May 3, 2008
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“Check it Out, Yo!” a Japanese teen comedy about three high school friends, Tetsuo, Tamashiro and Akira, who are inspired to form a hip-hop group by a concert, who thanks to their Tom-Boy friend, Yui, they recently attended. But with only two weeks till their gig, will they be able to make their dreams a reality?
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Japanese Reviews | Tagged: 098, 2006, Check it Out Yo!!, Chekeraccho!!, Comedy, Emoto Tasuku, hip-hop, Hiraoka Yuta, Ichijara Hayato, Inoue Mao, Ito Ayumi, Japanese, Konishiki, love story, Miyamoto Reiko, Orange Range, Review, Tamayama Tetsuji, Teen movie, Yamaguchi Sayaka | 
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Posted by Sam
April 26, 2008
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Directed by Isshin Inudou, Yellow Tears (Kiiroi Namida) is a 2007 Japanese film based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima about the pursuit of dreams of five friends. The five members of J-pop band Arashi star as young men living in Tokyo in the summer of 1963 who have decided to spend the next few months focusing completely on their goals until they become successful in their respective crafts. But surely life can’t be that simple right?
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No Comments » | Japanese Reviews | Tagged: 1960's Tokyo, 2007, Chieko Matsubara, Drama, Hanae Kan, Hirotaro Honda, Isshin Inudou, Japanese, Japanese Review, Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya, Kiiroi Namida, Kin Sugai, Kotaro Shiga, Mai Takahashi, Mariko Miyamitsu, Masaki Aiba, Post War, Review, Satoshi Ono, Sho Sakurai, Tomoko Tabata, Yellow Tears, Yu Kashii | Permalink
Posted by Sam
April 2, 2008
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Vital is a Japanese film, made in 2004, by cult director Shinya Tsukamoto about a medical student who is desperately searching for his memories that were lost, along with the life of his girlfriend, in a car accident. Can Hiroshi regain his memories? Will he find out who his girlfriend really was?
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No Comments » | Japanese Reviews | Tagged: 2004, Drama, Ittoku Kishibe, Japanese Review, Kiki, Nami Tsukamoto, Shinya Tsukamoto, Tadanobu Asano, Vital | Permalink
Posted by Sam
April 1, 2008
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A light hearted comedy following a group of friends in a science-fiction club, who spend their summer holidays fooling around at their club house, have a mission to go back into time, using a time machine that appeared out of nowhere, in order to save their summer days from unbearable heat by retrieving the remote control for their air conditioner. But wouldn’t changing the past have an effect on the future? Be prepared for a wild ride regarding time travel with a bunch of whacky characters and theories thrown into the mix.
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3 Comments | Japanese Reviews | Tagged: 2005, Comedy, Daijiro Kawaoka, Eita, Japanese, Juri Ueno, Katsuyuki Motohiro, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munenori Nagano, Remote Control, Review, Riki Honda, Summer Time Machine Blues, Tsuyoshi Muro, Yoko Maki, Yoshiaki Yoza | Permalink
Posted by Sam
March 31, 2008
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Ping Pong, a drama with some comic elements, follows two high school friends and their “passion” for the game Ping Pong. Peco is an arrogant player, determined to become a professional, while Smile, an almost complete opposite character, is frustrated that others see ping pong as more than a game. Although Peco taught Smile the game of Ping Pong, we see the tables turn as Smile surpasses Peco in talent. With competitions around the corner, will Peco be able to fulfill his dream?
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1 Comment | Japanese Reviews | Tagged: 2002, Arata, Comedy, Drama, Fumihiko Sori, Japanese, Koji Ookura, Mari Natsuki, Naoto Takenaka, Ping Pong, Sam Lee, Shido Nakamura, Table Tennis, Yosuke Kubozuka | Permalink
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