A thread for discussion and recommendation of Japanese TV and movies.
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>>49709214No, but I like the screenwriter so I will watch it eventually
>actor stars in a normal romance
>next work is a bl series as the uke
Is this what zoomies call "humilliation ritual"?
>Time-Travel Comedy "Samurai Time Slipper" Movie is getting a Manga Adaptation by Korisu starting in upcoming Animage issue 9/2025 out August 7!
Why would anyone think this was a good idea
>>49709435 (OP)I liked the movie tbqh
Marathoned this yesterday. Laughed more than I expected to, fights were well choreographed, could've used maybe one or two more episodes to develop the leads but didn't really drag nor rush. Plot was straightforward and predictable but executed well enough that it didn't feel trite. Wouldn't particularly recommend it over anything else but not a bad way to pass 5 hours.
>>49709804Why not? The story was good.
I need your help finding the name of a Show that I watched recently in Japan. I took my first trip to Japan back in May and while watching the local tv I came across a fever dream of a show. It was a live education/variety show where the main host was someone in a Chibi Mascot outfit where they CG'd on her(?) face and would add effects to her yelling at the other hosts, like steam coming out of her head. I remember that it had a bowlcut as well but any help would be appreciated
>>49710428>local tvWhich region?
>>49710428https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=%E3%83%81%E3%82%B3%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%B1%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B
>>49710797>>49710794Who is the target of this show?
>>49710169The plot sounded like a typical manga and the show feels like a live-action adaptation of it but surprisingly it’s an original story. Cool visuals, ridiculous and kind of stupid but I like the leads and the story was fun enough. Action was pretty solid. The plot felt rushed towards the end, though, and open ending kind of sucks. Maybe a 2nd season is coming?
>>49710794>>49710797The more footage I see, the more I hate it.
>>49710918150% women. Even the sole female lead is not cute enough to draw the male demographic.
>>49711083With how quickly the third and fourth 槍 were killed, it felt like they wanted to set up another season while also giving some form of closure for the first in case the second ends up not happening, if that makes sense. Personally not too disappointing since by now I'm used to the leads forcibly or willingly split up at the end despite having feelings for each other because of plot reasons type endings.
>>49711171I might watch this before the year ends.
>>49711919I demand sex with this woman
>>49711171Not attractive enough for me to watch.
>>49712332Same. Too brown and ordinary.
Should I watch the Densha Otoko film or tv series? I'm revisiting my movie list and prepping for a Japanese movie marathon.
>>49713109Haven't watched the film, but the drama is great. Can't imagine the story being cut and flow the same way with all the events and emotional impact
>>49713709it's so strange, they both came out in 2005. The film Q1 and the drama Q3.
>>49714461>he doesn't know the next japanese it-girl, 當真 あみ
>>49714417Kitano should remake A Scene at the Sea and cast Touma as the deaf girlfriend.
>>49714469Oh, she was the voice of the protag in Lonely Castle. She is cute. What show of her should I watch?
>>49714535I haven't watched anything where she's the main character, but I liked her in "Sayonara Maestro" and 最高の教師 1年後、私は生徒に■された.
>>49714538>>49714469Good actress o meme actress?
>>49714619Good actress that gets meme actress roles.
>>49714619soon to be meme actress
>>49714619Good actress who will become too popular and be labelled a meme actress, as usual
>>49714417Why does Kitano only splashes, smokes, slimes and pies ugly men? It would be hot if he did it to those actresses on his show
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzuV0q8cEzw
>>49714922He is into men, like most of his fans
>>49715107>NonI will now watch your drama.
>>49716292The normalization of tattoos in Japan was a mistake
>>49716365>in JapanI'd say in general, although it works for me as a gaijin as the chances I have to cover up in places when I visit are lower.
>Step
>Umi no hajimari
>Tonbi
>Usagi Drop
J-film glorifies single-fathers as the most beautiful thing a parent can do for their kid, while the very few films about single motherhood as a taboo and full of sin and struggle.
I couldn't really enjoy the film (Step) because it felt a bit like forced drama and the entire cast being made of heavy hitters like Takyuki Yamada, Hirosue and Jun Kunimura did not help. Sometimes the starpower just takes me out of it
>>49716914>StepHow? It was realistic and the cast did a great job. I teared up quite a few times while watching it. It's an extremely emotional, heart-warming and beautiful with masterful storytelling. Couldn’t help but root for the characters, especially for Yamada a and Kunimura. It’s not a melodramatic tearjerker but realistic so I found myself sharing Yamada’s happiness and difficulties throughout the length of the movie.
>>49716292What is she saying?
>>49716365Only degenerates have tattoos in general and it's nice that they mark themselves.
the yoshimoto headquarters in tokyo is absolutely disgusting
the floor is completely scuffed up, paint is chipping off the walls, dust and dirt is left unswept, the furniture is incredibly cheap, even the lightbulbs are shitty
watching daian go from the beautiful uuum office to this is crazy
>>49717229It's just a shitty old school.
>>49717229more positive words you could have used: rustic, midcentury, art nouveau, quaint, understated, showa-teki
inner reflection is needed for a better outlook in life, (sir!)
>>49717229I’ve seen it so many times it became endearing to me
>>49716965I like your description and liked the other 3 he mentioned, hopefully it's good
>【スクープ予告】今回こそ「国民的ビッグカップル」爆誕！
>7/16 15時頃配信予定
https://x.com/joseiseven/status/1945090982334156984
Alright, place your bet bros.
My bet is on Kitamura and Imada since the silhouette looks like something out of Anpan.
>>49718684hashimoto kanna for the millionth time
>>49718702Don't think it's her since we already got her info couple days ago.
Unless he and Nakagawa somehow eloped...
>>49718684>今回こそNice title, you fucking frauds. Are they pretending they weren’t the ones who used 「国民的ビッグカップル」when they teased their last “big scope” that one time and it ended up being no one important?
>>49718684Ayase Haruka and that janiizu
>>49718684Meguro Ren having a gf
Yamazaki Kento getting married
>>49710169I think i will start this. Im visitor to this general, it will be my first Jdrama. Looks cool
Anyone know where i can DL Midnight Diner? Love that show to death but can't find it anywhere. Same goes for original Iron Chef
>>49718702>hashimoto kannashe fkn fell off like yukie nakama
>diving into the world of KDrama
>multiple streaming services dedicated to KDrama and variety shows
>lets see what Japan has to offer, I bet its even better
>only a moderate selection on Prime and N*ftlix (barf)
>no dedicated streaming service for Japanese media
>lots of stuff untranslated and not licensed
>smaller scene in general
Grim.
>>49719934>>no dedicated streaming service for Japanese mediathere actually is but it's so shit most people don't even know it exists
https://www.jme.tv/
>>49719964>$25/monthWHAT THE FUCK
>>49719821That one was beautiful though
>>49719934> N*ftlix (barf)Most of their stuff are better than modern terrestrial shit.
>>49719834>10 pointsis it a test?
>>49719834You don’t need this website if you want to watch tv dramas.
>>49720652You do if he/she don't know japanese :p
>>49719934Netflix own IP are usually decent and have more production value than the average TV dramas.
Plus they've been adding good old stuffs like 101st Proposal, Tokyo Love Story, etc.
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>>49714922>Why don't the 女優 do the job of the お笑い芸人？
>>49719834Oh how horrible would it be if someone would leak info about the faggots making these retarded rules.
>>49718684finally that other one is off the market too
[Sad news] Hamabe Minami has been stolen by a janiizu faggot.
>>49721441and that's a good thing!
>>49721441Wait, he already broke up with Arimura?
>>49721463Fuck, I got mixed up between Nagase and Takahashi.
>>49721441Hirano and co. need to step up their game and start dating high-profile actresses/idols.
Their ex band mates already bagged Kasumi Arimura and Hamabe.
>>49721441Is this her first time being filmed with a boyfriend?
>>49711171Watched AARO not that long ago.
Alice Hirose has a great ass.
Anyone have screenshots?
>>49721483no, it was with a private citizen back then
>>49721497>Alice Hirose has a great ass.gonna need proof
>>49721441>Supposedly had tight security when they went to the private restaurant>They then went out alone without concealing themselves and without security, riding the same taxi to some apartment buildingSo what's the point?
>>49721622Either controlled leak, since Japan just learned that celebrity coupling is a lucrative business or the journalists took photos from quite far position since the photos are all blurry mess.
>>49721565Tried to get a screenshot from the first episode of AARO but couldn't.
>>49721644>since Japan just learned that celebrity coupling is a lucrative businessSeriously?
>>49721472shes so perfect bros
>>49724429>Kishi Takano lose again
Rate my masturbate master bait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaCMXGYYytI
>>49724921He was good in OUT
Ever been posted here this link?
>https://www.youtube.com/@ReelyInteresting/videos
It has plenty of japanese stuff recorded in high definition during the late 80s and early 90s and such
Some samples
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWyDqWHJyQ
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12c6LeRMF7Q
>>49725180First video made me crave watching late Showa period kinos
>>49725219If you liked the movie, I highly recommend reading the manga (as well as every Hanazawa Kengo manga). The movie only covers one arc from this ongoing manga. The story goes more crazy batshit after that arc.
>>49725323>The story goes more crazy batshit after that arc.the movie was really crazy like a toned down violent miike movie
Give me the most wish fulfillment movie/show you can think of. I want the MC to get involved with 10/10 cute Japanese female that makes me heart flutter and its overwhelmingly likeable. Just pure fantasy.
Can be romance, action, movie, show, anything. What do you got?
Give me the most wish fulfillment movie/show you can think of. I want the MC to get involved with 10/10 cute Japanese girl, someone so cute she makes my heart flutter just thinking about her. Shes its overwhelmingly likeable. Just pure fantasy.
Can be romance, action, fantasy, realistic, any era, movie, show, anything. What do you got?
>>49725281There are plenty here
>https://archive.org/details/@jcw436I watched yesterday "The High School Girl with a Machine Gun" tv series version, was ok enough and at the last episodes killing all the good guys yakuzas was surprising. It was also the first Tomoyo Harada role
>>49725451she also only fired the machine gun twice in 11 episodes, which was the most disappointing part. Also a 30 years old Jun Fubuki was there being hot too
>>49725381101st Proposal. But my personal recommendation is Love Generation, Matsu Takako as Riko is still my dream dorama waifu until now.
>>49725381https://mydramalist.com/32269-yuube-wa-otanoshimi-deshita-ne
>>49725327who is that cute lady? they didn’t say her name when she showed up there with the other two
>>49709435 (OP)Any movies or dramas about Japanese elections?
>>49725876This
>>49725902It's pretty good but gets shit at the very end, unless you like meaningless politicking.
>>49725876No movie will beat the shitshow of Japan's ongoing elections this month.
>>49725876Who would you vote for?
>>49726049Reiwa Shinsengumi because Yamamoto is Iwai Shunji's friend.
>>49726049the one who kicks all the 外人 out
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>>49726049参政党 because they have two beauties.
>>49725876>camera shows LDP offices>politician 1: we're going to win>politician 2: yes>end credits>sponsors by suntory
I was planing to watch Tatami Galaxy so I decided to watch Summer Time Machine Blues. It was meh. I was expecting more.
>>49725876Are japanese elections crazy as the western ones?
>>49727797It's predictable but still, a very fun watch.
>>49727807https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y9DHqs_wMPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcKZc5gFCx4
>>49710775Kyoto
>>49710852>>49711107YES THAT IT'S. Thank you! I now must show it to my friends to confuse them as well
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I just love Yu Aoi. We must not forget her.
>>49729458Was my middle school crush back in the 2000s thanks to Iwai Shunji's Hana & Alice.
>>49729487How old are you if you're reminiscing about a 40yo girl from when she was a teenager?
>>49729509>middle school>in the 2000sFucking hell you're ancient
Everyone is this thread must be 30+.
It's a rule.
>>49729615I must be the youngest then (29)
>>49729534>Fucking hell you're ancient33 isn't that old.
>>49729615It just makes me remember when this thread wasn't even a general yet.
>>49730147>Those days when it used to stay for a month and then get archived before hitting bump limit despite /jp/ back then being slower than nowWe came a long way.
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>Speed Wagon's Ozawa looks like this now
The Matsumoto Hitoshi scandal broke him.
>>49709435 (OP)i stopped posting in this rotten godforsaken site after they got hacked and added ten minute timers for non am*ricans but had to leave a post in legendary warau salesman bread
>watching IWGP
>stylish as fuck, having an absolute blast
>watching comparable contemporary youth movie
>getting a headache from all the schizo editing and instagram-style vomit
I am ancient after all.
>>49726049the one that will give me a cute japanese gf
>This is the cast for an anime movie
Finished this last night. It's been a while since something left so little of an impression; I honestly don't know what the point of this show was and what to even say about it other than Araki has a very pretty smile.
>>49730967>watching comparable contemporary youth movieName?
>>49732783Lots of plot holes and/or lack of explanations in it (i.e the nonexistent reasonings why these women agreed to live with Shin), but that's to be expected from dramas and movies based on manga. Interesting premise but the execution left something to be desired. And they did Minami dirty, man.
>>49732843Felt like there was some attempt to subvert the "loser gets dragged to happiness and success by a harem of more attractive women" cliché by giving them all tragic backstories, denying him sex with the 17 year old, and killing my two favorite girls but to no real effect and only for him to end up with Hitomi for no reason.
And all that emotional toil for what? It really felt like he spent more time dreading the concept of murder than the actual death of his mother. And so one-sidedly as well; murder is evil but the destruction of a marriage and betrayal of a spouse doesn't even rate? I just can't bring myself to care about Shin at all
does the monumental amount of series that netflix commissions and hosts on their platform give them any sort of return?
i've been checking out their reality dating shows and it's like they want to be terrace house but they're missing something
>>49735709>it's like they want to be terrace house but they're missing somethingLess contestants are bullied into suicide?
What did they mean by this?
Started watching Abarenbo Shogun. Fucking great..
>>49737909doesn't that shit look ancient?
>>49737627The ending that filtered many
>>49737945It is, but the version on YouTube looks fine
>>49737909Binge watching Abarenbo Shogun was the comfiest thing I did during the COVID lockdown days.
what is kanna hashimotos best movie?
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>>49738648Every Hashimoto lead movie has been drizzling shit.
>>49738852>>49738894This thread would be better if it were a real kino movie thread instead of meme movie and tvslop thread.
>>49738873Why is that girl dressed like a BDSM club employee?
>>49739265Female wrestlers are just strippers that get paid more
>>49739353Miu's expression throughout most of it was very sexual
Really enjoyed this show.
Any news on his doing another season?
>>49739509Probably never, but wait for his Downtown Channel, which is supposedly opening this year.
>>49739516>Probably neverReally? Do you think Amazon cut ties with him?
Would be a shame, all the international ones are so lame in comparison.
>>49738990has this gen ever done a movie club?
>>49727273>The LDP suffered a historic defeat, falling below its lowest-ever vote share, and is expected to lose its majority in the Upper House.>The LDP is expected to lose a significant number of seats, falling below the 36 seats it won in 1989, the lowest number since the party was founded.>Prime Minister Ishiba faces tough times as opposition parties refuse to join coalition
>Beat Takeshi: There are many rip-off taxis who target clueless foreign tourists at airports and charge them astronomical fares. If this continues, our reputation will be damaged and we can no longer call ourselves a tourism-based country.
>>49742163>rip-off taxis who target clueless foreign touristsand that's a good thing
When was the last time a Gaki no Tsukai Batsu Game aired?
>>497431632020 Corona version.
I'm interested in cultivating an Okayama accent because it's funny. Any shows or movies set in Okayama(or anywhere in Chugoku works desu) with characters that have the accent?
>>49742163The overtourism is a serious issue in Japan. Just a few days ago tourism ratings hit a record high.
>>49743658Watch Chidori's shows.
Is Sumo discussion allowed here?
>>49746153No >>>/sp/149876899
>>49746153Anything shown on Japanese TVs is allowed here.
>>49742017I wonder who Takeshi voted for
>>49744413The special where they traveled to LA was great
>>49747787Stopped checking out this show four years ago. Maybe I should come back to it.
Kitano Takeshi starred in the new SCO Group CM (a company that develops dental medical operation systems) where he played his film's Kikujiro's theme song Summer and showcased one of his original paintings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3x3hqgevXc&ab_channel=oricon
At the press conference, he said
> “I still get movie offers, and I think, ‘Do I have to film a few more?’ I was already in retirement mode, but it's a blessing to receive various requests and work. I'm grateful that I haven't been forgotten yet.”
>"It's really nice to get all these requests and offers. It's not like ‘the more you're hated, the more you thrive,’ but lately, I've been getting more work in Asia as well as domestically, and that's really thanks to movies. Foreign young people welcome me with such enthusiasm, so I feel grateful to be able to work."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDU2Xh7Szc&ab_channel=oricon
>>49748082>I was already in retirement mode, but it's a blessing to receive various requests and work.Akira Kurosawa was still making movies in his 80s, Kitano should, too.
>>49748082>I'm grateful that I haven't been forgotten yetLove how despite Takeshi's legendary status and his truckloads of achievements, he's still very humble. Unlike a certain now-canceled geinin from the Kansai region.
Finished The Hot Spot. It was very good, sad to part with the cast.
>>49748721she's still not married huh?
>>49748869>get marriedwhy doe
>>49748263>Unlike a certain now-canceled geinin from the Kansai region.who?
>>49748064They are literally the next downtown. Daigo especially.
How can I watch Matsumotos Documental? On Prime they have only one or two seasons and I can't find it on "alternative" sites
This might be the wrong place to ask, but where could I watch/download western movies with Japanese 吹替? Lately I've realized just how much I'm being left out because of how many japs actually end up watching more western films than japanese (america has really made japan its bitch huh.) I don't want to watch it in English though because then I'd be watching a different version than they've seen and those nuances will get to me, additionally I've grown up as a weeb and for whatever reason western media has never tickled my interest-bone so it being localized in japanese presented with more japanese values would help with getting me into it.
Anywhere you'd ask this question you get answers for paying for those shitty streaming services, get called weird for pirating all your media, etc. Feels pretty hopeless, but surely there's a place somewhere right? I'm pretty desperate
>>49749089https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=4_0&q=documental+&s=seeders&o=desc
>>49749220Thanks for the spoonfed though I already put them on Qbit a month ago and the downloads got stuck at around 70%
>>49749225Avistaz has it up to S13
>>49749207don't be a fucking weirdo
>>49749207niconico has a few. we used to have mhometheatre but that got super shutdown
>>49750158my 10 year inactive avistaz account is gone. fuck me for not watching anything related to japan for a long time and then finding my interest for it again later in my life, i guess.
>>49750291Either try appealing through IRC or make a new one. I don't think they perma you for getting purged
>>49750158I don't know anything about private trackers but have a good ratio on Qbit. How can I use Avistaz?
>Chudori
>next Downtown
kek
Anyone watching Grapara? I can't even find raws.
>>49750627You sign up whenever they open registration, simple as. Alternatively you can also pay your way in if you really must, just get the cheapest Seedbox plan (4€ the last time I checked) and cancel it after a month.
>>49748832>sad to part with the cast.Me every time I finish a drama and a movie written by Bakari. Hot Spot especially left me with that feeling.
>>49748721The one on the left looks a bit like Yamamoto Keiichi.
>>49749225there's a thread for request and questions here >>>/t/1319405
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAYEzUulx2k
>>49750585you know, i think i'll drop into the irc and do that just to make a few people laugh
apart from a few older obscure dramas i don't have much that i want to watch, and older critically acclaimed movies (from the 90s) are pretty available on streaming sites.
>>49753664I was the same until a benefactor from here with an extra invite token invited me to AvistaZ and I couldn't believe the astronomical amount of movies and dramas I was missing out on.
>>49753463>A Keishi Otomo FilmI will not not watch your film.
>>49753664Don't waste your time on IRC, accounts are deleted after some time. Just create a new one
>>49751367It's not like anyone can sign up. Most trackers have this process of needing to show proof of your experience in other private trackers, so if you're just starting it feels like a giant break through to get in. "Alright, got to join this private tracker I have no interest in to get into the one I'm aiming for, but looks like for this one that I just have no interest in whatsoever I need to get into another tracker first." I can understand the sekret klub meme, needing to craft an internet personal record is the anti thesis of anonymity online.
>>49754715None of that nonsense applies to avistaz, stop reading ptg.
>>49726084Definitely not Sanseito if
>>49742163 is to tell.
>>49754715>It's not like anyone can sign up.Mostly anyone can, via the seedbox method. I did it and didn't have to bother with interviews or showing my creds from other trackers.
Unless you're one of those people who scorns the idea of having to pay the cost of a Netflix sub one single time to get access to more than you could watch in a lifetime, then Avistaz is quite simple to get into.
>>49755378Sanseito want to kick the gaijin out.
>>49757101Can't win 'em all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRGRpHZcmCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CakAEodjpPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30HdyvgGFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTQ5tSHHhcI
Watched "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" recently and I still don't get it.
What was Sakamato's character problem? What was his deal with Bowie's character?
Just and only gayness, really?
>>49757422This looks like it's gonna be 99% in English. Nishijima's pronunciation doesn't sound bad.
