#yoji tanaka

[redsamuraiii]

Ryosangata Riko (S2E9)

[dekaydk]

His – I Didn't Think I Would Fall In Love

Just binged this delightful little 2019 coming-of-age series from Japan thanks to the recommendation from @lurkingshan. It's a short and sweet five episode story of teenagers coming to grips with love. The surfing setting took me back to beach summers in Santa Cruz so this also hit my nostalgia button. Sweet, funny and enjoyed the main characters' voyages into maturity.

Also, great hug to end the show.

[camyfilms]

もののけ姫 1997

You cannot change fate. However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose.

[kaipanzero]

The Warped Forest あさっての森 (2011)

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Ju-on: The Grudge 2002

[profqlasses]

Akagi  •  アカギ  —  Episode 4 “You hesitate because you're in a tight spot. You tremble because you're scared. If you're like that in an illogical gamble like this, you'll never grab hold of luck.”

[may8chan]

Meatball Machine Kodoku 2017

[genkinahito]

All Around Us ぐるりのこと。(2008) Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi

All Around Us ぐるりのこと。(2008) Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi

All Around Us     ぐるりのこと。 「Gururi no Koto.」 Release Date: June 07th, 2008 Duration: 140 mins. Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi Writer: Ryosuke Hashiguchi (Script), Starring: Lily Franky, Tae Kimura, Akira Emoto, Susumu Terajima, Tamae Ando, Mitsuko Baisho, Ken Mitsuishi, Ryo Kase, Yoji Tanaka, Reiko Kataoka, Jiro Sato, Rie Minemura, IMDB 2008 was a vintage year for Japanese cinema as a number of…

[justfilms]

Meatball Machine Kodoku - Yoshihiro Nishimura 2017

[redsamuraiii]

Ryosangata Riko (S2E4)

[rin-the-shadow]

So because L’s actor in the second live-action Death Note movie occasionally pulls this face that makes him look like an older version of Toshio from the Ju-On franchise, I have at times wished for a really trippy AU in which L was actually some kind of vengeful spirit the whole time, and one way or another Watari was one of the only things keeping him from going full Curse Mode or whatever, so killing Watari kind of winds up backfiring spectacularly. At least in part because it would be funny to watch Light frantically trying to improvise his way out of this one/convince himself this is actually part of the plan. Bonus points if the shinigami somehow knew this was going to happen, but went along with it anyway because, for Rem, she figured it would be fitting, and for Ryuk, he thought it would be funny.

[anamon-book]

男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎 松竹株式会社事業部 原作・監督＝山田洋次、出演＝渥美清・倍賞千恵子・田中裕子・沢田研二 ほか

[don-dake]

《あなたの番です》 (2019)

This opening ↓ in Episode 1…I believe it's done in tribute to the openings of 《古畑任三郎》 (Furuhata Ninzaburō), another favourite Japanese murder mystery series of mine.

[film-a-day]

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Starring Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura.

Genre: animated, fantasy, adventure, war

[profqlasses]

Akagi  •  アカギ  —  Episode 2 “Even if it burns them, people will go to where there’s hope.”

[filmphilics]

Recommendation of the week: The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Dir.: Yôji Yamada

Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Min Tanaka, Ren Osugi.

Genre: Drama

Plot: As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

Filmphilics score: 8/10