A thread for discussion and recommendation of Japanese TV and movies.FAQ: https://pastebin.com/BARFCHgF (embed)Previous Thread:>>51109935
>>51153236Hanzawa Naoki vibes
>>51153257Need Japanese dramas to binge, no romance focus
>>51153368https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoki_Hanzawa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X8NXI6iU7k
>>51153368Unnatural and MIU404
>>51153368Keiji Yoroshiku (1982) starring Beat Takeshi
>>51153450unless you have functioning links it's 125 bucks to buy the dvds
>>51153458https://avistaz.to/torrent/62578-keiji-yoroshiku-1982-complete-480p-sd
>>51153469I don't have an account :(, but even if I did, I have an adsl connection in a household with other people, I'd never be able to have a decent ratio.thank you anyway though.
>>51153450Takeshi Kitano was a cute
>>51153368
>>51153387>that director>that screenwriter
I wasn't expecting much but My Boss My Hero is pretty fucking funny
>>51153811Most of his dramas are very good.
>>51153811gakki super cute in this
>>51153558Takeshi Kitano is still a cute
>>51155151is he still schizo?
>>51153257vivant eng subs where?
>>51124790>Haruna Kawaguchi's marriage as announced turned out to be shotgun
Could someone explain to me what exactly happened in this? I don’t necessarily understand the antagonists.
>>51153257>VIVANTThis show is pretty bad. I enjoyed the first half of season one because it was like a high tech Indiana Jones. Then it lost me with the Hanzawa Naoki: Mongolia Edition with literal terrorists. This new season so far is even worse, despite the globetrotting across several countries the story feels a lot smaller
Reiwa GTO is a fucking mistake, it simply doesn't work. The story is clearly being crushed by the modern compliance standards and Onizuka doesn't even feel like Onizuka, there's nothing from his unique charms seen in the original.
Just finished Sukeban Deka and wtf was that ending?! I didn't expect that at all. Had a blast with the series, and seasons 2 and 3 seems to be even crazier.
>>51156896It's Tsutsumi Yukihiko.
>>51157023Should have pitched this show for netflix
>>51153257>VIVANT ep.1 s2if there's anything i've learned over the past few years, it's that some actors are fated to play one type of character and aren't taken seriously if they try to stray from it. like tamura who got typecast into his furuhata ninzaburou character for like 20 years, sakai just plays hanzawa in more or less the same role doing the same things.D: face when he's learning about conspiracies and the movement of huge sums of money. in hanzawa he had aya ueto to act as his confidant and here he mostly does it with himself. lots of exposition dumping. drum. i don't know what how i'm supposed to feel. he looks so japanese but we're here pretending that he's not while he uses his AI translation app on his phone. then again nino-sama is here so what's the point.verdict: ....it's okay. it's nice to see more effort put into these productions and the industry has to evolve and try new stuff. i don't know if international audiences will enjoy it, but as funny as it sounds this drama wasn't made for them despite the shooting locations.
i do like that VIVANT has us all watching the same thing. would be up for a monthly movie club to drum up some activity in the gen
>>51157400I'm an EOP who's waiting for Vivant subtitles
>>51157408i streamripped mine from here https://asiaflix.net/drama/vivant-2has subs at the cost of several site watermarks and 720p
>>51157465Sweet, thanks
>>51157105Should this be my first Showa period drama if I'm not a coombrain?
>>51157206Wouldn't have made much differenceーif at allーbecause it will still be produced by Fuji TV, the holders of the IP.
>>51157110>Tsutsumi YukihikoIs he a hack?
>>51157547Go for it! It's a lot of fun, and it's only 24 episodes long.
>>51153368Stand Up!!
>>51154237Old Takeshi Kitano looks like he'd shoot me then feed my corpse to the fish in Tokyo Bay
Season 2 is indeed funkier.
>>51157998they dont make them like this anymore
>>51158005I was a little bummed about not seeing Yuki Saitō again, but I think I'm going to enjoy the trio with Minamino Yoko.
why was everyone such an asshole in this drama?
flopped
>>51158166It's popular with Southeast Asians, that's all that matters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mopkx0DAZg
>>51158559Funny that Naka Riisa who had work done to her face recently is the lead of this drama
>>51158559>Drama about plastic surgery >No Dr. TakasuShan't watch.
>>51158559Where are the Koreans?
>AnimeZ is now available for Self Invite! Look in your Profile, under the Invites tab.is this addition good
>>51159144anime is 100x more readily available on public trackers and even streaming
What are the latest late-night over the top romance/suspense dramas like RISKY?
>>51159268The correct term for MBS's Thursday late night timeslot is 「ドラマ特区」(Drama Special Zone). The current ongoing one is 「未婚詐欺 私の知らない彼の顔」You can watch it herehttps://9tsu.vip/125115.html
>>51157623The real Takeshi is a funny ojisan who loves his two cute Shiba Inu.
>>51159338I want to watch a good one, is it good?
>>51158166>>51158437
>>51160276south east asians will tank a 30 min jdrama every week just for a minute of their favorite korean idol
>>51158166どこみる？
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1bc0b790b84a194c87f5576d09714dc21ffeb2fcThe prosecution has asked for a 7-year sentence for Jungle Pocket Saito.This means it is likely he will do some amount of prison time, not just a suspended sentence. Of course this is all dependent on him being found guilty (it's Japan, of course he will be).
>>51161110https://www.bitchute.com/video/vm6PcwRhmNgN
>>51161239Horny motherfucker deserves jailtime
>>51161436when japanese overacting meets korean wooden actingthey didn't even bother to give him a speech coach to make him not seem like he's just sounding the syllables out. maybe it's a curse to be bilingual at times like these.
>>51161239>7-year sentenceI bet some killers get lessand how does forced oral work? she just shouldn't open her mouth or bite his dick off pretty sure there's a scene in some ww2 movie like this
>>51161588If I had to guess, the actual sentence will probably be 2 years in prison, then 3 years suspended desu
https://x.com/livedoornews/status/2084999092695089516
>>51162753He wanted Hashimoto's pantsu but settled with cables when he couldn't find any
>>51162753I'm shocked, wtf why isn't this talked about in international news??! Do they have any idea if the cable is gonna be found or has it already been smuggled to China?
Watched the latest two episodes of Hiroshi no Bocchi Camp since he was in Washington.>incredibly conceited personality>barely knows any english>the content is incredibly boring (drinking coffee, walking around a fire station with vintage firetrucks and just repeating the years they're from because he knows zero english, riding a ferry and then just talking about himself, going to a supermarket, going to a supermarket again)>he's not even solo, he has cameramen and a white japanese-speaking guide driving him around everywhereAlso I already noticed this a while ago from watching Meikyuu Gourmet (a former travel show that Hiroshi ragequit after fighting with the director) but he seriously looks down on non-Japanese people and often talks to the camera and says shit about them in Japanese. In the latest episode there's one point where the white guy (who just promised to pick him up from the campsite tomorrow) is leaving and Hiroshi pulls out a kazoo and says to the camera "I'll drive away Chad with this," and "It's a Chad repellent whistle."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeoAHU3foPI
>>51163087 I don't know about you but I enjoyed it. I was cracking up at Hiroshi's commentary while he was wandering around supermarkets and home centers in Seattle.
>>51163087in order to enjoy these shows you have to be a person who has something to learn from them. my unpopular opinion is that japanese camping shows are like western camping shows but you drag the difficulty slider all the way to the leftpart of this is because the amenities in japan is top notch, but also because of the amount of gear and food they bring
>>51163107I doubt it will be as shocking as season 1 with Kimutaku but I'm looking forward to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHRsbPqYhxc
>>51164291eww
>>51163574I doubt it as well as they already published the friend lists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU-KkJsTHZA
>>51165481thought this was going to be a hangure version of brokeback mountain but then the last part with the doraemon reference and "suspense comedy" came up and I have no clue what it is
>>51153257Anyone watched it yet? Worth watching?
Got Netflix for reasons recently any must watches for someone new to j-dramas? I remember liking legal high a long time ago.
>>51168368Vivant, Kimura Takuya dramas
>>51168368The Forest of Love: Deep Cut (2020) by Sono SionThe Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) by Koreeda HirokazuASURA (2025) by Koreeda Hirokazu
>>51168518>Sono SionI miss him so much it's unreal
It’s ridiculous how many shows Netflix has cancelled and left without proper endings
>>51169310ai will fix it
>>51168518Netflix should hire more decorated filmmakers like them. Their shows have been hit or miss or average lately (still better than terrestrial slop, though)
>>51169310Which ones?
>>51169397parasyte the grey
>>51169395Netflix's current policy is co-producing shows with said terrestrial slop makers and hiring Korean screenwriters.
>>51169398That's Korean
>>51169399Grim
>>51169400masaki suda was gonna be in season 2 before it was canceled
>>51169405Still Korean but anyway, there's this https://about.netflix.com/en/news/parasyte-tamiya-announcement
I'm just glad Iwaaki-sensei is getting paid handsomely thanks to these unnecessary adaptations, knowing he's going blind and can't draw manga anymore.
>>51168368First LoveAlice in borderlandLast Samurai Standing
I recently played a game called "Death Mark" which is about a paranormal detective investigating ghost cases, most of them being based on Japanese urban legend.Is there any movie or TV show with a similar premise?
>>51169926Nightmare Detective (2006) by Tsukamoto Shinya
>>51169397bebop
>>51170031That's American.
>>51171094Who's that cute girl?
>>51171096Inagaki Kurumihttps://www.instagram.com/kurumi_inagaki/
>>51171123Thanks
Beat Takeshi on solving the issue of badly-behaved tourists>Japan really does have pretty lenient rules for tourist spots, doesn’t it? I’ve been to quite a few tourist spots around the world for film festivals and such, and the rules there are pretty strict. Since everyone follows those rules as a matter of course, I think tourists would comply even if Japan enforced stricter ones. Mt. Fuji tourists should pay a membership fee, plus all the insurance premiums, and if they cause an accident, they have to pay enough money to properly cover the damages. I just don’t think their disruptive behavior should be covered by our taxes alone.
>>51171144It's tourists from two certain nations who do that shit
>>51171094man is almost 60 and looks like he's still in great shape
>>51171144Should impose entry tax on tourists and make it 10,000 yen or more
>>51171144they shouldn't let in anglos, indians, sea people
>>51171199china and?
>>51171847yuros
>>51171847https://japanese.joins.com/JArticle/350256?sectcode=A00&servcode=A00
>>51171144I regret not visiting Japan when the yen still had a value. From watching some tourists footage lately, it's not worth traveling there even if it's cheaper than before
>>51171983so its a total shithole now?
fuck paying for netflix, fansubs are better in everyway
>paying for netflixWe only need Magicstar-sama.
WEST. Shigeoka Daiki (33) · Hamada Takahiro (37) Announce Marriages Simultaneously Shigeoka Shares Birth of First Child https://mdpr.jp/news/4826870 Shigeoka: "The journey until this tiny life overcame various twists of fate and arrived safely into the world was by no means a given—it was something truly precious." Hamada: "Moving forward, as a member of WEST., and as an individual, I will continue to approach each and every job with sincerity, striving to give back even a little of the strength you've given me, and I will keep working hard."
how do you feel about pic related? i just marathoned the first episode. This kinda stuff is the closest i'll get to moegara's work since i can't read japanese
>>51172855It’s a very strange miniseries, and I’m not quite sure whether to classify it as a drama, an absurd comedy, or simply a slice-of-life iyashikei series. Or maybe it’s all of those things (and none of them at the same time). But whatever the case, it’s a very hypnotic experience, and Hiroshi Abe is fantastic.
>>51172855is the quality supposed to look like shit?
>>51173020even the 2160p release looks grainy as fuck
probably the card I enjoy looking at the most
>>51173092does she still look like that?
>>51173092>hiragana card>with a photo so you're not even remembering the word properly and you won't recall it in a context without this booze hound>fucking pitch accent tooHoly fuck, you are never going to make it.
>76M viewsJapanese really love their celeb gossip
>>51173114>DEATHDOL NOTEredpill me
>>51173080>>51173020this is done on purpose. they use hd cams to film then grain and filter it so it looks like it's done with a traditional camera from the 80s
>>51173150well its terrible
>>51173092get started on kanji asap. we're living in a time where japanese people are actively forgetting how to write it because of smartphones and it will happen to you as well if you're not on top of it
>>51173154there's a middle ground. too much fidelity makes your movie look like jav while too much grain and low light makes it seems like you got the beetusthey're usually pretty good with the graining but this time it really is too much
>>51173156will the japanese language actually become an english creole in the future?
>>51173116idol from INI (brother group of JO1)
>>51173163i believe the literacy rate is insanely high, it's just that writing the kanji is bothersome. they can still recognize the characters when they see it.
>>51173181they use too many loanwords now
>>51173229don't be fooled by dipshit white nationalists using loan words as a pretense to tell you that japan is falling on youtube and X. japanese is 30-50% made up of chinese loanwords for example. this number will go up as japan integrates more widely with the rest of the world where it'll need them to express concepts that require contexts to help people make sense of it, but also realize that even if they add loanwords to the vocab it doesn't mean that they have to delete existing japanese words to make space.
Vivant is shit and Sakai Masato is a terrible actor
Why japanese TV dramas(most of the dramas but not all) are so substandard in their plotlines and other things.
>>50320482Half a year later, now he's commentating Rebellionhttps://tver.jp/series/sr4jvwhil0
>>51173573why are japanese comedians so ugly?
>>51173156>>51173106The screenshot was the bottom portion of the BACK of the card, idiots.
>>51173623japanese "learner" with an ego, what can go wrongyou will give up within 2 years
>>51173573It’s impressive that he got about 80% of his analysis right after just 30 mins of watching it for the first time. Urobuchi would be proud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc2Wxa68Xs4
>>51174906>Haruka Ayase>Honoka MatsumotoI will now watch your film
>>51173116they "expose" idols and shit like that
>surpassed 3.5 million viewers and 5 billion yen in box office revenue in just 2 weeksHow can live-action compete?
>>51175551is this the new meme movie like demons slayer? lots of my japanese twitter followers were talking about it out of the blue
>>51175551>>51175552the trick is to include random time-limited exclusive merch as a "free" bonus for buying movie tickets
>>51175551The new Odoru Daisousasen movie will surpass it
>>51175551The Chiikawa movie was unironically kino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23-ad3vxRc
>>51177310Sexy
>>51153257I watched Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop and its brutality gave me goosebumps, especially that whole end sequence. I've never seen anything like this before from the action and thriller j-movies I've seen until now. Compared to Violent Cop, they're movies for kindergarten toddlers
i kinda dropped japanese tv with the matusmoto scandal is he back yet?
>>51180636yes, you cannot cancel geinin royalty
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Y3gG6SEP7This came out of nowhere. Apparently it's a Disney Plus original.
>>51173573Part 4 of his reaction to Rebellion also includes him reacting to the opening of the upcoming movie.He spoils that the opening features salamander imagery, phone calls, one of the new girls, and devil Homura making a "secret promise" with someone in a similar fashion to Kyubey's contracts.
>>51179467You most likely only watch movies from the 2010s+. Takeshi Kitano has his style of course, but many thriller movies from the 80s, 90s and the early 00s have that quality of brutalness, especially the non-mainstream ones.
>>51180751Daigo wants to be the next Matsumoto Hitoshi.
>>51180751Clearly a big budget, I don't think it's worth the payoff after 2 out of 8.
is there a mydramalist for only japanese projects?
>>51179467Kitano Takeshi on Violent Cop>"I'm an owarai geinin. I never wanted to be a director. It was because the original director abandoned the project, and the producer asked me to direct it. I had no idea what I was doing, so I just filmed the scenes as I imagined them. Maybe that's why the film has such a raw style." >"When I started, I didn't know the rules of cinema. I didn't know about shots, camera movements, or technical scripts. I simply saw a scene in my head and tried to recreate it. I think that ignorance set me free. I did things my way, which perhaps resulted in something different.">"The critics and the Japanese cinematic elite initially despised me. They said I was a TV clown who didn't deserve to make films. That made me more stubborn. I wanted to prove that I could create something powerful, even if I didn't follow their traditions.">"I learned to make films by watching films, but not like a scholar. I'd see a scene I liked and try to understand why it worked, then adapt it to my style. I didn't have a mentor. My school was trial and error."
im watching my first jdrama ever because of an idol i like and damn is the production quality weirdlike the sets are fine but the editing feels like it was done by a film studentAYAKA is in LOVE with HIROKO this meme
>>51183449explain
>>51183452https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180-degree_rulekato is cute though so ill keep wathing this
fucking extras are looking directly at the camerais all jdrama like this?
>>51183449I'm watching Quartet and 90% of the shots look passable except when they look like they used an iPhone 6.
>>51183690
>>51183195I feel that Kitano kinda stopped experimenting - or at least "bumbling around" after Sonatine. I notice that in his earlier movies, there are a lot of continuous scenes of silence and pauses, experimental shots, editing, and how deadpan the characters act. Post-Sonatine, there are fewer of such techniques, and the subsequent movies he's made since then are much more "neater" in terms of filmmaking. Personally though, I really like his experimental era; there's something raw about his style in that short stint when he started directing movies.
was it good?
>>51184065It's /fa/
>>51184051This is a natural result once filmmakers polish their style, not only in Kitano Takeshi's case. They gain something, but lose something else. That's why a filmmaker's earlier efforts are so much more endearing to me personally, even if they were flawed. Like for example the photo you attached of Boiling Point, one of Kitano's most underrated films. It's all about him exploring and shaping his directorial identity, experimenting with storytelling, scene construction, filmmaking and character definition and interaction, in the process fine-tuning elements that would come to define his cinematic style. It's littered with offbeat characters and encounters that don't always tidily connect but are fascinating in themselves. It’s also here that his signature before/after editing technique is first employed for comic effect. Truly the geinin Beat Takeshi's struggle before he evolved into 「世界のキタノ」。
>>51183469honestly once you learn a bit about direction and scripting a lot jdrama seems campy and amateur, but that's the entire point of it -- it's getting actors and staff ready to shoot actual movies and filtering the noobs out by keeping them in the jdrama system
>>51184218Damn, and I thought Jun aged badly
>>51184218who's this brazilian guy?
>>51184218>43He has more tattoos now.
>>51184708Ugly ass tattoo, what was he thinking?
>>51184218i will forever curse arashi for giving us 5 dorks who can't act but take the lead roles every time
>>51185051jap ladies watch this trash for themjust dont watch stuff made for females
>>51185056yes massa i will be content with the scraps that are left after the arashi boys are done with them
>>51180751Damn I thought I could binge this but apparently it's releasing weekly.
>>51184731Looks cool for me
Mocomichi's restaurant "noden." in Kyoto is now open and he's apparently cooking and serving customers himself.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TewChbEEhiQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwCKVzbYoo0
>>51186017I don't see this guy on tv as much these days
>今日の18時30分に文春から国民的男性アイドルと人気女優の熱愛記事が出ます
>>51186110Janiizu bitches gonna sperg
>>51172855I watched 3 episodes and I'm liking it so far. Anything similar to watch afterwards? Midnight Taxi kind of has some absurdist episodes, but the writing is not as good.
>>51186110https://bunshun.jp/denshiban/articles/b14640It's M!LK, glad because I hate them.
>>51186476snowman chads we won
Beat Takeshi wants politicians to work without salaries>Why do politicians get paid? When I think about it simply, I figure politicians and people like that shouldn't be getting paid. I mean, sure, I think their living expenses should definitely be covered, but it just feels weird to me that members of the Diet and people like that actually get paid.
>>51187240No one would become a politician if there's no salary. The problem with Japanese politician's salaries is that they're unjustifiably obscenely high
>>51187240>This old fuck who lives next door wants politicians to work without salaries>>Why do politicians get paid? When I think about it simply, I figure politicians and people like that shouldn't be getting paid. I mean, sure, I think their living expenses should definitely be covered, but it just feels weird to me that members of the Diet and people like that actually get paid.Hope this puts things into perspective.
i finished the lesbo dramanot recommended unless you really like katoshi
>>51186238>ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった (2021)>あなたに聴かせたい歌があるんだ (2022)They're not exactly similar plotwise but they're based on works by the same author, and they share some similar vibes. There's also この味もまたいつか恋しくなる coming out later this year.
>>51188349Who the fuck watches this shit?
>>51186238https://mydramalist.com/752607-kisetsu-no-nai-machi
>>51184065ZAMN shes cute
>>51188680are dentists illegal in japan?
Nagano Mei to play the role of a former hostess in a new DMM TV drama. She's also the producer of the drama.https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2474259/full/
>>51188883>playing as a whoreWould have been unthinkable before her scandal
>>51188113>>ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった (2021)Eh, unfortunately this was another run of the mill movie about some character and their existential crisis and late coming of age. It's probably my favorite theme in fiction, but had none of the style or eerie vibes from the show.Anyway, thanks.
>>51187240i like him and all but i really hope people aren't getting political news and knowledge from him
>>51188393this is your issue when the guy on the top row is wielding mjollnir
is there a site as good as utako was yet or is everyone still using the sites in the faq
tomo yabai
>>51189846>>51189909bonus DVD director's cut footages.https://i.4cdn.org/gif/1786980832488397.mp4
>>51189977its weird to see you in multiple threads
>>51189986I just post the flavor of the hour I suppose/think. Next is my 21st gen niecefu with communal exclusivity clause, Louna to be looking cute.
>>51188883>from primetime drama slots on major terrestrial tvs to dmm tvlmfaaaoooooooo
Entomologist Takeshi-san
>>51190062sakaguchi kentaro looks very old now
>>51190016cute Sayuringo
Chidori's Daimanzai was funny. I was originally going to write a detailed summary of the this year's Daigo-do stage play ("YanBaku" - Yankee Bakusou Densetsu or Yankee Bakumatsu Densetsu), but I hit the character limit not even half way through so I deleted it. Basically a yankee has an upcoming history test he needs to pass or he'll have to repeat the school year, but then he suddenly gets sent back in time to the year Keio 2 after getting struck by lightning where he saves Sakamoto Ryoma. It has a bunch of tropes typical of time travel stories, references to Haka no Naka no Hitsuji, AI and fourth wall jokes. Here's Shotaro Mamiya dancing to M!LK (also Watabe can go die).
>>51190881And Daian Yusuke's humiliation ritual
>>51190881Oh shit I didn't realise they'd done another.
>>51190881The MVP was Nego6
Tsuzuki Hiroki (29) from Yonsen Toushin was arrested for molesting a woman in her 20s at an eventhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TEiUW0BX4
>>51190939Terrible news for One Piece fans.
>>51190939These unfunny zoomer faggots were already in a decline, there's no coming back from this
>>51190939Did he actually do it or was it her word only?
>>51191000He admitted to it
>>51163107Anyone know where to watch this besides subscribing to Primevideo?
>>51190962>>51190939>look like that and get into showbiz>blow itoof
>>51190939What a waste of talent. I seriously like their manzai, but sudden fame got this >>51190962 fag and became a tengu.
>>51191731Why did they not invite the cutest girl to join them?
>>51184051What drama or movie is your pic related?
>>51192595Boiling Point (1990) by Kitano Takeshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK_Tq3QyYVM
>>51192995Battle Royale in space
>>51192995she's like in every movie nowgood for her
>>51192995Such an awful manga. The worst part will be seeing a bunch of 20 year olds playing middle school children.
>>51192995his pen name shiro kuroivery unimpressed
Actress Kishi Keiko (93) has passed awayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mLqq_nFdCo
>>51193511She looked 30 years younger than her age
Was 4channel a tv station in Japan in the late 90s?
>>51194280Probably referring to MBS, which is channel 4 in Kansai regions: https://www.mbs.jp/
>>51194376Thanks.
10/10 game this week.
>>51195116The best setsu of the year 2026 in my opinion
>>51195202the bar wasn't that high
new hamabe kino
