A personal review of japanese movies that i've watched
If you want to read my review of The Village, read this post. In ヴィレッジ, Yu Katayama works at a waste station, which is contaminating Kamon village’s rivers and soil. Rejected by everyone and pressured by his mother’s debts, he can’t stand being in that place anymore.
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It’s inevitable. Every time I’m in Shinjuku and I go to eat or drink a beer at Omoide Yokocho, something like the alley of memories, I remember the series Midnight Diner – Tokyo Stories made by Netflix.
It was one of the best Japanese series I’ve watched. Really captivating, with an intimate setting and a beautiful opening song, Omoide by Suzuki Tsunekichi.
The second season wasn’t as moving as the first. But sometimes it hits that urge to watch all episodes again.
If you want to read my review of Drive My Car, read this post. In ドライブ・マイ・カー, Yusuke lost his wife, Oto, unexpectedly. After years of mourning, he accepts a job that requires him to have a driver and it is in this friendship that he finds the courage to face the past.
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If you want to read my review of NANA, the movie, read this post. In ナナ, two totally different girls, named Nana, meet on the train, while moving to Tokyo, where they end up visiting the same apartment and choosing to live together.
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If you want to read my review of Tapestry, read this post. In 糸, Ren and Aoi meet for the first time at age 13 and fall in love as children. The mismatches and circumstances of life separate them. But for decades, they keep meeting as if there is an invisible connection between them.
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If you want to read my review of Our Little Sister, read this post. In 海街diary, Chika, Yoshino and Sachi are three sisters who were abandoned by their father, a long time ago. But, decide to attend his funeral and there they discover that they have a younger sister, Suzu, who has no one to stay with.
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If you want to read my review of Last Letter, read this post. In ラストレター, Yuri Kishibeno is mistaken for her late sister, Misaki, by her first love, Kyoshiro Otosaka. Afterwards, she receives a message from him saying that he still loves Misaki from childhood. So Yuri decides to answer him, in a way to keep Misaki’s memory alive.
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If you want to read my review of The Asadas, read this post. In 浅田家, Masashi Asada fulfilled his dream of being a professional photographer and gained popularity taking pictures of families across Japan, until a huge tragedy struck, causing him to leave home in search of missing families.
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If you want to read my review of Mother, read this post. In マザー, Akiko Misumi is an extremely narcissistic and controlling mother who does what she wants with her children without showing any remorse, even if it puts their lives at risk.
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Wherever I go in Japan I’m always getting references to Japanese movies. I think there is no greater reference than the Shibuya crossing.
So many cool productions were made here. For example, Alice in Borderland with Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki, one of the great recent hits on Netflix.
And it was also here that Han “didn’t die” for the third time in that car chase in Fast and Furious – Tokyo Drift.
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