ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Movie: Sweet Bean (English title) Romaji: An Japanese: あん Director: Naomi Kawase Writer: Tetsuya Akikawa (novel), Naomi Kawase Actors: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Taiga When it comes to slow thought provoking films there is no better country that produces films like this than Japan, and there have been two directors that are front runners in this kind of genre which were Koreeda and Kawase. Both have similar styles but if you look closely koreeda films were tied with family while Kawase films were tied with how humans were connected with nature. Having said that, this film by Kawase is such a compelling film but compelling might be an understatement and strong might be a better word to describe it.  Well the story is simple a guy bakes pastries for a living, selling them under these beautiful cherry trees, in a street side shop that he doesn't own. He is somewhat unhappy with his life, because of certain events in his past. One of his close cus

Movie: One Cut of the Dead   Romaji: Kamera wo Tomeru na!  Japanese: カメラを止めるな！  Director: Shinichiro Ueda  Writer: Shinichiro Ueda  Producer: Koji Ichihashi Cinematographer: Tsuyoshi Sone Assistant Director: Yuya Nakaizumi Actors: Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Syuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Yuzuki Akiyama, Sakina Asamori I heard many good reviews about this movie so I decided to see what's so special about it. I dive in with less expectation because the poster and synopsis looks weak, and also I am not a huge fan of the zombie genre. The beginning is a bit boring and to be honest very amateurish but as soon as that moment arrived I just realize the fact that this looks very low budget actually helps and I couldn't think it would work if they had the budget. Best movie to watch with friends as this movie is highly entertaining and the best rewatch value I've given to a Japanese movie. I can't talk anything about the plot because it