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koreatom · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 35

Hi,

Can anyone send me a link or just tell me what movies are available at the theaters in Japan?

I live in Korea and am dying (and will travel to see) No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood (both from America).

I also would love to see:

Atonement, Eastern Promises, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, 3:11 to Yuma, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, Superbad, Juno, Once, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, and several others.

Please help! This really is important to me... I've been waiting for the first two movies for years.

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan

Here's a link
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment/now_showing_films.html

Japan's pretty disappointing actually, I put it down to mostly having to dub and subtitle stuff, especially TV shows, here.

Kinda expensive too.

How about Hong Kong or Singapore?
http://sg.movies.yahoo.com/Coming+Soon/to-cinemas/

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

Japan is better at getting some movies now, as they come sooner (usually a 6 month delay), but some never come as the movie theater owners may assume they are not geared for Japanese audiences and they can't mke a buck. I have seen most of what I want to see on video, but we don't have the Taiwanese equivalent of MTV (movie-TV) or its sister in Korea here in Japan.

I'm guessing many of these haven't come here yet (if ever) as I have never heard of most of them except for the Jesse James movie and the Butterfly one, but they're coming, I believe not released here as yet.

southofreality · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 579 Location: Tokyo

I read somewhere that 'No Country For Old Men' will be out here in Japan in April. You've been waiting for it for years? Just two, right? I mean the book was only first published in 2005.

Anyway, NCFOM is fu*@ing brilliant! One of the best movies I've ever scene. Bardem is one scary badass. The Coen Brothers are back with a vengeance after a couple of loads of crap. This one reminded me a bit of 'Blood Simple.'

Guess I'm not making it any easier for you to wait, am I?

drifter13 · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 124 Location: Fujisawa

I generally grab a copy of Metropolis, that usually gives me some idea whats playing and where in the Tokyo area. I miss being back home where it was easier to catch more indie stuff (in english that is) when it was relativley fresh. I have know idea when Darjeeling Limited is hitting Japan, or if I should just wait for my Bro to ship me the DVD. For TV I use the internet and sites like EZTV. With NBC and othersites blocking outside countries from watching clips, it's the only way I can get my Conan O'Brian fix now that he's back on.

jimmyheart · Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 9

if you like british tv then the bbc has just launched its iplayer where you should be able to download recent tv broadcasts, its the only way i will probably get my fix of dr who!