| If you have any recommended films you want to share here is your place. You can even post your top 5 or 10 films if you like. These may become featured in MOTF. |
gokudo21Aug 18, 2012 5:31 PM
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| There's an awful lot of Japanese films I love, but these would probably be my top 10 in no particular order. It's dominated by Ozu and Kurosawa, but I guess it just shows my admiration for them in particular. Also got a Mizoguchi and a Kobayashi in there, and the barely even heard of Humanity and Paper Balloons by Sadao Yamanaka. A criminally underwatched film. Seven Samurai Late Spring Ugetsu Tokyo Story Rashomon Humanity and Paper Balloons Harakiri Early Summer Ikiru Tokyo Twilight |
| Nice ,I will seeing them. |
| Try League of Legends. |
| CityLights covered a lot of the classics, so I'll post some more modern films. From Takeshi Kitano - Zatoichi, Kikujiro, Hana-bi and Sonatine. From Yoji Yamada - Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor and The Hidden Blade. From Takashi Miike - Ichi the Killer, Audition and The Bird People in China. Others worth checking out - Battle Royale, Ping Pong, When The Last Sword is Drawn, Nobody Knows, Distance, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Confessions, All About Lily Chou-Chou, Hana and Alice, Tokyo Sonata, Survive Style 5+ and The Man Who Stole the Sun. I'd also recommend Letters From Iwo Jima (a Japanese-American film directed by Clint Eastwood) and The Shinjuku Incident (a Japanese-Chinese film starring Jackie Chan). I won't bother mentioning anime films because I'm sure everyone here already knows the best in that department. :) |
ToukaMar 31, 2011 4:19 PM
| I have yet to see Koreeda's Distance, but I never really cared much for Nobody Knows personally. However I'm probably in the minority on that view since it's one of his more celebrated works. I enjoyed Maboroshi and Still Walking though so I'd probably throw those two in the mix, with Afterlife just behind them. |
| I very much enjoyed Distance although I may be a little biased because I'm a big fan of Arata. I'm also like you however and didn't care much for Nobody Knows, but it is a highly praised film so I mentioned it anyway. One film I forgot to mention is Departures. An utterly wonderful film with a beautiful score. |
| Setsuko Hara is great isn't she, nomadica. I think one of her and Ozu's most overlooked teamings is in Tokyo Twilight from 1957. It's a lot darker than what you generally expect from Ozu, but its totally compelling, and I think it gives a well needed lesson on marriage and how children can grow up slightly skewed without both parents. |
| Practically all of Ozu's films are concerned with the breaking apart of modern (at the time) Japanese families. Which is pretty interesting considering he never had a family, he lived with his mother until she died a year before he did in 1963. In Tokyo Story this theme is stronger and more apparent than in any of his other films. The old parents realize what is happening but accept it as reality. Even the kind-hearted Noriko, was much poorer than their real children yet goes so much further to entertain the parents, realizes this and admits that she too is sometimes selfish and not worthy of the gift that Shukichi gives her at the end. It's this quiet acceptance of the painful reality that is in front of them that makes Ozu's characters and his films so moving. |
| Kuro-Obi(aka Black Belt) Plot: Before World War 2, 3 disciples Taikan, Choei, & Giryu, were taught by karate master Eiken Shibara in a remote mountain dojo. When the Japanese military police attempt to seize the training hall, the 3 disciples resit and soundly defeat them, though Choei receives a crippling injury. Afterwards, on his deathbed, their master bids his pupils to focus their skills inward & decide who is worthy of being his successor & inheriting his black belt. Taikan & Giryu, as the only 2 viable candidates, follow different paths on their journey to discovering the meaning behind their master's last words. |
| I want to watch Ozu movies, but i don't know from which one start :P Any recommendation ? |
otonashi_ said: I want to watch Ozu movies, but i don't know from which one start :P Any recommendation ? Tokyo Story was the first Ozu film I saw, followed by Late Spring. I would say those are both brilliant starting points, but then again I am not the most well versed when it comes to Ozu. I would suggest asking CityLights (or hopefully he'll see your post) as he seems quite the master when it comes to Ozu. I hope you enjoy whatever film you decide to go for! |
| Yea, either of those mentioned by Touka are fine to start with. Late Spring and Tokyo Story are usually considered his best and are good examples of his favorite subject - the breakup of the Japanese family. A few others which I especially like are Early Summer, Tokyo Twilight and An Autumn Afternoon. |
| Ok ... Thank You :) |
| Has anybody seen Puraido: Unmei no toki ? I am interested in it but it has 5.8 on IMDB... |
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| I saw Kokuhaku a few days ago and I was really impressed by it. I mentioned my opinion over it in another topic but I want to ask something : are there any more asian movies with similar (mindfuck) theme like this one? I know Oldboy is one of them and I still need to see the other two movies from "The Vengeance Trilogy" but other that those...? |
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| 1º The Cat Returns. 2º Sprited Away. 3º Ponyo. 4º Ju on/The Grudge 5º Chakushin Ari/One Missed Call 7º Summer Wars. 8º Toki wo Kakeru Shojo. 9º Howl's Moving Castle. 10º Whisper of the Heart. 11º Kiki's Delivery Service. 12º Karigurashi no Arrietty. 13º Tonari no Totoro. Only that I watched |
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