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MetalUpa1014
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Japan doesn't have anyone like Kurosawa or Ozu anymore either. The closest is Takeshi Kitano, but I think that he's past his prime. He's not even as popular overseas as he once was. Takashi Miike is about the same level as Kitano, but he's nowhere close to Kurosawa.
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Maidenoftheredhand
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I am surprised the 80's and 90's were mentioned and not the 50's and 60's. I would say those earlier decades were Japan's real golden age of film.
That being said there are still art house type films in Japan. I will always mention Hirokazu Kooreda when people are looking for a great Japanese director working today. |
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Maidenoftheredhand
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Sorry for double posting but I don't know how to copy a quote to edit into my previous post from my phone. But anyways Kooreda who I mentioned above directed Our Little Sister. But his films always get Buzz at Cannes. His previous film Like Father Like Son won the Jury Prize and was noticed by Speilberg (they are planning on an American remake) While Japan doesn't get the same critical recognition as it did in the days of Kurosawa (but then again Intl' film in general doesn't get the same recognition). It's not like people are only now noticing modern Japanese film. Departures won best foreign film not too long ago either. |
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Hellsoldier
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I joked with my brother a couple of times, saying that many mangaka and anime personal went to the movies one night in 1982, to see the same movie. I mean, think: Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Bubblegum Crisis... this not to mention Hideo Kojima games.
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crosswithyou
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Meanwhile director Oomori Takahiro (Durarara!!, Natsume Yuujinchou) has seen Fury Road about 10 times in theaters. Now that he has the BD, he'll probably watch it another 10 times. Yes, I've asked. 
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Ian K
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To those who miss the weirdness Japanese cinema used to be capable of, I highly recommend this year's Yakuza Apocalypse. It starts off like a typical gangster movie, with vampire powers thrown in for spice. That would be fine, but this film has much stranger ambitions. There's a metaphor in there about the parasitic nature of both vampires and criminals, but it's wrapped up in the "and then a robot dinosaur showed up" storytelling of Axe Cop. The final product is gloriously unhinged and, if you go in unspoiled by trailers or reviews, guaranteed to surprise you.
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Camiru Mylle
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Oh we watch that at class back then, it was a funny dramatic film haha. I didn't know it won though. I don't know about Japan but ugh, I wish they would lessen the live action adaptations. The acting skills is already regressing more so the directing. It's ridiculous. The last one I enjoyed was Samurai X. I'm recently seeing Imamura Shohei's films, can't believe I've never seen one film from this guy.... |
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EricJ2
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(And would I be right in guessing the Tokyo Ghoul director has seen Fury Road? Something looks a bit familiar...  )
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leafy sea dragon
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Oh yeah, I almost forgot: As far as the animated front goes, isn't Mamoru Hosoda getting international respect as a filmmaker (and by this, I mean beyond just animated films)? He seems to be moving on up in a big way.
I'll give the benefit of the doubt and say it's auto-correct. |
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partially
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Somewhat indirectly I would say, but definitely there. I think HP had a bigger impact on the Japanese web novel and fan fiction scene, which has taken a few years to filter down as the bigger stories are now getting adapted to the small screen. I don't think any of the magical school shows are original and not adapted from writing of some sort. Scratch that, forgot Little Witch Academia, the comparisons are obvious with that one and it is original. I would say it is the outlier though. |
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Nerroth
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On a side note, how popular - or not - are TV shows like Arrow, The Flash, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or Daredevil over in Japan?
I see that WB Japan handle the home video releases for Arrow and The Flash, but I'm not sure who (if anyone) broadcasts these shows over there - or if they are given Japanese dubs, or are subbed only. And in the case of AoS and/or Daredevil, if either or both are shown (or sold) over there, how much would the advertising for them highlight their connections to the MCU movies? |
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leafy sea dragon
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I know Eiichiro Oda watches a number of American TV shows. He is confirmed to be currently watching The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. He's just one person, but he can have an impact on a western TV show's popularity if he keeps talking about them.
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Nerroth
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HiTrend
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partially
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I find a lot of his films to be fairly uneven, but I would hardly call him mediocre. Plenty of far worse directors out there. I haven't seen anything by him that I haven't enjoyed to some level.
As for Boy and the Beast, what on earth are you expecting. JP release was July where it seems to have outgrossed his previous films. And the international premiere was only like a week or two ago. There have been far too few international showings for any reputation, good or otherwise to come out. And what little I have seen is generally positive. Expect people to talk about it much more when a copy is "available" online, which won't be for months until there is a home video release. As for international respect as a director, not really. He has done some popular anime films, but nothing to really make a name for himself beyond that. Wolf Children got a bit of international theatre recognition. But all fairly low key stuff. |
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