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Yoshioka is probably the nation's favorite son (nephew) from the Torasan movie franchise. It's why he gets cast in "zeitgeist" roles that need some emotional weight of the subject.

The editing feels influenced by MTV, when they still had VJ talking back and forth with "on location" crews.

A grand masterpiece, right? It doesn't get better than this. Perfect fusion of tradition and contemporary. So good I wish the masters of Japanese comedy that have passed on could see it.

The France of Asia!

He grew up near Mt Fuji, no wonder nothing seems to faze him:D Very believable as a guy with 80s values in Extremely Inappropriate.

Nagase and Terajima gave birth to the 3 most photogenic kids ever, really? :DD

Her first 2 films were huge events. Why did it have to happen???

A character with a mental illness doesn't represent all married men. Do people stop watching Hollywood actors after they've done far worse?

Most indies that don't find an audience through film festivals (free publicity) or domestic box office don't have the budget to prepare it for non-domestic distribution. With streaming structure in place now, it's possible (but also risks making everything look the same shades of gray/greenish blue.)

He was insulting Japanese, actually. Maybe it wasn't enough from a Chinese POV. If only "did unthinkable things" isn't limited to Imperial Japan, but also what the average person suffers from any forces larger than themselves.

This. Sometani in a lead role is an Event!

Yoshio Harada's grandson!

It reminds me of "I just didn't do it" (2007) but is a harder watch.

RIP. If the cancer was cured in 2020 then returned, could he have gotten an experimental injection that made the issue worse?

Nino is already playing dads? Awww.

Most young people bought into the official narratives from "governments" throughout history. Anti-establishment are often seen as suspicious, since there's a fine line between groupthink and a societal unity based on an organic consensus (not manipulated by government/media.)

There's a scene in Ayano's Let's Go Karaoke that's played like a new version of The Lady Eve. He also packed more details than ever into Tokyo Swindlers. If this is even better, wow.

Wealth gap that impacts the younger generation adversely comes down to devaluation of currency (increase of money supply). It's government's monetary policy. It's why actor Kanata Hongo said savings in gold and precious metals is important because the yen is doomed.

Ayano is the perfect actor to play Osamu Dazai in No Longer Human. Instead, he got to play pinku film director or other assorted sleazeballs.

Vetting of the monk's identity was intense.