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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
I'd seen quite a few, but I want to find more! Plus it could be a good discussion point!  For me, a few good ones are: The Sorcerous and the White Snake 1 Liter of Tears (so sad :'() Koizora (Sky of Love/Sky Love) Nobody Knows Edit: Forgot to add in Chinese movies too! :D  | ||
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NarutO
Germany18839 Posts
Memories of a Murder (Salinui chueok) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353969/) Confessions (Kokuhaku) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590089/) all of them are very good. You might enjoy the vengeance trilogy as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vengeance_Trilogy | ||
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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
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NarutO
Germany18839 Posts
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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
 It still looks good regardless though! :D | ||
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NarutO
Germany18839 Posts
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Cham
797 Posts
![[image loading]](http://thatdutchfilmlover.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/noroi.jpg) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930083/ 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. Are you in Japan at the moment? I am moving to Tokyo in 2 weeks. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
mother lady vengeance trilogy japanese Grave of the Fireflies anything by Hayao Miyazaki: Director, screenplay and storyboards Lupin III Part I, 1971–72 anime series (with Isao Takahata) Yuki's Sun, 1972 (Pilot film for a never-realized anime series) Future Boy Conan, 1978 anime series The Castle of Cagliostro, 1979 film Lupin III Part II, 1980 anime series (2 episodes in season 4 under the pseudonym Tsutomu Teruki) Sherlock Hound, 1984 anime series [edit] Films in the Studio Ghibli canon Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984 film Castle in the Sky, 1986 film My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 film Kiki's Delivery Service, 1989 film Porco Rosso, 1992 film Whisper of the Heart, 1995 film (screenplay, storyboards) Princess Mononoke, 1997 film Spirited Away, 2001 film (winner, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, 2002) Howl's Moving Castle, 2004 film (nominee, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, 2005) Ponyo, 2008 film The Secret World of Arrietty, 2010 film (screenplay) From up on Poppy Hill, 2011 film (screenplay) If you have a specific genre you like, I might be able to give you more. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
Japanese: everything by Takeshi Kitano. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Shinjuku Incident is a good movie about Japanese mafia and Chinese immigrants starring Jackie Chan. So Close and Naked Weapon are about hot girls kicking butt. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On March 02 2012 10:04 Spekulatius wrote: Japanese: everything by Takeshi Kitano. especially battle royale. =) | ||
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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
On March 02 2012 09:59 Cham wrote: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930083/ 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. Are you in Japan at the moment? I am moving to Tokyo in 2 weeks. Ya, I am living in Akabane with my host family. Been here for almost six months on my exchange uni course (I've known my family for longer than 4 years though due to High School :D). However I am leaving soon. T_T OT: I've seen Noroi and wow it was scary, hence not one of my favorites.  | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
Not exactly by Takeshi Kitano, but yeah Also, there's been a gameshow on German TV for several years, called Takeshi's Castle. That was so much fun =D | ||
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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
On March 02 2012 10:04 Spekulatius wrote: I'd recommend you reading the Korean Drama thread from this post onwards. There's been some discussion about Korean movies and a lot of good recommendations. Japanese: everything by Takeshi Kitano. Hahaha, I was going to, but didn't feel like trawling through 5000+ pages to find a few good movies. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On March 02 2012 10:23 Spekulatius wrote: Not exactly by Takeshi Kitano, but yeah Also, there's been a gameshow on German TV for several years, called Takeshi's Castle. That was so much fun =Dtrue. you should watch everything by him and WITH him. he is a great actor, as well as director. another hilarious show in Japan is bakatono-sama. they make new ones every new years. your host family will know it. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
On March 02 2012 10:25 Sickkiee wrote: Hahaha, I was going to, but didn't feel like trawling through 5000+ pages to find a few good movies. Nonono, what you mean is the Korean Music discussion which is pretty big, I agree. The KDD is only 20ish pages long. | ||
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UmiNotsuki
United States633 Posts
Byousoku Go Senchimeetoru (5 Centimeters per Second) Okuribito (Departures) Perfect Blue Just me and my foreigner tastes, though :D | ||
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UTL_Unlimited
Korea (South)353 Posts
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
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Deleted User 135096
3624 Posts
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. | ||
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supernovamaniac
United States3047 Posts
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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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
Gonna watch Confessions tonight, and Tae Guk Gi tomorrow. | ||
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lannisport
878 Posts
On March 02 2012 12:00 wo1fwood wrote: 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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Doriboi
United States181 Posts
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procyonlotor
Italy473 Posts
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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UmiNotsuki
United States633 Posts
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Thienan567
United States670 Posts
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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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
Highly recommend Confessions to everyone! | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13405 Posts
Pretty funny movie and offers a fresh twist on the bachelor turned father storyline (hes also a grandpa) | ||
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horsman
Canada45 Posts
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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Anon06
United States203 Posts
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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Sickkiee
Japan607 Posts
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nebok
Sweden85 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Hana-Bi (Kitano !) Seven samouraï Kagemusha (Kurosawa is an incredible director). | ||
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Epoch
Canada257 Posts
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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