Evangelion in Kansai-ben
Posted by harvey in Humor, Language, Media, Movies on 17. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment
This is quite possibly the coolest Kansai-ben thing ever.
Kansai-ben is an international language. You must learn it.
Near the end it busts into Yappa Sukiyanen by Yashiki Takajin, quite possibly the most famous songs in Kansai-ben ever (except maybe some of Ulfuls tracks).
And… don’t miss part 2!
If you’re curious about Kansai-ben check out our Kansai-ben lessons, [...]
Red Beard (Akahige) by Akira Kurosawa
Posted by harvey in Media, Movies on 23. Oct, 2009 | 10 Comments
Akirakurosawa's 赤ひげ "Red Beard"
A while ago I recommended that a Japanese friend in Osaka watch Kurosawa’s Yojimbo & Sanjuro, she did, she loved them, and then started a Kurosawa kick of her own.
Side note. There are a lot of Japanese who have never seen a Kurosawa film. No “Seven Samurai”, no “Ikiru”, nothing. I guess [...]
Japanese Movie: The Eel
Posted by harvey in Movies on 09. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
I watched The Eel by Shohei Imamura last night.
I had hadn’t heard of this film. A friend teaching Japanese at a nearby university told me about it, so I decided to check it out. I’m glad I did!
I heard through “the Internets” that this film was creepy, slow, and a bit psycho. Maybe I’ve just [...]
Big Man Japan – Dainihonjin
Posted by harvey in Humor, Media, Movies on 25. Sep, 2009 | 4 Comments
I watched Big Man Japan tonight. The Japanese title is 大日本人 (dainihonjin or dainipponjin).
Unfortunately, this trailer really doesn’t capture the essence of the film. These fight scenes are almost short interludes to the main part of the movie. Most of the movie depicts a faceless and nameless reporter following the Big Man around interviewing him [...]
Maborosi
Posted by harvey in Media, Movies on 20. Mar, 2009 | 7 Comments
I have been watching a lot of Japanese movies recently because my university library happens to be huge. I recently watched this movie: Maborosi (幻の光 in Japanese).
As I said, I have seen a lot of Japanese films, and I enjoy most of them. However, Maborosi was really, really, slow.
It’s beautiful… but slow. The cuts are [...]
