Tag: japan

  • To Watch Until They’re 30 – Kenichi Matsuyama

    We are also closing in the #1 spot of our 10 choices for Actors we should be checking out until they’re 30~~~ But first, on the #2 spot is Japanese actor Kenichi Matsuyama.

    Kenichi Matsuyama

    For those not familiar with Japanese films, Matsuyama is an unknown face that you should be knowing. He’s only 24, and has over two dozen films on his filmography, among them? Worst by Chance (with fellows The 20 to Watch actors Hayato Ichihara and Yu Aoi), The Taste of Tea, Linda Linda Linda, Nana (with fellow The 20 to Watch Aoi Miyazaki), Yamato, Don’t Laugh at my Romance (with fellow Yu Aoi again). He also has the Death Note manga franchise, so he’s got a franchise under his belt ;P

    He plays quiet, he plays weird, he plays heartthrob, he does drama, he does comedy. He does it all.

    Next up for him, he’ll be on Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood adaptation alongside Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi. With such variety, we can’t just stop watching~~~

  • Yu Aoi: Filmography 2001-2009

    A regular person would have 8 or 9 films, on this video you’ll get to see clips for 27 films (though a few of those are just blink and miss them, or just a still). I’ve seen most but 6 films, I think. I’m still looking for 1980, and JUKAI.

    Plus, this is the best way to choose what Yu film you wanna watch~ xD

    [iframe src=”https://www.tudou.com/v/ozVm6oSk6p8/v.swf” width=”480″ height=”400″]

    check post tags for movie info. some missing because they’re not on this blog.
    by the way, Ikechan looks sooooo weird. I wonder if the movie is any good.

  • To Watch Until They’re 30 – Aoi Miyazaki

    We are actually making it half our list of Actresses now! On #6, Aoi Miyazaki.

    miyazaki-aoi

    Always, all the time, all I hear is “Miyazaki Aoi is so kawaii (cute) and how awesome she is,” and well~ she is also so very popular in Japan topping every list there could be. However, scratch all of that, and what have you got? You’ve got an actress.

    I’ve seen her in a few couple of films, some of them are pretty great like Gaichu (Harmful Insect), or are very deeply sentimental like Sukida. Her films often have to deal with human emotions, though I’ve also seen her doing comedy~ but what truly makes me think she can pull it off if she decides to stay away from this love-interests type of films was her decision to play the lead on NHK’s historical drama, Atsuhime.

    This role that lasted a whole year let Miyazaki play Atsuhime from her tender kid age, throughout her teens, her 20s, her30 up until her death in her late 40s. She played innocent, clueless but at the same time idealist. She matured and began learning how things in life and politics work, and stood by her ideas trying to make everything better for everyone. Miyazaki truly nailed it on this one.

    This is why I’m putting her here.

  • September + Half of Oct. Films

    Well, I don’t seem to have seen many films this time.
    Hmm… I wonder why. I still haven’t made a countdown
    of the music I’ve been listening to, so maybe I’ve been
    busy with that. xD You know me, if I listen to much music,
    I don’t have the time to watch many films, and if I read too
    much, I don’t have the time to do either. LOL

    So let’s begin… (more…)

  • Early YAM006!

    So I wanted to make some time to work on those subtitles I was supposed to work on, and today is October 8th! So it’s perfect to release YAMM006, even if we are a little ahead.

    yam006_Oct09

    Thanks to Julz for working so hard on the cover story, and all those reviews. ^^

    On this  issue we review a lot of stuff, including Inglourious Basterds, Honokaa Boy, Mother, Treeless Mountain, Big Bang, G-Dragon, Arashi, BackStreet Boys, Imogen Heap, Olafur Arnalds, Chang Shilei, Juri Ueno and the Five Bags, Mad Men… Cusco Bizarro – and we even talk a bit about Glee, Dexter and House~~~

    So head over here~~~

  • To Watch Until They’re 30 – Hayato Ichihara

    Continuing with the guys’ countdown – on #9, Hayato Ichihara!
    Again, he is not known outside the Japanese film/drama watchers, but if you really wanna get cracking just watch All About Lily Chou Chou to see why you need to keep on watching what roles he is willing to choose.

    Hayato Ichihara

    Now, I haven’t seen Hayato in much as of lately, other than that Jounetsu interview they did this year. However, I know how well that program worked for #2 The 20 to Watch fellow actress Yu Aoi. So the fact that they are doing one on him now should probably tells us something~~~

    He’s won Best Newcomer in 2004 for his role on Worst by Chance, playing a guy that must learn how to deal with the stigma of being half Japanese and half Korean. The fact that he chose to work on this film, and All About Lily Chou Chou should already make you curious what other stuff he would like to choose given the opportunity. Of course, it also helps that he has that aura that exudes boyish charm (even if his character is a total klutz) like in the film Rainbow Song. So be sure to watch his films!

  • Meeting with the Japanese Actors

    The Japanese Cultural Center in Korea has been showing since the month of July films from 4 popular Japanese actors in Korea – Juri Ueno, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yu Aoi… and now this month, Joe Odagiri.

    For free.

    Damn, why doesn’t Centro Cultural Peruano Japones do this?

    via this Japanese site.

  • Multilanguage Winnie the Pooh~

    Continuing with the Multilanguage dubbing~~~
    Something reminded me of Winnie the Pooh,
    and I ended up finding a bunch of clips in different languages.

    My big cousin was a Winnie the Pooh fan.
    I bet he still has his teddy. xD
    Don’t you, Bruce?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTK9x4baQY8

    That’s the original intro in English, but check out some of the other versions in Spanish, Swedish and even Japanese…

    (more…)

  • Komomoto – Peruvian/Japanese Fusion in Barcelona

    If we’re talking Fusion food (which I usually love), you can’t get more
    than a Japanese-named Peruvian/Japanese restaurant place in Barcelona,
    Right? xD that’s a lot of places into one.

    photo via Flickr.

    I dunno what it’s like, but the typographic use is pretty cool no?
    More photos and talk via EazyFood (French)

  • To Watch Until They’re 30 – Juri Ueno

    I decided to add Juri Ueno once and for all, well because Julz already spoiled my fun. LOL And just to make you look, I won’t tell you where I’ve placed Juri, you’ll have to check the list.

    Just as Yu, Juri isn’t very known by your average person, unless you’re into jdramas and Japanese films – but once again, you so totally be watching her in whatever medium you can, or else~~~

    Juri Ueno

    Now, don’t get me wrong. You might be thinking she’s rude, but that’s only for this photoshoot. In fact, Juri Ueno is a ball of energy waiting to burst open. Quirky and off-beat, she’s mentioned that she’s grown up watching variety shows, and that she’s happy that there are roles for people like her, who don’t feel beautiful or “adorned”.

    People like her? You mean, people with tons of personality and a lot of randomness?
    Then, yes, please. We need more of you.

    Even though Juri’s movie career has been a little on the erratic side of things – from the smallest of roles on Jozee, the Tiger and the Fish, to the awesomely funny Swing Girls, to the sort of bland Naoko, and the quirky GuGu the Cat – you just know that Juri has it. You only need to watch her interpretation of oddball pianist prodigy Noda Megumi on Nodame Cantabile and overlay it with her work as a motocross rider with identity issues on Last Friends. There is no broader acting range than that.

    In interviews, she’s expressed a lot of interest in continuing working as an actor which will undoubtedly bring a string of new films (and dramas) that will keep us watching. Please, Juri! Keep on working! ^-^

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    wanna read more Juri Ueno?