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On March 02 2012 11:16 UTL_Unlimited wrote:
Tae Guk Gi Brotherhood of War is one of my Korean movie favorites. check it out!
It's hard to watch the movie without crying once you realize that one side of your family actually participated in Korean War and barely survived it, while the other side of your family ran away from the North during the Korean War, leaving all their immediate families up North then passing away before reunification.
Nonetheless, one of the best Korean movies that I have seen in a long time. Highly recommended.
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Man, so many good Asian movie recommendations lately.
Gonna watch Confessions tonight, and Tae Guk Gi tomorrow.
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On March 02 2012 12:00 wo1fwood wrote:Show nested quote +On March 02 2012 10:44 UmiNotsuki wrote:
My favorite Japanese movies are:
Byousoku Go Senchimeetoru (5 Centimeters per Second)
Okuribito (Departures)
Perfect Blue
Just me and my foreigner tastes, though :D Departures is an excellent film! Shocked that no ones mentioned it yet, but Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is a legendary film.
I thought the first hour of Departures was quite good but then it quickly became predictable and pretty cheesy towards the end.
There are some really good movies mentioned so far, studio Ghibili is great of course. Here are some more recommendations off the top of my head:
Grave of the Fireflies
Sky Crawlers
Taste of Tea
Nobody Knows
The Chaser
Thirst (Just saw this one recently. Fucking awesome!!)
Tokyo Sonata
The Girl Who Lept Through Time
Voice from a Distant Star
Tae Guk Gi
Oasis
And here are some must see classic Japanese movies:
7 Samurai
Tokyo Story
Ikiru
The Castle of Sand
Yojimbo
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Oldboy is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. It is available on Netflix, but only with the shitty English dubbing. So if you do watch the film, watch it in Korean.
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If we're gonna talk Japanese directors let's be sure to mention the holy trinity of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and Ozu. No matter what movie you view from each of them you can't go wrong, though canonically Kurosawa's best are The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Ikiru, Red Beard, Kagemusha, Ran, etc. From Ozu there is Floating Weeds, Tokyo Story, An Autumn Afternoon and many others. From Mizoguchi look up Ugetsu and The 47 Ronin.
But it would be restrictive just to talk about these three. Masaki Kobayashi is a master in his own right and his Harakiri is a must see along with Kaidan and Samurai Rebellion. There's Kenji Misumi, who directed the excellent Ken trilogy and was part of a crew of directors involved in the production of so many old school chanbara flicks, including the long running Zatoichi series, Shinobi no Mono, Lone Wolf and Cub, etc. For more entertainment try The Yakuza Papers, a sort of Japanese Godfather, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, who incidentally was slated to direct the first film Takeshi Kitano put on his resumé, Violent Cop, before Kitano took over of course.
There is the entirety of the Japanese new wave, with which I am not particularly familiar outside of Nagisa Oshima and his film In the Realm of the Senses.
I think that outside samurai movies and Kurosawa's epics someone looking for entertainment would have to look to Japan's new horror, which is something I can't talk about since it's not my cup of tea. Secondly, there is a group of younger directors such as Shunji Iwai, Sion Sono, Naomi Kawase, at work mostly since the 90s who have produced films more attuned to a younger audience without being Hollywood style whorage. I'd point people in the direction of Shunji Iwai because his films have class, vision and a playful streak that just makes them cool. Go for Swallowtail, a coming-of-age-immigrant-rags-to-riches-crime-action-with-assassins-and-hitech-sunglasses-that-you-only-see-in-the-90s. It's sexy as hell and just as fun.
Takeshi Kitano has been mentioned before. For the newcomer: watch Sonatine, Hanabi, Zatoichi, and if you find yourself attuned to Kitano's style, try the rest. I'd have to kick myself if I forgot about Hirokazu Koreeda, who has been rightly called Ozu's successor. His films Maborosi, Afterlife, Still Walking, Distance, and the aforementioned Nobody Knows are masterpieces. Other random great movies from recent years are Departures, which has already been mentioned, Twilight Samurai, a heart warming Edo period comedy, Tokyo Sonata, a family drama about a husband hiding his unemployment.
There's a lot of stuff out there, but that is what has stuck with me.
Naturally, you'll want to go through Studio Ghibli's archives.
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This thread is inspiring me to watch more Japanese film in my free time :D I know I didn't start it, but keep 'em coming!
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Also, not strictly Japanese films, but if you like Satoshi Kon's works (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) then check out Paranoia Agent. It's mindboggling.
Also, check out Cowboy Bebop and Monster (which is an anime). Both are very Western-style shows, and both are excellent. 
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So I just finished watching Confessions. Gotta say that movie was absolutely brilliant. The sheer quality in every aspect was phenomenal. The scenery, colors, music, narrating voice, and the way the story was told all fit together really well. I had to go pee really badly about 30 minutes into the movie, but I just could not bring myself to pause it. Was worth it.
Highly recommend Confessions to everyone!
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Korean Comedy: Speedy Scandal
Pretty funny movie and offers a fresh twist on the bachelor turned father storyline (hes also a grandpa)
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Best korean movies I've seen:
I Saw the Devil. [The most exhilerating thriller I've ever seen.]
Thirst. [New view of vampires.]
I'm a cyborg, but thats ok. [So cute!]
Mother [ ]
Old Boy, Lady vengeance [not a fan so much of Sympathy for Mr Vengeance]
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On March 02 2012 09:59 Cham wrote:
Noroi is probably the scariest movie I have ever seen. I highly recommend it. Starts off slow, but the later half of the movie is crazy.
Seriously? that was the least scary movie ever, the acting was good but there was nothing scary in it at all. I was expecting something like The Shrine from its description in documentary style. wasted my time. ><
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Just watched confessions, o my what a good movie.
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Three very very different cinema. Personnal favorite japanese movies :
Hana-Bi (Kitano !)
Seven samouraï
Kagemusha (Kurosawa is an incredible director).
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On March 02 2012 13:01 Doriboi wrote:Oldboy is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. It is available on Netflix, but only with the shitty English dubbing. So if you do watch the film, watch it in Korean.
+129048102948105975495
this is the BEST korean movie
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