please please please infodump to me about grasshopper i crave knowledge
GLADLY.
This is just mostly the main people you would need to know just for the main plot...and whoever else I want to add.
The Beginners Guide to M!Grasshopper/Three Assassins.
Grasshopper or グラスホッパ- is a 2015 (Released on November 7th 2015) japanese thriller revenge movie based on Three Assassins by Kotaro Isaka, directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto.
SEMI-SPOILERS PAST THIS POINT!
Characters:
Suzuki (Toma Ikuta)
Suzuki is a former middle school teacher (he teaches Science in the movie while in the book he teaches Math) whose fiancee was killed by a man who took drugs and drove into a crosswalk during Halloween. He wants to take revenge on the killer so he joins a underground crime business in order to do so.
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Yuriko (Haru)
Suzuki's Fiancee who was on her way to get her engagement ring resized, got killed on Halloween because she threw a kid out of the way of the car.
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Kujira/The Whale (Tadanobu Asano)
Kujira (Also known as The Whale) is a Contract Killer who makes people die via suicide which adds them to the collection of "sinners" he sees when he starts seeing "ghosts". He's my favorite out of all of them but you will probably not like what he does to the rest of the cast-
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Semi/The Cicada (Ryosuke Yamada)
Semi is a contract killer working for his b- partner Iwanishi. He gets a ringing in his ears which only stops when he kills people or listens to Iwanishi talk. He loves Shijimi bubbles and watches them constantly through the movie, to him it's a symbol of life in someone, "seeing their bubbles".
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Iwanishi (Jun Murakami)
Iwanishi is Semi's boss/handler book wise, movie-wise they work for Terahera btw. Iwanishi is a contract killer who partners up with Semi to kill others. He loves Jack Crispin and listens to the vinyl all the time, quotes him a lot too. Aw he was so. Cute.
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Asagao/The Pusher (Hidetaka Yoshioka)
I can't say anything about him without spoiling the whole movie so lets just say HOT MAN. HOT SOFT MAN. SHIP HIM WITH SUZUKI. YEP.
That's all for now!
Thank youuuuu
Credits to these for screengrabs and the link to watch the movie (in low quality but it works):
Screengrabs
Grasshopper in 480p English Sub
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Yamada Ryosuke x Nakayama Yuma
Potato 2017.12
Thanks to Momozzz32 on weibo for the clear scans. Please let me know if there are any errors.
As we worked together, our camaraderie grew.
Nakayama: Long time no see. [We haven’t met] since we ate together in March?
Yamada: I saw you more recently [than that].
Nakayama: No, no, I have not seen you for about half a year already!
Yamada: Oh, is that so? (Laughs)
Nakayama: Lately, Yamada-kun has been so busy, you know. I am worried about your health.
Yamada: Everything’s OK! When was the first time we met?
Nakayama: It’s Hawaii. 2007.
Yamada: That's right, and since Yuma said "he knows everything about pro wrestling", we ended up challenging each other [to a match]. Then I won (laughs)! I was soooo disappointed!
Nakayama: Moreover, even though I used all my skills right from the start, you got out of [the hold] easily and counterattacked; the difference in power was evident. I did not want to do it again (laughs).
Yamada: At that time, Yuma ... was like an imp (laughs). I was seriously thinking, where did they find this kid? Well, you grow up into a beautiful [man]. Johnny-san’s eye for people is amazing!
Nakayama: In contrast, Yamada-kun was already fully formed at that time. I was shocked that "a person with such a beautiful face exists!”
Yamada: No, no. Before I debuted, I was also a bit of an imp (laughs). We started really hanging out after the formation of NYC, right?
Nakayama: That's right. (Looking at the interview from that time) At that time I was still living in Osaka, so I had to come to Tokyo every time we had NYC related interviews ... it took 5 hours to make the trip for a 2 hour interview and photo shoot. I thought “did I really have to come to Tokyo?” (laughs).
Yamada: It was tough to commute, wasn’t it? But at that time, Chinen (Yuri) or I did not know how to talk [in interviews] at all, so we relied on Yuma for the heavy lifting.
Nakayama: No, I feel like I was was just following Yamada-kun.
Yamada: No that wasn’t right, I think you helped us a lot. ... Anyway, I enjoyed NYC's activities. Even now, Chinen and I will say "I want to do that again someday".
Nakayama: It is the same for me! It was such a great experience.
Yamada: As we worked together, our camaraderie grew. Now, when I see a program where Yuma appears, I will go like "Oh, you can do it, my friend".
Nakayama: Since I usually work alone, I am happy to know that you look at me as a comrade! ... From that time till now, we have never once fought with each other, right?
Yamada: No, not at all. Often, I am pretty strict with people, but I have never once said such [harsh] things to Yuma. Yuma is someone who [always] do things properly, and I recognized that. Anyway, because you were getting into the role for the drama "Hokuto", you cut off all interactions with those around you and was living without a television or a mobile phone! There are not many people who can do that. I really admire this professionalism!
Nakayama: Well, I happen to be in an environment that [allowed me] to do so.
Yamada: Also, the director of the drama was Takimoto (Tomoyuki)-san*, who is a perfectionist (laughs). I understand that very well because he took care of me in my movie. However, I do appreciate the tough [love] since it allowed me to grow. Even now, when I met him somewhere, he would challenge me by saying "Nakayama’s performance is sooo amazing" (laughs).
*Takimoto Tomoyuki was the director of Grasshopper.
Nakayama: He did the same thing to me, he told me "had it been Yamada, he would be able to act beyond [my] imagination..." (laughs).
Yamada: We each have to thank Takimoto-san for the definite change in our understanding of acting... Someday, don’t you think it will be nice if Yuma and I can work together in Takimoto-san’s work, in whatever format it will take?
Nakayama: That will be great. It will be nice to co-star after we mature more [as actors]!
I want you to move forward in a peaceful manner.
Nakayama: Speaking of Hey! Say! JUMP, you guys can play instruments and dance and sing ... I think you are an almighty group. It is fun to watch! [T/N: Yuma actually said almighty, so I am keeping it even though it sounded a bit intense.]
Yamada: I am happy to hear that.
Nakayama: In addition, Yamada-kun is also in charge of the choreography. Really what skills do you have! (laughs)
Yamada: It was indeed hard to choreograph for nine people (laughs). However, I was able to see the group in a new light and I learned a lot.
Nakayama: Also, I like the relationship between members. I hope it will remain unchanged, and that you guys can move forward [step by step] in this peaceful manner.
Yamada: (smug look) Got it.
Nakayama: "Got it" [you say] (laughs).
Yamada: Hahaha, no really, rather than setting some lofty goal and trying to work towards that, as Yuma said just now, I rather steadily work on the things in front of us one at a time. I think something [good] will naturally come out of this.
Nakayama: I will cheer for you. After our talk today, I again realize that Yamada-kun is someone who is walking ahead of me. I want to catch up too, but despite chasing [after you] desperately, this guy will move ahead at an even greater speed (laughs).
Yamada: (smug face again) Got it!
Nakayama: So it is “Got it!” again. (Laughs)
Yamada: Hahaha, but for me, other than the members, Yuma is the only one in the same generation that I recognize! You are a one and only existence.
Nakayama: I'm glad to hear that.
Yamada: I don’t think our relationship will change. It seems likely we will keep having this relaxed atmosphere between us.
Nakayama: It is usually like this.
Yamada: For some reason, at the moment Yuma meets me, he will switch to keigo (polite form of speech), it is something that never changes~ (laughs).
Nakayama: I guess that is my innocent side coming out.
Yamada: Is this your last ditch attempt at increasing your likeability?
Nakayama: Lies, lies (laughs). Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of your debut.
To Yuma,
I am saying what I usually say (laughs). Yuma will definitely continue an active role as an actor and I think you will have a work that can be your masterpiece. However, I do not want you to [just] say “I am an actor”, as a Johnny’s talent, please take the opportunity to challenge different genres one at a time!
From Ryosuke
To Yamada-kun,
I enjoyed our talk today as usual. As for me who is in the "Yamada Ryosuke generation", I think it will be nice to work with Yamada-kun, whether it is NYC, or on stage, in movies, or on television. For the sake of that day, I will definitely accomplish the things in front of me! Let's go fishing as well.
From Yuma
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Do you watch dramas, have any favorites, or a list of ones you want to watch?
I do, but I haven’t seen any recently. I believe the last one I saw was sometime in the early months of last year. I do have more than a few favorites, which I will list down below for you.
Bad Guys: Vile City (Han Dong-hwa, 2018)
Burning Ice (Xing LV, 2017)
Day & Night (Wang Wei, 2017)
Hokuto (Tomoyuki Takimoto, 2017)
Karamazov no Kyodai (Junichi Tsuzuki, 2013)
Million Yen Woman (Michihito Fujii, 2017)
Ouroboros (Yasuharu Ishii, 2015)
There is a list of dramas I had written down to watch later, or at some point in time. I don’t think I’ll watch any of them, as I have lost interest in doing so. Perhaps, I will return to watching them in the upcoming future.
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