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r/Letterboxd on Reddit: Suggest some Japanese live-action flicks

March 18, 2023 -

I've been meaning to get more into Asian Cinema, especially Japanese live-action films. I have seen a bunch of anime - mostly studio Ghibli and so on and so forth. I wish to watch more live-action films and get deeper into their culture.

The above films/shows are the ones I've seen. I sorted by Watched and films produced in Japan so ignore any non-Japanese films in there.

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Due to Letterboxd weirdness, some of these films aren’t Japanese; like The Host which is by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho (who did Parasite) or Happy Together which is by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. Not sure why Nope and Marie Antoinette are there either. You’re almost entirely missing the classic era of Japanese cinema - Ozu, Kurosawa, etc - when Japan was basically on top of the world. I’m sure other commenters are better educated on the matter and can recommend some from that era beyond the extremely obvious (Tokyo Story, Ikiru, Fires on the Plain, Ran, Sword of Doom, Yojimbo, etc). Some modern Japanese movies worth checking out: Battle Royale Unforgiven (Japan-set remake of the Clint Eastwood movie) Departures The Twilight Samurai When the Last Sword is Drawn Adrift in Tokyo The Woodsman and the Rain Black Rain The works of Takeshi Kitano (Hana-bi, Kikujiro, his Zatoichi reboot, Sonatine, Kids Return, etc) Some Takashi Miike movies (The Happiness of the Katakuris, his remakes of 13 Assassins and Hara-kiri, The Bird People of China, Audition, Gozu, Sukiyaki Western Django, etc) The works of Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Shoplifters, Like Father Like Son, After Life, Nobody Knows, etc)

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A recommendation from each decade: Tokyo Drifter (1966) -- Old school Yakuza movie Lady Snowblood (1973) -- One of the best revenge flicks and the primary inspiration for Kill Bill Ran (1985) -- Samurai epic about a kingdom falling apart Ringu (1998) -- Japanese horror film that kicked off a swath of Hollywood remakes Battle Royale (2000) -- The original "put a bunch of kids on an island and make them fight" First Love (2019) -- A more modern Yakuza movie Drive My Car (2021) -- A long, emotional exploration of a play director's coping with loss

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little love song (2019) was pretty good. it has some flaws but the music is tight and the last 10-15 minutes pull it together in a great way. other than that https://letterboxd.com/film/parks/ https://letterboxd.com/film/shino-cant-say-her-name/ https://letterboxd.com/film/nana-2005/ https://letterboxd.com/film/the-rocking-horsemen/ not sure on these last two but they exist. https://letterboxd.com/film/bandage/ https://letterboxd.com/film/beck/ More on reddit.com

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February 8, 2020

I just heard about the Japanese live action movie of Kimi ni todoke. Does anyone know where to watch it at?

Its on kissasian

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