Japanese language movies

Ghost in the Shell - (2017 movie)

2017-05-07

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827/
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A special agent combat-cyborg pursues a cyber criminal who comes to have a special interest in her.

Although I like it, I suspect it's because I like the original so much and I can't be unbiased. I also think Scarlett is hot.

I became even more interested in seeing this movie in light of the incorrectly-supposed-whitewashing of the lead character. Antisocial injustice is actually pretty good at recommending things.

Remade from the animated movie Ghost In The Shell - (1995 movie)

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In a forest where any who die rise as zombies, an escaped convict does something something.

I got 1/3 in and got bored. It's too over-the-top.

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Fist of Legend - (1994 movie)

2017-01-17

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110200/

Upon hearing of his master's death, a man returns to Shanghai amidst tensions from its Japanese occupation, and learns there was foul play.

Quite a good movie, with all the basic elements. There's next to none of the B-movie cheese that's pervasive of such films, so it's good enough for everyday people.

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Kagemusha - (1980 movie)

2017-01-09

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080979/

Instead of a death sentence, a convict is given the opportunity to impersonate a lord in a time of war.

kagemusha lit. "shadow warrior"

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Spirited Away - (2001 movie)

2017-01-03

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/

On the way to moving to a new town, a girl stumbles upon and is trapped in a pocket dimension with an old Japanese bath house run by spirits and non-humans.

SHE SHOUTS A LOT

A spectacular movie. Youthful but with a balance of fantasy spectacle and horror.

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