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Re: Reincarnation (Japan, 2005)

Melanie — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:09:43 -0000

Well I'd like to give this the benefit of the doubt. I am a
huge fan of the Ring Series well except of course for the American version of
it.

Melanie Hart

Re: Vampire (Canada/Japan, 2011)

YAM Magazine — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:10:06 -0000

I'll take what I can.

Re: Vampire (Canada/Japan, 2011)

JB — Sat, 11 May 2013 22:58:14 -0000

The female characters in Vampire are well-written, but are mostly allocated one scene with Simon (Kevin Zegers) before he provides suicide assistance. All the actresses do excellent work in terms of building painfully relatable characters with relatively limited screen time. Aoi's role is small but significant. Her casting seems to be a result of her connection to Iwai, or to please Japanese investors.

Re: Vampire (Canada/Japan, 2011)

YAM Magazine — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:59:46 -0000

So the rest of the female characters are good too? I had only heard some opinions on Aoi's role, but I would probably be happy if Castle-Hughes, Cook, Plummer... and Kreuk (? she's not mentioned in the review xD) are decent in the film.

Re: End of the Night (Japan, 2011)

Cat — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:03:31 -0000

Thanks John! (: Nice review. I was unable to find out the title myself through googling.

Re: End of the Night (Japan, 2011)

JB — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:35:22 -0000

Yoruga Owaru Basho, 夜が終わる場所

Re: End of the Night (Japan, 2011)

Cat — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:51:20 -0000

Can you tell me the japanese title of this film?

Re: Reincarnation (Japan, 2005)

AuthenticDramaQueen — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:53:35 -0000

I really enjoyed this movie. Highly recommended by someone who hated the whole Ring series, both American and Japanese.

Re: The VCinema Show Episode 34: Art Theatre Guild, Part One

Nathaniel Johnston — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:11:40 -0000

thank you so much.

p.s. the link to the first podcast (Ricky-Oh) is broken

Re: The VCinema Show Episode 34: Art Theatre Guild, Part One

Coffin_Jon — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:14:29 -0000

Hey Nathaniel, thanks for checking out our podcast. The song is called "Throw Them Away" (捨てろ) by the independent theater group Tenjo Sajiki. I believe it's featured in Shuji Terayama's film "Throw Away Your Books, Go Out Into the Streets". Terayama was also the leader of Tenjo Sajiki.

Re: The VCinema Show Episode 34: Art Theatre Guild, Part One

Nathaniel Johnston — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:55:29 -0000

what is the song... i think it's the first break in the podcast. the psych-ish sounding song with the chanting. what is that song? and which movie is it in? thank you. i'm way behind on these podcasts but i'm enjoying them very much.

Re: My 2012 in Review: Adam H

Guest — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:08:28 -0000

This is a big

Re: Happy New Year from VCinema!

Eija Niskanen — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:56:19 -0000

It has the fuku kanji of Fukushima. Seems appropriate - I wish nothing but the best for Fukushima!

Re: The VCinema Show: November 2012

Tom — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:32:33 -0000

Sounds like a winner

Re: TAZZA: THE HIGH ROLLERS DVD Out Now

Dr. Stan Glick — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:08:54 -0000

Check out the review by VCinema's own "Dear Leader" at: http://asiancinefest.blogspot....

Re: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Louis — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:04:57 -0000

Great Review!

Re: Big in Taiwan: A Tale of Stepping in Internet Doodoo

Coffin_Jon — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:35:26 -0000

It was a big help for you letting us know. Thanks again!

Re: Big in Taiwan: A Tale of Stepping in Internet Doodoo

Yao Wei — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:27:52 -0000

Wenhao: I was just acting as a messenger and a kitty. Nothing more. T_T

There are a portion of Internet memes in Taiwan and China which is related to Japanese otaku culture. This parody image is not an exception. I translated the tagline in my poor English in the safe way that you could know the difference.

At that time, I chose to inform you in Twitter because new comments in the old post might make you think these are spam replies.

It is rumored that lazy journalists in Taiwan take news on the Internet. Actually I don't know who first discovered this but I think it is sooooo important to let you know that your post get famous in Taiwan.

Re: Big in Taiwan: A Tale of Stepping in Internet Doodoo

Wenhao Tsao — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:58:33 -0000

挖有魏藥耶

Re: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan, 2011)

Coffin_Jon — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:31:27 -0000

Thank you everyone for the messages pointing out the error. The image has been corrected and we apologize to anyone who may have been upset by the original. Please see the following article for an explanation of the situation: http://www.vcinemashow.com/?p=...

Re: In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)

Coffin_Jon — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:25:51 -0000

Thanks, Claude! You would know. Please see my reply to the post above.

Re: In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)

Coffin_Jon — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:24:57 -0000

Thanks for the message, Stan, but when Adam says that "Oshima went to France", he doesn't mean that Oshima literally went there and shot the film. "Go to", in this case, is a part of speech that means "turn to". As Claude states below, Oshima had to turn to France to have the film processed.

Re: In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)

Stan Glick — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:59:31 -0000

Oshima did NOT go to France to make In the Realm of the Senses. He shot it in Japan. but it was a coproduction between France and Japan. France had recently removed all restrictions on pornography, so it was de ided to label it as a French film. Oshima was then able to maintain a closed set and to not have to accommodate the Japanese press. Also, he was not prosecuted for the movie, but for publishing the scenario for the film. For that he was acquitted, as you say. The single disc from The Criterion Collection has some very informative extras as well as an outstanding booklet with one essay by Japanese film scholar emeritus Donald Richie and one by Oshima himself.

Re: In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)

Claude Gagnon — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:21:03 -0000

Sorry, but if you want to be totally accurate, Realm of the Senses was actually shot in Japan. The film was processed in France for obvious reasons...

Re: Poetry (2010)

John — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:59:48 -0000

I feel like the story is
all about departing. I could always count to such stories and remind me at one
point I still am alive and a human. Thanks Lee!