Japanese Movie and TV General #55

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

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Stop watching manga adaptations

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>>36137089
Thank you Mr. Kitano

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>>36137089
no. Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi is enjoyable and mei nagano is so cute

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any recs for a drama that's more serious in tone. I just finished watching Hokuto and I was hoping for something else dark like that

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>>36137274
>Hakozume
LMAO

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>>36137290
Mukou no Hate from last season was very dark. Great production (as expected from WOWOW's originals) and the acting was very good.

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>>36137394
thanks I'll check it out

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>>36137394
Almost forgot about this.

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Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu PV came out, looks really bad.
https://twitter.com/nhk_komisan/status/1427934546356490243

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>>36140623
I will probably watch an episode or two. It doesn't seem to be as interesting compared to the Horimiya drama.

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What's something like kudoku no gourmet and sunshine sento-sake? I like watching those while eating dinner.

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>>36141335
Mangaban Nobushi no Gurume and Shinya Shokudo?

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why is macken so hot?

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>>36142333
is he gonna get abused in hollywood?

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Oh shit.

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>>36141335
Meshibana Deka Tachibana
Boukyaku no Sachiko
Kuitan

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>>36140623
>Manga adaptation
>Janiizu lead actor
>Ikeda Elaiza lead actress
Three strikes
You’re out

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https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo_JP/status/1428160139350188033
What the fuck

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>>36148838
Holy shit
That’s a legendary fucking encounter, sign me the fuck up

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>>36148838
>watching rebuild

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>>36150027
Aesthetic poster but I'm not familiar with the director and the writer, anyone watched any of their works? Dean being the creator and the lead actor aren't encouraging factors.

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Sonny Chiba passed away

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Retrospective: Sonny Chiba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExCqA2cbLiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as78cXGCIq4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm8wdlWz4jQ

Shadow Warriors Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_9AxfSjG1A

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The 8 films of Sonny Chiba you MUST watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0q7vfHuco

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>>36152889
Oof. Due to coronavirus too.
Big F.

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>>36150027
I am a simple man, I see Dean Tapioca I download

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>>36152889
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>>36153583
RIP

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>>36146919
>>36142269
Thanks, I'll check these out. Is there a tracker besides avistaz for these? If I download these from there they will literally never seed.

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Why is her face so round?

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>>36158162
Some Japanese women have moonfaces and they tend to conceal them with certain hairstyles. I find them cute personally.

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>>36158195
Cheeks made to be pinched

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>>36146163
great episode. I can't wait for next week.

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Does anyone have Zoo (2005)? It's written by Otsuichi.

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Yabure Bugyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaYWVJSv_Y0&list=PLMVkBcu4idKKN2w7rqobOGPxE5B-_0007

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>>36161041
You can find it on AvistaZ.

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>>36161364
Oh boy, where did they find this gem? Gotta download the entire playlist before it gets taken down.

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>This is a director and a screenplay writer
Fellas

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>>36159341
>>36159494
Kuro-chan is back on Suiyobi next week! (probably taped before he was down from COVID-19 I guess).

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>>36162070
Are her movies as good as her looks?

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>>36158162
I see it often in korean and mongolian women too. That round type face

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>>36105911
Thanks anon, the forum really help.

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Shogun's Samurai ep1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74RgPQCtrPs

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>>36153548
Sad

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>>36158092
Mangaban Nobushi no Gurume (Samurai Gourmet) is up on netflix;

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>>36162503
Can't wait

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bump

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>>36137089
Nah. 海街diary was fantastic.

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>>36176288
The original manga is written by Yoshida Akimi, the director is Koreeda and the cast was very good, chances it ends up being a bad movie were very slim with these three factors.

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>>36162503
水曜日 is by far the best show on japanese TV right now. by far.
雨トーーク has turned to shit because they focus on comedians from the 第七世代 too much (who are all about as funny as pancreatic cancer), ロンドンハーツ has completely lost its edge and ガキ使 is on autopilot (but still better than 95% of other variety).
相席食堂 is hit and miss, but when it hits, it hits hard.

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>>36176607
You forgot モニタリング, it rivals 水ダウ in quality and watchability

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>>36177960
I like this show. Although the story is simple, the leads act well.

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>>36177874
モニタリング is complete dogshit, what are you talking about? Just the most basic fake family oriented crap with horrible guests and moronic ideas.

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https://film.japansociety.org/film/go-seppuku-yourselves/
New Toyoda kino just dropped

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グラップラー刃牙はBLではないかと考え続けた乙女の記録ッッ came out last night on Wowow, anyone knows where I can look for the raw other than nyaa and avistaz?

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>>36181305
wow I remember the time when oinkers was hyped up to be the next big star

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>>36176607
I'm pretty sure the 第七 thing is over.

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>>36176607
>ガキ使 is on autopilot
I love Gaki but they've got to stop with the jiji nuki.

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>>36178996
Holy shit, finally Toyoda kinos are back on the menu. One of the 8 upcoming movies I'm looking forward to.

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>>36178996
>>36185176
Please don't post spoilers, guys. I'm still going through his movies, gonna take me a while before I watch this one.

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>>36176607
Introducing, Ariyoshi no Kino.

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This week's final episode. Some mysteries were predictable but a few mysteries' unfoldings surprised me, it was a very good watch. WOWOW delivers again.
>>36181305
Some WOWOW on Demand dramas are too niche to get uploaded. I'll give you a heads-up if I find it.

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>>36188365
And speaking of WOWOW, this drama is starting tomorrow and it sounds interesting.

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>>36188365
Thanks, anon.

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>>36162577
Dunno. I stumbled upon her while trying to find movies to download on avistaz.
She's an actress too.

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>>36188220
I watched it once when I was bored and changing from a channel to another. Thought it was a SP because of how lengthy it was and because of he huge amount of 芸人 shown.

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>>36178661
The drama is so cliche-ridden yet I can't stop watching it. Pretty comfy.

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>>36188220
Wow, it's fucking dogshit too. A bunch of second grade 芸人 pretending to do improvised sketches about as funny and original as an abortion.

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>>36191979
For me, it's the right amount of melodrama and humor. And I am waiting for the best friend's turn as lead in the story. It will probably be sad too.

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Avistaz has open registration for the next 23 hours. In case someone wants to join.

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>>36182298
I like this little piggie. She's not a big star, but she seems to be getting a lot of work, she has like 40 credits since 2015.

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>>36194884
Looking for a comfy movie to warm my suicidal Sunday night mood. Is this the movie I'm looking for?

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>>36202734
One of the worst movies I've watched this year. A testament that directors/screenplay writers born after the 70's are mostly hacks, I'm never watching anything by Matsumoto Soushi again. And don't even get me started on the lead actress. She's not only ugly, she's bad at acting.

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>>36202734
I really liked it, positive and cute. Even better if you are into Jidaigeki (i wasnt but i want to get started eventually. Same with Godzilla and Tokusatsu)

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>>36203164
What have been your favorites movies of the last few years? (Honestly curious, i like to watch bunch of different stuff and its always cool to get recommendations)

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>>36203562
From last year
>Red Post on Escher Street
>The Day of Destruction
>Howling Village
>Wife of a Spy
>Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition
From this year so far
>Go Seppuku Yourself
>Homunculus
>Suicide Forest Village
>Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

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>>36204826
>Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition
Is this a japanese theater exclusive edition? Can't find it anywhere.

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>>36207069
Not the OP but the series version is better. The movie is basically a summary for the whole series, edited to be as lengthy as a movie. You're better off watching the whole thing instead of the butchered version.

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>>36181305
https://nyaa.si/view/1424316

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>>36209200
Thanks anon, that was myself.

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>>36209114
>series version is better
you can go worse than that? holy fuck, movie must be a disaster then.

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>>36214206
Not at all. It's based on a legendary novel, the story is great. The movie is just something Netflix shitted out, there's no meaning for it when the series is a thing.
Netflix does that sometimes, for example Tokyo Vampire Hotel.

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Episode 1 was very engaging, the premise is promising. WOWOW know how to produce detective dramas like no one else.

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What are the best Samurai movies and shows? I mean obviously we all know Kurosawa, but what are the lesser known and appreciated gems?

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>>36216439
None of the following are made by Kurosawa. A few are known worldwide and you might have already watched them, some others are lesser known.

The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Harakiri (1962)
The Blind Menace (1960)
Kill! (1968)
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Warring Clans (1963)
The Gambler's Code (1961)
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
The Master Spearman (1960)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Ishimatsu: The One-Eyed Avenger (1960)

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>>36216439
Check out Toyoda Toshiaki's new movie>>36178996

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>>36216914
>>36216950
Thanks.

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>>36216142
you sub it anon?

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>>36194884
Thanks for the heads-up.

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Where do you homos watch the new weekly releases?

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>>36217500
jptv.club has pretty much live .ts dumps

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>>36217500
Answers in the pastebin.

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>>36217500
I watch them live, or on catch-up through my free IPTV service.

Well, it's a 3 minute delay, but for free it's good enough.

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>>36219283
Cursed

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>>36204826
Nice list. I haven't watched any Sono or Toyoda so i think its better to start with other works of them. The rest seems good and i have been meaning to watch them (Especially Eva) Wife of a Spy had and amazing production. Thanks!
>>36216142
Looks good! is it similar to Kokucho no Mizuumi? (Tone wise at least)

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>>36219283
The big 3.

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>>36219283
Miyasako should be honest about him being opportunist. While average japs too busy about muh feelings those youtube money are too shiny to be neglected.

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What a sad movie...

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>>36219283
What did Kinoshita do?

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>>36225564
He verbally and physically bullied and harassed his kouhais.

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>>36221374
>Nice list. I haven't watched any Sono or Toyoda so i think its better to start with other works of them.
Yeah, I'd advise anyone to watch their body of work in release order, you'd appreciate them more that way.
>The rest seems good and i have been meaning to watch them (Especially Eva)
I'd advise you to watch Anno's works by release order if you can. He also made some great live-action movies.

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>>36226547
Eh, it surely wasn't the first time in that business. They just hide their actions better than Kinoshita.

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>>36226547
what a silly thing to get upset over

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>>36229185
If it's current/recent then it might be compounded by the latest dead bullied girl case.

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>>36229185
Times change. Japanese society has become more serious about safety, compliance and problematics in recent years.
>>36230335
No, his scandal happened way before that.

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>>36217010
Would love to but I lack the time and the mental fortitude to go through it.
>>36221374
>Looks good! is it similar to Kokucho no Mizuumi? (Tone wise at least)
Aside from the flashbacks that constantly occurred, nothing is similar. Both are mystery dramas but the mystery tones are different. Mikkoku is a bit hard-boiled and traditional (kinda).

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>>36194884
And I missed it lol

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https://files.catbox.moe/8lewh6.mp4

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>>36243766
Looks interesting but
>Nishino Nanase
That's a huge red flag. After the disaster that was Anaban's finale I avoided her dramas and movies like the plague.

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>>36181305
>>36188437
>Read their summaries
>Loved them
>Look at the TV network
>”WOWOW”
>”Yeah, no subs”
>Look up the fansubs map
>They’re indeed not subbed
Why do fansubbers hate WOWOW?

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This episode... so good...
>>36248916
Maybe the leads are not popular to subbers.

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>>36244785
I finished Anaban yesterday and now understand what you all mean when talking about her. I still liked it, reminded me of Shibuya 428 (albeit no way as good) I really enjoy mysteries with huge casts

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Hey, anyone know where I could find Takeshi's Castle subbed?

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>>36249658
No one has ever subbed them as far as I know.

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>>36248916
WOWOW dramas do get subbed though, it's just some of them might not be to the likes of the fansubbers, that's all. If you go check on the fansub map on d-addicts you'll find that many WOWOW dramas are subbed every year with a few (about half maybe) untouched.

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>>36249596
wow, she got btfo'd

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>>36250142
She had it coming. However, the poor fate of the male second lead...

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>>36250142
is she hafu and/or trans?

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>>36244785
>>36249622
naachan acting is good tho. very meta

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>>36250577
Sarcasm?

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>>36250570
no and no

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>>36249622
>Shibuya 428
I bought this game more than a decade ago and I have yet to play it.

>>36250577
I was reading news on Yahoo News and coincidentally stumbled upon an article about her and went down to the comments section after finishing reading it and the top voted posts are all people shitting on her shit excuse of "acting"
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b2e3dbf9f5055155f2c84ea1ff07c6758c55a821/comments
Personally, I've seen better acting from my niece's middle school drama club, not even exaggerating.

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>>36251573
post pics of niece?

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>>36250577
holy finner ding dong diddly unbased ya simp

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They seriously moved Kuro-chan's whole room to a fucking desert island for a 5 second reaction gag?

Peak soul.

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>>36253542
I wonder FUJIWARA got the idea from when they was on a desert island themselves on I Am Boken Shonen not so long ago.

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>>36251922
Watch Seito ga Jinsei o Yarinaoseru Gakko. It was Pretty good and had the guy on the left

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>>36253542
Comfy

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>>36259454
>Janiizu lead
I don't know bro, that's just ain't a good sign. The concept of the story is an exhausted one too.

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that was bad, I hate the fukuda yuichi, sato jiro and muro tsuyoshi trinity

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>>36263667
You are gay and faggot.

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>>36259454
I only watched that show because it had Minami Hamabe.

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>>36136449
Hiroyuki lookin bitch at top right

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Are all women sluts? As soon as she reaches legal age she does a sex scene.
Bad jokes aside, this little girl is really promising to be "one of the best actresses from her generation", right? The movie is "Asa ga Kuru" (True Mothers) by Naomi Kawase from last year, and besides the sex scene (without nudity) this was like a "coming of age" role for her, right? She played a young mother and underwent a great transformation from that "iconic" and unchanging look she had to something quite different. And her performance was good.

Hope she continues getting more interesting roles in interesting stories.

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when will imada mio get a main role

inb4 big eyes

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>>36266094
She's hot. Can't keep up with all these new faces though, especially when they're all almost identical. Never watched any of her movies but calling her
> "one of the best actresses from her generation"
Got to be an exaggeration or the bar for the current generation of actresses is so low that she's considered one of the best. She's hot nonetheless, yeah. Goddamn I'm not gonna waste my time watching her works even if she's hot but she packs a face I adore.

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>>36266767
>the bar for the current generation of actresses is so low
The bar for japanese acting is generally low anyways.
What I mean is, she did a good job not only on this one, but also on the others that I watched (still didn't watched Shino) and because I like her I wish to see her succeeding to watch more movies with her in. I'll try to watch " Child of the Stars" next, if she went also on that one two then I think she is on the right track.

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>>36266095
Actresses younger than her and not nearly as attractive as her were already leading dramas and movies. There's a reason why she's yet to have her breakthrough and God only knows what is it.

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>>36222162
Since Miyasako stopped making new vids for now, his subscribers are bombing Hotochan's channel and blaming him for what happened. Gotta feel sorry for the man.

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>>36264752
finally a talented actress

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>>36268170
she is not popular

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>>36268674
Not really, both of them are adults and must atone for the consequences of what they did. Miyasako being bullied by TV and media while Hotohara indirectly dissing youtube which means a lot for zoomers.

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>>36269452
She is though. Go look on her Instagram and compare the amount of followers she has compared to other actresses such as Nagano Mei, Hamabe Minami, Tao Tsuchiya or Suzu Hirose just to name a few

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>>36192643
Funny seeing a cartoon character of a guy I saw jerk off another guy to make someone laugh.

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>>36270279
Her agency bought followers for her.

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>>36260134
I wouldn't mind living there as long as I have a boat to get me to the near town to buy food and other necessities.

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https://twitter.com/____konichan7/status/1430934256805580807

komatsu thigh

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>>36160328
This is getting insane. I don't quite understand what Masataka's stepdad was thinking, was he gonna apologize to him?

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>>36219283
Isn't Kinoshita ok now? He even won the third season of Documental some years ago.

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>>36279144
He's been canceled for two years now. He mainly makes YouTube videos but those get bombarded with dislikes so he doesn't release as many. He made a comeback on TV a 2-3 times this year but nothing major. 2/3 of them was him talking about his scandal.

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>>36275370
I wouldn't live in a dumpster like this.

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>>36282012
what is that stain on his mattress?

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Japanese can't act for shit.

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>>36282012
He conveniently had food and drinks on the bed, which was perfect for desert island survival challenge.

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>>36278297
Probably to apologize. And the wife turning out like that was very surprising. She must've had enough. lol

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>>36282421
何だと思いますだしん？

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>>36282501
If your sole exposure into Japanese showbiz is through popular and/or young actors then I don't blame you for thinking that way. 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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>>36285507
>about how overreactory their acting is but that's due to Japanese traditional theatre/kabuki style
do you have any more info where i can learn about this?

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>>36286457
can't stand her acting in that cop show
always makes a goldfish-like face
she makes nishino nanase look like an acting goddess

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Will my guy here ever go back to making non-commercial/mainstream movies?

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>>36296365
Why? He's having fun and the money is good.

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>>36296377
Don't get me wrong, I'd watch anything made by him and I'm happy he's raking it in. I just miss the time when he made cult movies.

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>>36286457
eww

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>>36301574
>Live-action adaptation of a shitty manga by a shitty mangaka
>Directed by a meme director
>Lead by a meme actress
Three strikes
You're out

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>>36296447
The thing about him was he didn't deliberately want to make artsy stuff. It's his sense of humor and taste that made his older movies that way and gave them the cult status. This is why he doesn't really get shit for "selling out", he was just a crazy dude using yakuza money to make wacky V-cinema.

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Finally got around to watching Wood Job!, great movie.

I should really watch some more Shinobu Yaguchi movies, I loved Survival Family too.

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Any recs for edgy dramas or anything with cute girls?

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>>36310795
>edgy drama
>cute girls
Hiiragi's Classroom
Limit
Million yen women
Itoshi no Nina

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Is High&Low movie series watchable without seeing the tv series?

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>>36311804
Do you like idolshit? The cast are Johnny's rivals Exile.

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>>36311842
Nope not at all even more so when it seem almost a male only cast.

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>>36311866
Then why do you even want to watch it?

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>>36311804
I think yes. There some character and plot summary at the start of every movie iirc. This franchise is just good brawling scenes and bad acting.

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>>36311881
No reason rating were high and just trying to find something to watch for tonight that I haven't seen already.

Honestly guys where's the best place to look for jap movie reviews that are somewhat "impartial"? Asianwiki and Mydramalist is idol and fanboy central. They'll give a 10/10 if their favorite actor is in the movie.

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>>36312123
I've only seen the PV, and I can it's just something to make their idols look cool and promote their songs. If you like idol based shows you can try it.

>Honestly guys where's the best place to look for jap movie reviews that are somewhat "impartial"? Asianwiki and Mydramalist is idol and fanboy central

I stopped reading reviews but I used Midnight Eye in the past. I agree without if it's not film art stuff it's fanboy shit.

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>>36203278
>I really liked it, positive and cute.
I also liked for the same reasons but >>36203164 it's right.
>A testament that directors/screenplay writers born after the 70's are mostly hacks
It was a bad "jidaigeki", really swallow, just a pretense because it actually tried to be a "youth romcom" and also failed miserably IMO with that super cringe ending. But I also disagree a bit with >>36203164
>I'm never watching anything by Matsumoto Soushi again
>She's not only ugly, she's bad at acting.
I just started Omimi ni Aimashitara (from the same director) because I wanted to see more of that adorable globina. I really tired of seeing "model faces", I'm a man that appreciates more common beauty.

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>>36312123
>Reading reviews of movies instead of watching and judging them yourself

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It’s my wife’s 21st birthday today, say something nice will ya?

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>>36317025
She will never know about your existence, Southeast Asian anon.

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>>36317025
I wonder what would be her next show. Romcom or hard drama hopefully

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>>36296365
I remember reading an article a few years back where he said he wants to make more G and PG works. But then, while not as graphic and explicit as his iconic works, he made First Love.
>>36307583
>This is why he doesn't really get shit for "selling out"
Honestly, Miike was always a director-for-hire, his third work was a tv movie for TV Tokyo. Even in the 90's during the time where he spouted V-cinema films left and right he made commercial works like Andromedia, Salaryman Kintaro and N-Girls vs Vampire.

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>>36308106
Watch Swing Girls. My personal favorite Yaguchi movie.

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>>36188437
Nice see "Okaro" getting work.

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>>36310795
Switched (2018)
RISKY (2021)
Alice in Borderland

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>>36317133
>Southeast Asian anon
?

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>>36317025
10/10 look
0/10 acting

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>>36322446
hashimoto kanna btfo her with
10/10 looks and acting

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Anyone know about horror anthology TV shows or movies like Tales of Terror, Dark Tales of Japan, etc? Need more of that stuff, I don't care if it's corny and trashy.

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>>36322999
>Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi
>Kowai Douwa
>Tales of the Unusual

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Just popping in to ask if there's anyone out there who likes transforming/giant hero shows and is interested in lazily working through subbing some niche stuff with me?
Also, if anyone's a Jidaigeki fan and would be interested in working on Shirojishi Kamen, a period tokusatsu made by folks who came from a Jidaigeki background (Rather than vice versa in most cases like Arashi and Lion Maru)
>>36249658
https://nyaa.si/user/2ndfire?f=0&c=4_1&q=
Enjoy!

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How do we feel when Japanese talents take part in foreign projects, particularly American ones?

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>>36330567
Is this movie released yet? Been waiting for it since last year.
>How do we feel when Japanese talents take part in foreign projects
If it's by a creator I love then I'd feel excited. The more works from my favorite creators the merrier.

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>>36331320
>Is this movie released yet?
Theatre and VoD on the 17th, apparently

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It's never actually getting a sequel, is it?

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>>36332808
I watched it because it's a Miike movie but the story is painfully average and cliche, I've read a handful of manga that did it better. The cast (excluding Shometani and Kamiki) was horrible, acting-wise. I think the manga has a sequel but I'm not sure if it retained the same characters.

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>>36137274
agreed.

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>>36316803
Annoying that I still can't understand what the characters are saying, but the context is enough to fill the gaps and this is very funny.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1lXgaAA1sg

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>>36325607
>jap-speaking anons
>doing anything but sniffing their own farts
Plebbit's over there, anon

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>>36340474
How upset are you that I'm not shitting out translations for your favorite awful idol show or something?

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God the state of the Japanese movie industry is so sad. How did they let it get to this point. You really hate to see it.

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>>36341380
Not at all, learning nihongo's my own responsibility, and fansubs are a gift not an entitlement. Sounds like you're a little more upset at being called out on your fart-sniffing, my guy

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>>36341380
i hope you're not the absolute pleb who shits up this general with nuMTV-tier kurochan brain-numbing garbage

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>>36341760
Is this coming from a guy who watches dramas aimed at middle aged housewives, or from a guy who makes 2 posts a year about some shitty artsy film?

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Is this gonna be like Shiratori Reiko?

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>>36316803
I just finished this last night and I agree with >>36203164
the lead actress really killed the movie for me. It's a simple movie and enjoyable in its own student film project vibe but this creature is a terrible at acting. I don't even care about how ugly she is. Just bad at acting.

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fuck off back to /sakag/ with that waifu consolewars shit already

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>>36345809
They got bored of it already, now tell me what drama you liked this season

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>>36342262
This sounds like it will either be my drama of the season or hate it so much that I'd regret wasting even a second watching it.

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Hello guys. Can you recommend me 2 Kiyoshi Kurosawa movies to download and watch over the weekend? He has tons of movies but I dunno what to download.

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>>36347121
Bright Future and Cure or Kairo(Pulse)

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>>36347121
If you want an horror/triller: Pulse (2001) or Creepy (2016)
If you want to see a young jap woman have a weird trip in Uzbekistan, To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
If you want a weird as fuck pinku: Bumpkin Soup (1985)

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>>36347121
his main thing is horror films so obviously pick one of those, but just to add to the other recs - tokyo sonata is a top tier familial drama.

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Hey ASMR bros, how can I tell apart whether an ASMR is made by an ugly fat Japanese man or a real girl?

Also any recommendations for a beginner like me? please share your best ASMR.

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>>36348202
off topic
fuck off

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>>36348232
Yeah, I was searching /jp/ catalog and didn't find any ASMR thread and I thought this was the best place to ask.

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>>36348284
just make a new thread if there's no thread for it holy shit

put literally anything other than "i'm new rec me shit" in the OP and either people will come or they won't

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>>36348284
they have threads here
>>>/h/

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>>36348492
He isn't welcome in those threads, go to /t/ or something.

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>>36322446
but, menma....

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>>36345354
Marika Ito is cute, CUTE! If you anons don't want I take her them! (but she have the face of someone who will hit the wall early)
Still, I think it's and exaggeration to say that "she is bad at acting", she was really playing her character, wasn't meant to be realistic or oscar wining. I'm doubling down on Omimi ni, it's fun.

Batting Center is also nice, but I feel that I'm losing something not knowing these famous players.

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>>36136449
I really admire Sion Sono's movies. If anyone hasn't seen any of his works yet, I recommend Love Exposure.
Hideaki Anno's (director of Evangelion) "Love & Pop" is also a personal favorite of mine. I watched it during my early teens so it really hit home.

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>>36347600
>his main thing is horror films
Is this really true? I watched some of his movies without paying attention that they where his and knowing about him. It was only after Ends of the Earth that I payed attention to his name and maybe I can feel what you said it's true? Months after I'm still so intrigued by that movie, it had an eerie mood in the background... I can't believe that everything the movie showed really happened, and that cursed sheep in the end... I just don't know.

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>>36350529
>Sono Sion
>Anno Hideaki
Patrician.

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>>36346234
The rich woman - poor man premise is uncommon. I hope it's good.

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>>36347121
I just started Foreboding.

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>>36347121
Kandagawa Pervert Wars (1983)
Wife of a Spy: Theatrical Edition (2020)

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Any good slice of life shows?

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>>36355519
Stand Up!! (2003)

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>>36355519
Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Gisou Furin
Himawari: Kenichi Legend
Omoni Naitemasu

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Was feeling a bit down and rewatched this. Still so fucking good. I've stayed away from the TV show but I want more from this cast. Is it worth watching?

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>>36355519
Papadoru! (2012)

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>>36355882
I've seen season 1. It's almost the same as the movie except it's 11 episodes and Takayuki Yamada is the lead. I haven't seen season 2 which has Satomi Ishihara. Maybe in the future, I will make time to watch it.

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Can anyone recommend me good weekly variety shows to download from Gaki no Tsukai forums? I already started watching Wednesday's Downtown.

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>>36351527
Anyone watched this?
It hit me in the end, is this a "biblical allegory"? I thought this because in the end the world is "destroyed" by a global downpour.

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>>36361904
Yofukashi

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I want Ishida Yuriko to sit on my face

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>>36361904
TV Chidori

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>>36363762
I want to hold hands with Sugisaki Hana

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Bros, is Terrace House ded?

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>>36368294
Thankfully.

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>>36368294
I hope so

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https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/dc7a300cbd8e14e3d1b9855883158d4feac886ae
Ayase Haruka hospitalized due to COVID-19.

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>>36355519
shufu maison is pretty good. A new sub just came out too https://nyaa.si/view/1427780

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>>36369282
She's been hospitalized since 2nd week of August
I heard she's not gonna make it

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>>36377030
Isn't she like in the 30s? how come things got so fucked up for her? i still hope she makes it though.

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>>36377030
it says in the article you're responding to she was admitted to the hospital on the 20th and is expected to be discharged this week

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>>36377135
>>36378795
side effects of covid
her boobs are gonna shrink

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>>36381238
I'm gonna miss his old shithole.
And the carny is holding an event to sell the garbage that was scattered all around his old apartment
https://t.livepocket.jp/e/z2i0o

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I'm not a fan of Kuro-chan episodes.

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I'm on a Aju streak, this now it was "Shino Can't Say Her Own Name". It was good and all but the name Shino was a huge disappointment. At least it can be said that she didn't got the happy ending she didn't deserved.

Now I'm getting the raws (because immersion) of two specials with her, "5-nenme no Hitori", and "Kotonoha".

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>>36381238
I wonder if they're gonna show live-feeds of him from time to time now.

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Ozu will never be surpassed

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Any movie with Oldboy vibes?

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The usual sad episode before the show ends.

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>>36391191
why are there anons watching this korean drama?

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>>36396089
As said before, it's an all japanese adaptation with changes to the script that reflect that. As a romance, it's better than the other crap airing this season.

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Did the summer season have any good dramas worth checking out?

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>>36399329
Tadarikon.

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finally found it

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>>36396089
It's consistently been entertaining since episode 1.
>>36399329
Tadarikon for drama; Kanojo wa Kirei for romance. But it really depends on what interests you.
>>36399600
The show went from tragic to disturbing. Really good episode.

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>>36403981
this girl seems familiar
she used to be popular?

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>>36410643
Non (FKA Nounen Rena) used to be Japan's sweetheart in 2013 due to her role in the smash hit asadora Amachan.

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>>36410643
Weird cutie

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>>36403981
>ジェンダーフリー宣言
what did they mean by this?

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>>36341717
Really wish I could get back into it. Actually studied Japanese for a few years and did a semester there but still only watch subbed stuff.

When I turn off the subs or don't actively watch the screen I can still understand the majority and follow the story but I'm missing major points too. What's the best way to actively learn the "listening" part of Japanese? I spent so much time learning kanji and grammar stuff when all I want is to be able to listen to raw stuff...

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>>36412767
different thread faggot
fuck off

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>>36347507
How's To the Ends of the Earth? Call me a pleb but I get turned off by movies that goes too hard into the artsy/film vibes. I like to have at least a small thread of an understandable plot.

Got completely filtered by The Day of Destruction.

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>>36412767
>learning kanji
That's a mistake. You don't learn kanji, you don't waste your time on learning kanji when you should focus on grammar. You'll naturally pick up kanji as you go if you focus on learning grammar and you'll have an all-around easier time committing new kanji to memory if you've a solid understanding of precisely how they're used in a sentence.

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>>36355791
Good rec for a man or is that all shoujo/lovey dovey stuff ala korean tv shit?

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>>36381238
Did this stuff ever get subbed?

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>>36412810
>Got completely filtered by The Day of Destruction.
Why did you pick a work made by a known auteur if you don't enjoy "artsy" stuff? Toyoda's works aren't for everyone.
To the Ends of the Earth will probably filter you but I don't see a reason why you shouldn't give it a try. It's a great movie.

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>>36412883
I don't know what you mean by "korean tv shit", never watched korean tv but they are all originally created by the very talented josei mangaka Higashimura Akiko. I myself don't like shoujo/josei shit but Higashimura's style and storytelling captured my heart (as far as the manga go). The drama versions are obviously not as good as the source material but they were fine if you ignore the fact that they're manga adaptations.
If you don't want SOLs made by and starred by women then check out dramas written by Kudo Kankuro. He made many popular dramas like Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Tiger & Dragon, Amachan and this year's winter drama Ore no Ie no Hanashi.

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>>36412142
Probably referring to the unisex outfits, right? There's no way Japan is pozz'd by the globoscat, r-right?

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>>36412810
Watch Miracle Of Crybaby Shottan. It's a good biopic. webm unrelated

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>>36413620
>Miracle Of Crybaby Shottan
It's made by Toshiaki Toyoda, would it filter me?

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>>36413620
I'm ecstatic about Kitano coming back and making a new movie but I wish he'd do one more Yakuza flick. Too bad Kubi is his retirement movie.
>>36413735
Yes it is a Toyoda movie but the theme is lighthearted compared to his other works. I think anyone can enjoy Shottan.

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>>36413620
>>36413743
Already saw it subs came out just recently. Was good and I don't see how someone can get filtered by it. It's a straightforward story nothing ambiguous about it.

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>>36412810
I've seen both, The Day of Destruction is much much much more experimental than To the Ends of the Earth. The latter has creepy vibes and is about alienation but it's generally always clear what's going on and at no point is so symbolism-heavy that you don't even understand wtf is happening (like in Day of Destruction).

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Give it to me straight bro I need to watch something to cheer me up and get comfy tonight. Life's too rough on me recently just wanna quit it all. Any obscure/less known comedy/uplifting movie you could rec me?
Feel like I've watched them all.

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>>36412883
idk about the others, but I regret reading tokyo tarareba girls. It's clearly made by a woman for other women.

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>>36423531
Did you watch Waterboys (2001) and Swing Girls (2004)?

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Beat Takeshi was attacked by someone while he was in his car
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9baf803d647b87358a07f057a9b68c3b09b8dd1b

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>>36424163
Sadly, yes. Good rec though.

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>>36423715
I've seen it popping up a lot on here though.

Kinda surprising wouldn't expect many girls to browse this general.

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>>36425244
Why would anyone do that? Glad he's not hurt

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>>36425244
Why didn't Edamame come out?

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>>36425244
Good to hear he's safe but I wonder what the motive was?
>鈍器のようなも
Are they keeping this a mystery on purpose?

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>>36425336
>but I wonder what the motive was?
We might know today or tomorrow.
>Are they keeping this a mystery on purpose?
Japanese journalists and reporters do that sometimes when reporting crimes or scandals, I wonder why.

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>>36423531
Summer Time Machine Blues

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>>36425244
Not my yakuza jiji!

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>>36425336
Maybe because of this?
https://twitter.com/gtt214214214214/status/1434266813362102274?s=20
>Took a shit on PM Suga
>Criticized the LDP
>Said he's voting for the Communist Party
This all happened live today and he was attacked after wrapping up the show.

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>>36425579
King shit, tell them like it is Mr. Kitano.

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First episode of show begins with someone wanting to contact an author about her personal story. They meet up and the girl says that she killed someone and proceeds to tell her about how it happened, shown visually for the rest of the episode. The author at some point realizes that they went to the same school and wonders why she might have contacted her specifically.

Does this sound familiar? I watched it a few weeks ago but can't remember wtf it was called.

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>>36427106
https://mydramalist.com/682795-influence

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>>36427232
Thanks, anon!

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>>36425579
Based Kitano.

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>>36427232
WOWOW dramas are so boring, most of their dramas are similar genres.

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>>36428586
The stories and the productions are very high budget though, something you rarely see on national free TV channels. I don't see how having similar genres = boring. Genre doesn't matter, what matters is how good the story is, how good the acting is, how high the budget is and how great the production is. WOWOW almost always deliver on those departments.
Try watching comedy, romance, corporate, family, etc. WOWOW dramas instead of only focusing on suspense dramas.

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>>36428586
Next season has a Kinnikuman drama that I will watch.

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>>36429193
I've never read or watched Kinnikuman (because Tiger Mask exists and no other wrestling manga/anime will top it) but I'm gonna watch this drama. Specifically because Sono Sion is one of the actors.

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>>36355882
Is there anywhere good to get the TV show? Watched the movie last night, it was fantastic.