I have added four live action movies to my recommended lists. One is available on region 2 DVD with subtitles from Japan. This batch gives us an interesting mix of samurai, arsonists, ronin, murderers, con artists, and middle school teachers.
The four movies are:
- Goyokin
- Revenge
Check these out and see if you may be interested.I have added several more anime, and one manga to the recommended lists. A few are actually restorations as I have found subtitled releases from overseas, mainly Japan, as well as new US re-releases. I have also updated some of the older links adding blu-ray releases and newer versions. This updating is a task that shall continue for a few more weeks as I do it in small chunks.
The added entries are:
Anime:
- Mobile Suit Gundamm TV series
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation
- Redline
- Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Manga:
I have added six new live action videos to my recommended movie list. All of them are English subtitled Studio Ghibli documentaries. Some are done by third parties, some by Studio Ghibli itself.
- Ghibli no E Shokunin kazuo Oka Ten Totoro no Mori wo Kaita Hito
- Hayao Miyazaki to Ghibli Bijutsukan (Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum)
- Otsuka Yasuo no Ugokasu Yorokobi
- Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari (The Story of Yanagawa's Canals)
Many non-Japanese fans of the anime produced by the artists at Ghibli do not know of these works as they have yet to be released to English speaking audiences. For this reason the Japanese DVD versions of these works are all region 2. However since the releases all have subtitles we can still enjoy them without knowing the language. As these are region 2 discs you will need a DVD player capable of playing them. Fortunately region 2 capable players are not that hard to find, at least in the US, and of course Europe which is in region 2.
In that classic anime Otaku no Video there is one of the 'interviews' with a firearm otaku having a war game with friends. Military and gun otaku and maniacs in Japan are part of the larger mix of fan cultures that exist there.
But what of the U.S? Sure you have heard of paintball, but is there more?
Apparently yes, much more, and they have a magazine. The NAM: National Airsoft Magazine is for hard core fans and hobbyists.
Check it out, even if you are like me and not into guns. These guys are putting out a pretty impressive product.
This week I add four more movies to my live action recommendations.
Three directed by Kudo Eiichi:
One directed by Miike Takashi which is a remake of one of the above movies with references to another.
In the San Francisco Bay Area starting on March 3.
The first episode of the 2013 NHK Taiga Drama "Yae's Sakura" (English Subtitled) will be broadcast at 8 PM, with reruns on Saturday at 10 PM, on Ch 38.4 Tokyo TV.
For more info see:
http://www.ttvusa.com/yae_eng.php
I highly recommend folks tune in if they can.
Still only available for free over the airwaves.
"We don' need no stinkin' cable!"
