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Rest in peace, Val Kilmer 🕊

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´´ thank you Ice, for everything.´´

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I will never forget the day I discovered “wingmen” was already used as a euphemism for gay lovers before the Top Gun fandom got ahold of it.

Oh, but hey, it’s probably just a coincidence, it’s not like there’s any proof the cast or filmmakers were aware of this, by all accounts, obscure queer historical aviation romance. It’s not like the top half of the cover art mirrors a famous scene from the fil… wait…

“You can be my wingman anytime”

“Bullshit, you can be mine” indeed Tony Scott.

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Mikami Sensei (Winter 2025)

Synopsis / Official Site / Official Twitter

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Slow Train (2025) special drama eng sub

I am excited to share this wonderfully kind and poignant story about three adult siblings who lost their parents in a car accident over twenty years ago and continue to live in their childhood home in Kamakura.

Youko the eldest sibling (played by the incredible Matsu Takako) is an outspoken literary editor and still unmarried in her forties, which seems to bother the people around her - particularly one of her authors, Momeki Ken (Hoshino Gen). Miyako the middle child (Tabe Mikako) is a restless soul and about to move to Busan, South Korea, with her Korean boyfriend (Joo Jong Hyuk) on what seems like a whim. Ushio the little brother (Matsuzaka Toori) works as a tracklayer for a local railway company and hides his gay relationship from Youko for a very particular reason.

I cannot recommend this drama enough! It's such a gentle study on loss, loneliness, time and the transience of living as well as on the importance of being honest with yourself.

Set in both Kamakura and Busan, the scenery is soothing to the eye. All the actors are fantastic (including appearances from Lily Franky, Iiura Arata and Uno Shouhei), the dry humour in Nogi Akiko's script is delightful.

I am very fond of this project and hope you will give it a chance!

The length of this drama is 1 hour and 51 minutes.

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Notes:

Kamakura is a seaside town and a popular tourist destination in Kanagawa Prefecture about an hour from Tokyo.

Hako-nee: Youko's nickname. The first kanji in her name (葉) can be read as ha, a leaf. Nee is older sister.

Shibuya and Meguro are special wards in Tokyo.

In Japanese, the word for enrichment is uruoi, moisture. This is why Youko touches her face when Momeki asks whether there's any enrichment in her enclosure.

Enoden that Ushio works for is short for Enoshima Electric Railway. It's a local railway line connecting Kamakura with Fujisawa.

Tatamu: The reason Nikaidou-sensei talks about folding stuff is because in Japanese this verb also means to bring something to an end.

Bonseki: Ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on trays using sand and pebbles. The artwork is temporary and will be swept clean once finished.

Wabi-sabi: aesthetic concepts that center on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Sabishii: This story is a study on loneliness. However, in Japanese sabishii contains more meanings than just lonely; it's both lonely and sad. I've translated it both ways depending on the situation but please know that they are all related in the original text. Sabishii is the feeling of not having or lacking something. Youko also connects it to the aesthetic of sabi.

Hoshino Gen who plays Momeki Ken is one of my favourite artists (he's also a really great actor and an overall funny person), so I'll just plug a couple of his songs here haha.

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Google Earth saves the last photos of Ice and Bradley together. They are sitting on the porch outside of their then-house, and Tom is sipping a beer.

Bradley doesn't have many more photos, maybe a couple, after that day, but every time he googles their old address, he can find his father laughing to a kid he hasn't been in a long time and he finds himself tracing a face he hasn't seen in a long time and that he isn't going to see anymore.

But his dad is still there, on Google Earth, and saved in his phone, laughing at some stupid jokes and waiting for his other father to get back from the grocery store to start making dinner. And Bradley is still there too, just for a little longer.

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fic where ice's sister sarah watched him grow up in fear of what people would do if they found out he was gay and urged him before he left home to let someone in and not be scared to love and be loved. he gets the callsign iceman and while she's proud of him she is still sad he has kept his walls up even after getting out of their father's house

then, one day, she is called to the hospital after a bad ejection. she is the only one at his bedside. she holds his hand as he insists he's fine and she didn't need to come, and she calls him an idiot

and then there's a commotion out in the hallway, someone yelling, begging to "just let me see him, please!" tom shouts to the nurses outside, "just let him in, he won't stop bugging you until you do!" so he clearly knows whoever is out there

and in walks this man with wide eyes, dark hair messed up from riding his motorcycle without a helmet again (not that she knows this yet), who looks at tom and says, "i came as soon as i heard." and when he looks at tom, he looks at him. like sarah isn't even there.

and the way tom tries to sit up, eyes glued to this man, his face nearly lighting up in a way sarah can only recognize because she has known him for so long—and the way he says, "you didn't have to"—

and the way the other man says, "of course i did. you're my wingman"—

well. sarah knows what wingman means. and she could not be happier that her brother has found his person.

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The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020) | Please be nice to my baby.

He works so hard 😆

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Love the fact that 86 Maverick is endearing and loveable because he's a disaster and needs to be taken care of.

And 22 Maverick is endearing and loveable because he's a disaster and is taking care of everyone else.

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Hangster prompt that could go two ways when Jake, exasperated, tired, a little drunk and a little heartbroken, asks Bradley - in front of everyone and Penny, during one of their nights out at the Hard Deck - what he knows about:

Prompt A: unrequited love and Bradley answers with the description of two men looking at each other from the opposite side of a piano, while a kid tries to learn a new melody, telling each other they are in love for then never talking about it again just for the love to find space in every aspect of their life but never ever in the way it was supposed to.

Prompt B: love. What the hell does it know about love. Just for Bradley to stop in the middle of a sentence to look up at Jake, smiling softly and asking him if he's really ready to hear all that Bradley does know about love, and if he has a little more time to spear, he could tell Jake what he doesn't know about it.

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I just love that the styling/costuming notes for shima in miu404 were just “hoshino gen whore era” like that’s so funny hdjfnfgdjgm

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"I don't know how."

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I thought we hit rock bottom

And then the floor gave out

The day Bradley storms out, screaming horrible and petty things, telling them they should be the one dead instead of this real father, Ice wants to say that it's not going to be only wishful thinking for long. But he doesn't because Mav doesn't know yet, and he, they, just lost their kid. So he leaves the letter in his desk where is it, just for a little longer, just to give them to heal a little and, the next day, the calls to fix the first appointment with the oncologist. They have the time, and he will talk to Mav soon.

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Translation Notes : Episode 11

Since they are important scenes which appear for a glimpse, we put the translation here in case you’re curious what’s written by everybody who were helped by MIU404 in previous episodes.

From: Mata Aou (Let’s meet again) 

We are a couple who was taken care by those detectives. We can’t stop feeling grateful for them. We still remember until now the day they helped us whenever we come across a melon bread truck. Please don’t share lies and unconfirmed things. I beg you. 

# Please share 

# melon bread detectives 

# melon bread

From: Jinsei Yarinaoshi-chu (We’re starting over life)

We can’t reveal who we are, but we think terrorists who disguise themselves in melon bread truck aren’t true. We’ve been helped by detectives who rode on that car before. It can’t be helped if it’s true, but we think it’s wrong to spread around such lies. 

From:  AM I Sekai Isshu Nau (AM  I around the world Nau)

I was inside a bus heading to Haneda where there was a shooting incident occured. We heard a nursery rhyme-like melon bread’s song all of sudden from outside and I was surprised that officers came inside.  After that I heard that it was actually a police car. I finally realized there’s such thing like that.  # melon bread truck # police vehicle # false information 

From: Su

Wait~~~~! They’re all lies! This car is detective’s! They’re good people! It must be someone’s conspiracy! Please RT!

From:Moametal (to be)

# melon bread truck ->I’ve actually seen them 

# MIU404 -> They are real detectives who ride on it

# Explosion terror -> Who did it?! 

From: Juri

Detectives who ride on the melon truck are my acquaintances, so I can say clearly that they aren’t terrorists. You may retweet it so carefree, but you’re responsible for sharing a rumor which damage people’s honor. For those who have spread it around, it’s better if you delete it.

# MIU404 

# the truth behind melon bread truck

#real polices

# the truth behind MIU404

From: Tobita

Hey, hey, calm down. No way a bomb terrorist will ride on such flashy car. I mean, actually I know them. I’ve tweeted it before, but all of sudden, I was beaten up,my bicycle and everything was stolen. At that time, I was saved by detectives who rode on the melon bread truck and whom I delivered melon breads to! 

#melon bread truck 

# justice

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MIU404 Characterization: Shima Kazumi

source: official memorial book

A member of Mobile Investigation Unit 4 in Tokyo MPD’s Criminal Investigation Division. Previously worked in First Investigation Division, but he got transferred because of certain circumstances. He was called back by Kikyo when she was in process of establishing MIU Unit 4 to got him out from driving license test center he was assigned at that time. Even if he has experience in MIU before and was given big trust from Kikyo and Jimba, he didn’t believe himself and others. With his excellence in observation and social contact, he has advanced thought to see through the truth, but still Ibuki can easily wrap him around his little finger.

Personal history:

Born on July 8th, 1984 in Tokyo

March 2003, graduated from high school in Tokyo Metropolitan.

April 2003, enrolled at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Academy

2004, assigned to Ueno Station East Gate police box, Taito police station in Community Police Affairs Division

2006, assigned to Criminal Investigation Division in Yotsuya-Minami police station

2008, assigned as member of Criminal Investigation Division in Mobile Investigation Unit 1 

2009, assigned to First Investigation Division in Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

2014, assigned to Driving License Test Center in Oi

2017, assigned to Criminal Investigation Division in Nishi-Ome Police Station 

2019, assigned as member of Criminal Investigation Division in Mobile Investigation Unit 4 

Trivia (from drama project proposal)

Dog’s image: Border Collie (Sheepdog)

2nd child of 5 siblings. He is helpful since he takes care of his little brother, and good at all kind of house chores

When he was in First Investigation Division, he was so busy that he got dumped by the girl he liked. Although he had slightly crush on Kikyo before, he doesn’t try to pursue her, but rather wants to help her when she was in terrible situation and trouble.

Justice in Shima’s opinion :“ a sophism for people who want to wield power”

Fashion style:

Contrasting to “unchangeable Ibuki’s fashion style” throughout series, Shima’s fashion style is reflecting “change/transformation”. In the first half of series, Shima who did not believe himself and anybody was precise not to wear white shirt inside refreshing colored outerwear. In episode 6 when he worked in First Investigation Division, he matched his black suit with black shirt, and styled without necktie. With that kind of attire, he expressed the dark side of his personality. Then in episode 7 he showed a complete change/transformation by wearing bright colored denim jacket. The idea of Shima who is well-known for his V-neck T-shirt actually comes from many female staffs who were so excited to see Hoshino-san in that attire. Especially in episode 10 where he was in Kikyo’s house, they made him wore V-neck T-shirt which best showed his collarbone to show off his sexy side of him. But if every scenes he wore only V-neck T-shirt, audiences will easily lose interest, so while we tried to imagine how audience would feel, we made him wear some variations of crew neck T-shirt and outer wear, and inserted V-neck T-shirt as the center point.