Hey now, I like Nakashima Mika ! :laugh: (… Her music, anyway.)
I can understand liking her music because there`s a place in my heart for Yuki no Hana, but have you ever seen the alien sing live? She makes Kayako from The Grudge look like a ballroom dancer.
Funny that you should mention Kikujiro since I just bought it on DVD last week! I first saw the movie on the flight home from my trip to Japan in '99, and I used to have it on VHS at my old house.
It wasn't as good as I remember but that's what repeat viewings will do to you. Still, great movie.
I dont know about other foreigners but I do know the only reason I LOVE the film is **because** Im a foreigner. If I were watching it as a Japanese citizen maybe 1/3 of the film would catch my interest while the rest would be spent being totally bored out of my mind. Its like watching many aspects of daily life in Japan. Theres so much of Japan packed into the film that it may as well serve as a two-hour crash course in the modern society. That`s coming from an Anth. nut.
Takeshi`s humor, the story-telling, cameos, characters pacing, child-like fantasy and horror and above all the music just make it impossible to top on my list of fav. films. All I have to do is hear the Dadadaadaadumdumdum and tears start to swell up.
News: Tatsuya Fujiwara will play the main character.
Good news for stephen`s hat.
