
isn't he gay? who did he marry?

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>>36966079
odajiri is a poor actor

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>>36977560
Oshima Yuko

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>>36968136
he's good though. very understated actor. the antithesis to Teruyuki Kagawa

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>>36977584
why does he keep acting as gay characters?

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>>36977616
How many? I only know Ossan's Love and a student letting his gay teacher fuck him in a Miike movie.

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>>36977584
Motherfucker married my first oshimen.

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I use Tuxler for browsing Japanese sites, but it's too slow for anything else. What's a good VPN for streaming Japan only stuff? I'd rather a free one but I'll pay if I have to.

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>>36926374
I've watched a few Japanese talk shows, where the guests and host allegedly aren't playing characters, and some of their mannerisms still seem overacted to me. Especially they way the say "OH" or "EH" as a kind "I'm hearing you" remark.

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>>36978752
It's just exaggerated for TV. Japs don't really yell UMAIII or have orgasms from food. Those who go on TV want the camera on them as much as possible and the ones who gives the best reactions will get focus.

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>>36978781
Funny because it's usually the Burgers who overreact in public, but when it comes to their acting they go for the stoic method style. Complete opposite.

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>>36978815
yeah why do burgers do whisper speak in movies?

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>>36978742
What are you planning to watch?

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I've watched Howling Village. It had few cheesy scenes but overall it was solid. It is shame Japanese seem to mostly ignore rural horror. Except for things like Uzumaki or Forbidden Siren (game).

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>>36979185
If you loved Uzumaki, read Gannibal. If you loved ​SIREN, play Higurashi.
Watch The Vanished (2006), a good rural horror movie.

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>>36979322
Thanks. I will add Vanished and Gannibal to my list. However, the later seems to be barely translated.
Higurashi is great in concept but constant moe and fan service really destroys the mood for me. I heard that the movies are pretty cool but only cover first act which I am already familiar with.

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>>36979447
>Higurashi is great in concept but constant moe and fan service really destroys the mood for me
But that's the charm of this sound novel. Them bonding together and having fun times, little by little things get south and it ends up in a massacre. If the SoL parts don't suit your taste, might as well just press the skip button and move the story forward. The SoL tend to happen during school time and the matsuri with a little bit here and there depending on where you're in the story.
>I heard that the movies are pretty cool but only cover first act which I am already familiar with.
The movies are carried by how great the original story is, the acting though is offensively horrendous.

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Show is on.

Dark Summoner, Queen Nako of Hen-Tai, perverter of spirit, lady of dragons, molester of kami, stars as Aika in the hit TV show Kaodake Sensei.

GET IN HERE
https://www.twitch.tv/akb48_taiwan_clubs

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>>36979473
It is not so much about the sol parts. I like when continuous stories get some time to breathe in between important events but I find some of the characters really annoying. Especially Sotoko and Rena. And it just keeps making those weird sex jokes I dislike.

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>>36979587
Fair enough. You can still skip these parts like I mentioned so it shouldn't be an issue if you decide to play it.

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>>36979665
Why are you insisting something that's anime in essence to someone who dislikes anime?

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>>36979571
>akb48_taiwan_clubs
Does J-drama have a significant following outside of Japan?

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>>36980489
Taiwan is the biggest market. Other than that, they're spread around the world with the internet tying them all together.

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>>36980649
Shows and films from Korea seem to be more popular than those from Japan

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>>36980680
That's a recent development. Taiwan has traditionally been Japan's biggest East Asian market.

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>>36980869
Is Taiwan really the largest market rather than China?

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>>36980879
Anon, they banned Jap crap like the Gooks for a good decade or two. Why do you think they have so many of those weird bootleg Nintendo consoles in massive circulation?

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What is China's equivalent to Netflix

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>>36980890
If you're talking about iQue, it's literally owned by Nintendo

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Is there any place where I can watch japanese comedy show with english subtitles.
There's used to be this website with a lot of subtitled comedy tv show. But it has been inactive for a long time.
https://jburogu-godzillaradio.blogspot.com/

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>>36982398
iqiyi, tencent video, mango tv

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>>36983360
Variety shows are pain to sub, practically no one does it
Gaki no tsukai forums have subtitles but they're all old projects you prolly already watched.
Just learn Japanese, that's better than waiting for the impossible.

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>>36975845
As expected from Sono.
And this guy googled her and went
>ああああああああ

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Has anyone watched Nigatsu no Sosha? Any good?

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https://youtu.be/tvNNKRc2gMk

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Kenzaki abused King Form so you could live in peace

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>>36983047
It goes deeper than that. Don't underestimate Chink reverse engineering. They've done it to the goddamn F-35.

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>>36984759
Slightly related but I watched the High school heroes drama and it was pretty entertaining.

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can i get some recommendations? recently watched 'He Who Can't Marry' and really liked it

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>>36985200
Hanzawa Naoki
My Boss My Hero
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Doctor X
REVERSE
Odoru Daisousasen
Kaseifu no Mita
Shinzanmono
Hero
Densha Otoko
Yuusha Yoshihiko
Yamato Nadeshiko
Nigehaji
Quartet
Beach Boys
Amachan
Byplayers
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Nobuta wo Produce
Hitotsu Yane no Shita
GTO (1997)
Anata no Ban Desu
UNNATURAL
Hana Kimi
Propose Daisakusen
Hana Yori Dango
Gokusen
SPEC
TRICK
Nodame Cantabile
Rich Man, Poor Woman
Confidence Man JP
JIN
Water Boys
HERO (2001)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Shiroyako
Odoru Daisosasen
ROOKIES
Hito ni Yasashiku
Tiger & Dragon
Liar Game
Yutori Desu ga Nani ka
Shiraishi Kyoto
Galileo (2007)
MOZU (2014)
3 Nen A Gumi
Iryu: Team Medical Dragon
anone
Watashi wa Oshimashita
Kyouen NG
Satsuki no Michinori

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>>36985118
It's a interesting parody (is that the right word?) of Sentai. I haven't watched it, but I've heard pretty good things about it from both Western and Japanese fans.

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>>36964439
>>36964702
Will check some of these out. Thanks.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvcNC4_We0w

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>>36986137
Where da dead idols at?

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Finished watching Shinhannin Flah Episode 1, it was really good. I'm looking forward to Episode 2, I hope it stays the same until the ending.

There's no way it becomes an Anaban 2.0 right??

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>>36986666
Are the subs finally out? I’m dying over here...

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>>36980489
With the recent success of Squid Games, people are most likely going to look for similar shows, not necessarily Korean ones. If however these shows are not available in Netflix, then it would be a slow crawl for marketing Japanese TV shows yet again.

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>>36986745
Im learning Japanese so I watched it raw

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>>36986666
>There's no way it becomes an Anaban 2.0 right??
You mean as big/popular as Anaban or similar to Anaban's style? If it's the latter, there's a possibility but it's low. If this drama did nothing more than following Anaban's style then I don't see it becoming as popular. They're already doing it on episode 1, with them making everyone looks suspicious. It's great but too samey to Anaban. One thing I believe made Anaban as exciting as it was at the time was the setting. Almost all the crimes happened in the building, the eerie feeling of the criminal being so close by made me very tensed up personally. Shinhannin Flag doesn't have that I think. Which makes me hope that it doesn't follow the Anaban style and create a new feeling of eeriness.

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>>36987037
Oh, I meant more in terms of story, bad "ending" like Anaban had and not only that the actual ending was locked behind hulu like an anon in this thread said earlier.

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>>36987120
Wouldn't put it past them but let's hope they won't this time.

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>>36980869
>recent development
It has been like that for a decade now. Korean shows and films are high quality too with better production values and acting.

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>>36987323
>High Quality
I could do without the subliminal Samsung advertising.

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>>36986745
There is a fansubber by the name of eveychooey on Twitter who said they will sub Shinhannin Flag

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Anyone watched 24 Japan? I heard it was just inferior to the original in every way.

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>>36987569
It was shit.

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Stop being an EOP.
Stop talking about gook shit and chink shit.

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>>36987700
Why is that movie 4 hours long? What the fuck, it better be worth the 4 hours watching it

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>>36987700
>Stop being an EOP.
I wish I could.
>Stop talking about gook shit and chink shit.
I wish these /tv/ crossies would stop.

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>>36985439
It's not so much of a parody because the story is still serious. It's just that some of the enemies get defeated in unconventional funny ways.

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>>36987732
One of Sono Sion’s greatest creations. I’m baffled anyone here has yet to watch it to be honest. Do yourself a favor and watch it.

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>>36987590
Like how? I really wanna know the details.

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>>36987569
I watched the first episode, it was awful. First, it opens up with a fucking flash forward to the end of the series, where Jack is just running through a warehouse dual wielding pistols poorly.

The whole episode is just a shot for shot recreation of the American show with slight changes like American president becoming Japanese PM. So why would you even want to watch it, when the acting is worse and it's just derivative at best?

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Honestly is there a way to enjoy a movie like Guintama if you never read the manga or anime and you're not a kid? Can't believe it has such a nice cast.

>>36979185
>>36979322
How's the Siren movie btw?

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>>36987732
overrated shit

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>>36991100
Assuming you haven’t already watched it there’s no harm in trying it, and you can always stop if it’s doing nothing for you. I never read or watched anything related to it before and I only knew some basic premise details but I liked it and the sequel pretty well

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Shinhannen Flag ep2
It wasn't his kid after all. Don't think this new corpse is his daughter too.
I'm wondering how the general public found out about the frozen corpse when it wasn't reported in the mass media.
This is a shot in the dark but I predict Hishida Tomoko, their single mother neighbor, to be the real culprit.
>>36986666
>There's no way it becomes an Anaban 2.0 right??
It's an Akimoto Yasushi in that time slot and on NTV, the true ending is going to be on Hulu.

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>>36993202
>16:17 Hikari was at Aoba Koen Station
>16:45 Atsuto was on his way to school along the river in Aoba Ward
>17:13 Maho was leaving the supermarket
>17:18 Truck's camera caught them
>17:30 Soccer class
So that means the soccer teacher is lying, unless the distance shows that the three of them came to the school to pick up something Atsuto forgot(?)

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>>36993722
If this is true, it does sound suspicious.
To be honest, from what I've seen up until now, I think the word "real culprit" makes it looks like there's only one criminal which is true but I'm sure each of the suspects have done something bad, either illegal or just something bad or frowned upon by society, not specifically illegal. I think all the other characters are bad people in one way or another. The question still remains, who's the real culprit?

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I haven't seen Gone Girl but this youtuber highlights the premise similarity with Shinhaninn Flag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl6hKaxmjxA&t=710s

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>>36993202
I wonder what the killer's intentions were in bringing out the body that had been frozen for five years. Based on the cause of death, it seems most likely that the body was killed in an accident. If that's the case, I don't understand why he would bring out the body now, five years later.

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>>36993202
>>36993722
>>36995783
>>36996381
This drama sounds very interesting. Can’t wait for the subs to join the discussions and the speculations.

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Just how bad has the idol industry and anime/manga ruined live action Japanese entertainment? Most productions bend the knee to otaku in some way shape or form

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put this together to help me remember the characters, it's from the opening theme of shinhannin flag

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>>36997435
Ah yes back when Tsutsumi Yukihiko loved playing around with the camera and editing. Too bad he tone down so much these days.

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>>36997470
There's still good stuff but don't expect high budget blockbusters for non manga adaptions or big name directors like Kitano. It started with the success of the Death Note movies. Not that there weren't manga adaptions before it, higher budgets were given to them after that.

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>>36998692
You get it anon. I love him because all of this stuff also present in Keizoku, Trick and even SPEC. I watched 12 suicidal teens expecting that he would be as playful with the editing but it barely was. And all Shinigami san got is an ugly ass blue filter and lens flares. We need the old Tsutsumi back

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Where could they be going? Also, think the video logs could be faked?

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>>36998559
Kubota should come back in edgy or dark roles. It's his forte.

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>>36998756
>We need the old Tsutsumi back
The only way is to go through his older works like 2LDK or Drowning Fish and tolerate Johnny's in the Pikanchi series.

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>>36997435
looks like one of those Indian funny edits you see on YouTube

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>>36998789
My theory is Hishida the real culprit called them over to somewhere, it’s possible since they all live nearby and the disappearance hypothetically could possibly have happened within the timeframe. Of course that’s if the video footage aren’t fake which casts suspicions toward Ninomiya who suggested it in the first place.

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>>36998439
>nanokachan
I guess I'll have to watch this

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>>37001790
Good eyes. Last month while checking the drama's details I noticed this cutie and when I looked her up I found out she was that cute little girl from Sono Sion's Why Don't You Play in Hell. She grew up to be one hell of a semen demon.

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>>37002291
Is Japanese live action the only avenue in which child actors get to keep acting without ruining their personal lives while doing it?

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>>37002328
Better than idols that's for sure but then again, I believe it takes a special child to be able to act despite being that young so it's not a surprise if they have an iron will to withstand the dark world of the showbiz.

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>>37002003
This cutie is underrated

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>>36999517
Cute

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>>36901774
I think this is on Netflix.

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>>37006494
Is this drama worth watching?

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>>37006579
It's slightly okay. Episode 2 was about lookism.

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>>37006579
progressive propaganda in jdrama form