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Here are some cool movies out or coming out from Japan to look out for:
Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)
Animation from Miyazaki (Ghibli) on life and dreams of Jiro Horikoshi (creator of Zero Fighter)
Out in cinemas
Also from Gibli:
Kaguyahime Monogotari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya )
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya.
Coming 2013
Spaceship Yamato 2199
In year 2199 Earth under attack from aliens launches a first spaceship capable of warp to go seek cure for nearly destroyed planet.
TV Series / also cut in movies - episodes can be found online.
Captain Harlock
Space Pirate Captain Harlock and his fearless crew face off against the space invaders who seek to conquer the planet Earth.
Jigoku de naze warui (Why don't you play in hell)
Yakuza movie by director Shion Sono, who is one of my favourite present directors. If you haven't seen a movie by Shion Sono, I recommend Love Exposure, Cold Fish. You're going to either love or dislike Sono, his movies are not for the faint of heart.
Love Exposure (Ai no Mukidashi) is one of his best movies though a few years old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fxa5NuVrqU - loved it, it's 4h long.
Unforgiven (samurai remake staring ken Wantanabe) - Yurusarezaru mono
Old (2006) and not from Japan (Korea): I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
A movie about a girl who thinks she's a cyborg and ends up in institution, where she talks to wending machine and tries to recharge herself from batteries. There she finds a man who is capable of stealing people's abilities. Together they are better than alone.
Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)
Animation from Miyazaki (Ghibli) on life and dreams of Jiro Horikoshi (creator of Zero Fighter)
Out in cinemas
Also from Gibli:
Kaguyahime Monogotari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya )
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya.
Coming 2013
Spaceship Yamato 2199
In year 2199 Earth under attack from aliens launches a first spaceship capable of warp to go seek cure for nearly destroyed planet.
TV Series / also cut in movies - episodes can be found online.
Captain Harlock
Space Pirate Captain Harlock and his fearless crew face off against the space invaders who seek to conquer the planet Earth.
Jigoku de naze warui (Why don't you play in hell)
Yakuza movie by director Shion Sono, who is one of my favourite present directors. If you haven't seen a movie by Shion Sono, I recommend Love Exposure, Cold Fish. You're going to either love or dislike Sono, his movies are not for the faint of heart.
Love Exposure (Ai no Mukidashi) is one of his best movies though a few years old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fxa5NuVrqU - loved it, it's 4h long.
Unforgiven (samurai remake staring ken Wantanabe) - Yurusarezaru mono
Old (2006) and not from Japan (Korea): I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
A movie about a girl who thinks she's a cyborg and ends up in institution, where she talks to wending machine and tries to recharge herself from batteries. There she finds a man who is capable of stealing people's abilities. Together they are better than alone.
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