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luckyloser700
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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Location: Japan
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| BrytSyde wrote: |
lucky loser
here is some good indie and foriegn films you ight enjoy:
Motorcycle Diaries
Lagaan
I heart Huckabees
The Corporation
I see you you like politcally themed so i think you will really like these selections, the corporation is a documentry style movie but its really good.. |
Thanks, Bryt.
Motorcycle Diaries and The Corporation are definitely on my list. |
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luckyloser700
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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Location: Japan
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| TK4Lakers wrote: |
Good Japanese samurai film: "Ran" by Akira Kurosawa
Good anime film: "Hotaru No Haka" (Grave of Fireflies) by Miyzaka
Good foreign film: "Amelie" by...forget, but a feel good French film |
All good ones, TK4.
"Hotaru no Haka" is Studio Ghibli, but not one Miyazaki directed, I think. I own that one, though. A classic anime film. I like Ghibli stuff, but true anime classics like "Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell" are worth a big recommendation here.
Great Samurai film: "Yojimbo" by Kurosawa. Mifune's Sanjuro is rivaled only by Katsu Shintaro's Zatoichi. |
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BrytSyde
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
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Location: Orange County, CA
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Lucky loser
if you like documentrys.. check out Outfoxed too... its about the disgusting news organzation known as Fox News..enjoy and tell me what you think |
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furiousmilksheikali
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
Posts: 1660
Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.
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| Why all the Japanese or SE Asian movies? |
Why not? Do you find subtitles hard to read?
In the book recommendation thread the subject turned to Dogs and Demons and Alex Kerr's analysis of all that is wrong with modern Japan. He also sprays his vitriol over the film industry in that book and concludes that it is as backward as everything else in this country. He bashes the animation scene of Japan for the cardinal sin of not being as cutting-edge as Pixar. Miyazaki Hayao makes some excellent films, however. I recommend "Kuranai no Buta".
Also for some films that are a little bit different you cold try "Audition" and "Suicide Club". They both star Ishibashi Ryo (who played the investigating detective in the American version of "Juon"). Although I should warn you that "Suicide Club" is consistently disturbing and inconsistently bizarre. |
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VanKen
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
Posts: 139
Location: Calgary, AB Canada
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: Linda, Linda, Linda |
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| I'd recommend "Linda, Linda, Linda". A feel-good Japanese film that will have you humming the title track long after the credits roll. |
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maya.the.bee
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
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Location: Stgo
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for those interested in documentaries or the ongoing Iraq "war", War Tapes came out this summer and was filmed by 3 national guard soldiers. its interesting to see how the soldiers change as they progress thru their tour. i would recommend this film to everyone no matter their feelings on Iraq.
http://thewartapes.com/trailer/ |
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Eva Pilot
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 351
Location: Far West of the Far East
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| I asked in my earlier post and nobody responed so I'll try again 'cause I'm curious. What are the chances 'Udon' will have an English subtitles option? |
Order it from Yesasia and you will be able to get one, pretty much for sure. |
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pastis
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| natsume wrote: |
| "Old Boy" is Korean.... |
Actually it's a Japanese story that was adapted into the Korean flick from the Japanese manga of the same name. The Korean actor/director were good and all, but the real genius behind it all was of course the fact that they used the Japanese plot (as if anyone else thinks of such twisted scenarios - that's why the whole film had a distinctly Japanese thriller feel to it)...
In that vein, I recommend anything by Miike Takashi - he's directed several really screwed up but brilliant Yakuza flicks - the most famous probably being "Koroshiya Ichi" ("Ichi the Killer"). Fun stuff  |
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wolfman
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| TK4Lakers wrote: |
Good Japanese samurai film: "Ran" by Akira Kurosawa
Good anime film: "Hotaru No Haka" (Grave of Fireflies) by Miyzaka
Good foreign film: "Amelie" by...forget, but a feel good French film |
All good ones, TK4.
"Hotaru no Haka" is Studio Ghibli, but not one Miyazaki directed, I think. I own that one, though. A classic anime film. |
I'm just curious, but did you happen to be pushing your glasses up on your nose as you typed that?
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nawlinsgurl
Joined: 01 May 2004
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Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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"The House of Fog and Sand" is awesome, along with "Crash" and I'd even go so far to say "Jarhead"(although my husband hated it, but he is a Marine so go figure). I'm a loveydovey girl and adore "The Notebook", but new movies???? Um "Talladega Nights: The Tale of Ricky Bobby" was sooo darn funny only cause I'm from the South and I know people just like the losers in the movie!  |
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luckyloser700
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| wolfman wrote: |
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| TK4Lakers wrote: |
Good Japanese samurai film: "Ran" by Akira Kurosawa
Good anime film: "Hotaru No Haka" (Grave of Fireflies) by Miyzaka
Good foreign film: "Amelie" by...forget, but a feel good French film |
All good ones, TK4.
"Hotaru no Haka" is Studio Ghibli, but not one Miyazaki directed, I think. I own that one, though. A classic anime film. |
I'm just curious, but did you happen to be pushing your glasses up on your nose as you typed that?
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No, I don't need to push my eyeglasses up my nose. They're fastened tightly onto my head with a headstrap, the next best invention to the pocket protector. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| wolfman wrote: |
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| TK4Lakers wrote: |
Good Japanese samurai film: "Ran" by Akira Kurosawa
Good anime film: "Hotaru No Haka" (Grave of Fireflies) by Miyzaka
Good foreign film: "Amelie" by...forget, but a feel good French film |
All good ones, TK4.
"Hotaru no Haka" is Studio Ghibli, but not one Miyazaki directed, I think. I own that one, though. A classic anime film. |
I'm just curious, but did you happen to be pushing your glasses up on your nose as you typed that?
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No, I don't need to push my eyeglasses up my nose. They're fastened tightly onto my head with a headstrap, the next best invention to the pocket protector. |
 Don't forget the braces and full headgear and a helmet in case you fall off your chair. |
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canuck
Joined: 11 May 2003
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Location: Japan
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| I saw, "Lady in the Water" last night. It was entertaining. Full value for the 1000 yen, 1st of the month movie day. Worth the regular price at the theatre nearest you. |
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japanman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
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Location: England
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| A list of good films is always tricky but my favs are best British film 'Nil by Mouth' American film 'Lost Highway' and Japanese film 'Afterlife' (known in Japanese as Wonderful Life. |
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Canuck2112
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In no particular order:
A Scanner Darkly (by the same director who did Waking Life...great movie and total eye candy)
Sin City (extremely violent, simply awesome movie)
Maria Full of Grace: 1000 True Stories (a movie about columbian drug mules) |
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