#Harada Taizo

[clarkewayne]

Daichi... is naturally charming.

Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte ii Janai ka! (2024) dir. by Ninomiya Takashi and Muroi Takehito

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Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka! | S01E01

Japanese Drama  - 2024, 11 episodes Links: GAGA | Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Youku | Tencent

[redsamuraiii]

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa (Ep 4)

[hopkei]

It's not an illness, old man. Who Cares About Old Men's Underwear! - Episode 1

[easterndelights]

"Kakeru… He gets what he wants by himself. He's reliable."

"It suits you. It looks like a gold medal." "Dad, you're bad at giving compliments."

おっさんのパンツがなんだっていいじゃないか！ Don't Care For An Old Man's Underwear! (2024) | EP 8

subs by isaksbestpillow

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Spoiler-free Pitch for Oppan (Ossan no pantsu ga nandatte ii janai ka)

Thanks to @isaksbestpillow generously creating subtitles for this show we have access to arguably the best family drama of the year, and what has become one of my favourite series of all time.

The premise is essentially: Makoto, a 'traditional' family man in his 50s who feels alienated from his wife and two kids, decides to learn to 'update' his beliefs with the help of a young gay man who befriends him.

There are so many pitfalls and ways this premise could go wrong, and the show falls into none of them. Daichi, the gay character that befriends Makoto, has a boyfriend, and they both have their own arcs. The friendship is two-way, and they both benefit from the relationship. Makoto's wife, son, and daughter all also have arcs, and we get to understand and love all of these characters. Nobody is in this show exclusively as a foil for Makoto; everyone gets to be their own person. The show is careful to not only show multiple experiences of gay characters, but also to chastise people in the show for making assumptions, as those can be hurtful, even when well-intentioned. And yes, while it isn't the focus of the show, we do get to see some of Daichi and Madoka's romance.

This show is so well-written, each episode is satisfying and builds on the previous one. The journey to improvement is not a straight line but a spiral, and Oppan depicts that so well. The mistakes Makoto makes are believable and realistic. And the way Makoto's relationships improve in every aspect of his life as he works on himself is gradual, realistically depicted, and so, so satisfying to watch. Trust is earned, and we see him slowly earn trust over time as he changes his behaviour. We also see the damage his past behaviour has wrought, and see him reconcile himself to that.

One of the best things this show does is viscerally illustrate how harmful upholding societal stigma and judgment is to those you love, and to yourself. Makoto's toxic masculinity, homophobia, amatonormativity, and judgment of anything he deems as "silly" or "abmnormal" hold his family back from connecting with him, and hold himself back from experiencing joy. Themes include (but are not limited to) sexuality, gender presentation, idol fandom, BL fandom, makeup, fashion, and workplace culture. And it isn't just familial relationships this show cares about; it touches on friendships, romantic, sibling, parental, and coworker relationships.

The lesson at the core of Makoto's journey is that genuine connection with others is how we heal and find joy, and that we can only have that genuine connection if we're able to make space for others to be themselves in our presence through kindness. And it's that core that makes this show so powerful, and made me cry (with happiness, catharsis, and relief) so many times. I genuinely feel like it healed something in me to watch this show.

Even putting all of that aside, this show is funny, and genuinely satisfying as a story arc. There's Carlos, the family dog who always seems to know what's going on and nudges Makoto when he needs it. Makoto's actor, Harada Taizo, makes some incredible faces. There are hilarious cut-aways mid-scene, usually when someone is getting too intense with their fansquee. The family dynamic, especially the sibling behaviour between Moe and Kakeru, is so hilariously familiar. It's not a chore to watch this show; it manages to be kind and healing and also fun.

Anyway. If that's not enough of a pitch for you, I've written about all of the 11 episodes individually, including outlining where and how each made me cry: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 . And I'm not the only one; if you want more company while watching, @bengiyo, @lurkingshan @mikuni14 and @mynamisnotthepoint wrote a bunch about this show too mostly broken out by episode.

And to relive the magic, @avorbl, @theside-b and @my-rose-tinted-glasses created some gorgeous gifs!

Siiri has instructions on her blog, but if you need help watching this show, feel free to DM me or send an ask.

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Orenji rôdô kyûkô /オレンジロード急行 1978

Director:Kazuki Omari

Cast : Kanjuro Arashi as Suzunosuke Suzuki, Yoshiko Okada as Moto Tanaka , Leo Morimoto as Flow, Yutaka Nakajima as dump, Tetsuya Shima as Meka , Yoshio Harada as detective Genta,

Kenzo Kawarasaki as Taizo Hashima .

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BEHOLD: DEATH BATTLE FIGHTING GAME ROSTER!

This is a roster consisting of every Death Battle combatant (minus the ones based on real people)

And an additional roster of the Kaiju

Specific characters listed under the read more if you can't see them all.

Wiz

Boomstick

Samus Aran

Boba Fett

Akuma

Shang Tsung

Rogue/Anne Marie LeBeau

Wonder Woman/Diana of Themyscira

Goomba

Koopa Troopa

Mike Haggar

Zangief

Leonardo

Donatello

Raphael

Michelangelo

Zitz/Morgan Ziegler

Yoshi

Riptor

Felicia

Taokaka

Kratos

Spawn/Al Simmons

White Bomberman

Dig Dug/Taizo Hori

Vegeta

Shadow the Hedgehog

Mario

Sonic the Hedgehog

Luke Skywalker

Harry Potter (Unfortunately)

Chun-Li

Mai Shiranui

Starscream

Rainbow Dash

Master Chief/John-117

Doomguy

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

Dr. Albert Wily

Metal Sonic

Bass

Princess Zelda

Princess Peach

Thor Odinson

Lord Raiden

Link

Cloud Strife

Batman/Bruce Wayne

Spider-Man/Peter Parker

Pikachu

Blanka

Son Goku

Superman/Clark Kent

He-Man/Prince Adam

Lion-O

Shao Kahn

M. Bison

Ryu Hayabusa

Strider Hiryu

Ivy Valentine

Black Orchid

Fox McCloud

Bucky O'Hare

The Terminator/T-800 Model 101

Robocop/Alex Murphy

Luigi

Miles "Tails" Prower

Venusaur

Blastoise

Charizard

Fulgore

Sektor

Captain America/Steve Rogers

Ryu

Scorpion/Hanzo Hasashi

Deadpool/Wade Wilson

Deathstroke/Slade Wilson

Kirby

Majin Buu

Ragna the Bloodedge

Sol Badguy

Gaara

Toph Beifong

Guts

Nightmare

Iron Man/Tony Stark

Lex Luthor

Beast/Hank McCoy

Goliath

Solid Snake/David

Sam Fisher

Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker

Dr. Victor von Doom

Donkey Kong

Knuckles the Echidna

Wolverine/James "Logan" Howlett

Raiden/Jack

Hercule Satan/Mark

Dan Hibiki

Yang Xiao Long

Tifa Lockhart

Mega Man/Rock

Astro Boy

Green Arrow/Oliver Queen

Hawkeye/Clint Barton

Agumon

Dante Sparda

Bayonetta

Trish

Jeanne

Bowser

Ganondorf

Ratchet & Clank

Jak & Daxter

The Flash II/Barry Allen

Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff

The Joker

Sweet Tooth/Marcus "Needles" Kane

Mewtwo

The Meta/Agent Maine

Agent Carolina

Cammy White

Sonya Blade

Tracer/Lena Oxton

The Scout/Jeremy Willis

Ken Masters

Terry Bogard

Amy Rose

Ramona Flowers

Hulk/Bruce Banner

Doomsday

Roronoa Zoro

Erza Scarlet

Pinkie Pie

Lara Croft

Nathan Drake

Scrooge McDuck

Shovel Knight

Venom/Eddie Brock

Bane

Natsu Dragneel

Portgas D. Ace

Sub-Zero/Kuai Liang

Glacius

Android 18

Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers

Zero

Lucario

Renamon

Balrog

TJ Combo/Tyler-Johnson Garrett

Shredder/Oroku Saki

Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada

Smokey the Bear

McGruff the Crime Dog

Naruto Uzumaki

Ichigo Kurosaki

Batman Beyond/Terry McGinnis

Spider-Man 2099/Miguel O'Hara

Sephiroth

Vergil Sparda

Black Panther/T'Challa

Raven/Rachel Roth

Twilight Sparkle

Jotaro Kujo

Kenshiro

Crash Bandicoot

Spyro the Dragon

Pit

Sora

Leon S. Kennedy

Frank West

Dr. Stephen Strange

Dr. Fate/Kent Nelson and Nabu

Jin Kazama

Samurai Jack

Afro Samurai

Carnage/Cletus Kasady

Lucy/Kaede

Optimus Prime

Nightwing/Dick Grayson

Daredevil/Matt Murdock

Ultron

Sigma

Master Roshi

Jiraiya

Thanos

Darkseid

Aquaman/Arthur Curry

Namor the Sub-Mariner

X

Mega Man Volnutt

MegaMan.EXE

Mega Man Star Force/Geo Stelar

Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff

Widowmaker/Amelie Lacroix

Shazam/Billy Batson

Wario

King Dedede

Ben Tennyson

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan

Weiss Schnee

Mitsuru Kirijo

Johnny Cage/John Carlton

Captain Falcon

Avatar Aang

Edward Elric

Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze

Lobo

Sasuke Uchiha

Hiei

Count Dracula Vlad Ţepeş

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama

Tatsumaki

The Mask/Stanley Ipkiss

All Might/Toshinori Yagi

Might Guy

Spider-Man II/Miles Morales

Static/Vergil Hawkins

Black Canary/Diana Laurel Lance

Sindel

Red Ranger/Jason Lee Scott

Genos

War Machine/James "Rhodey" Rhodes

Gray Fullbuster

General Esdeath

Goro

Machamp

Cable/Nathan Summers

Booster Gold/Michael Jon Carter

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Kakashi Hatake

Danny Phantom/Daniel Fenton

Jake Long

She-Ra/Princess Adora

Beerus

Sailor Galaxia

Prince Zuko

Shoto Todoroki

The Flash III/Wally West

Archie Sonic the Hedgehog

Winter Soldier/James "Bucky" Barnes

Red Hood/Jason Todd

Billy Butcher

A-Train/Reggie Franklin

Queen Maeve/Maggie Shaw

Starlight/Annie January

Konrad von Sabrewulf

Jon Talbain

Red Team (Sarge, Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Franklin Delano Donut, Lopez the Heavy)

Blue Team (Leonard Church, Lavernius Tucker, Michael Caboose, Agent Tex/Allison, Sheila)

Batgirl/Barbara Gordon

Spider-Gwen/Gwen Stacy-65

Sanji

Rock Lee

Broly

Yoda

King Mickey

Ryūko Matoi

Heihachi Mishima

Geese Howard

Blake Belladonna

Misaka Ackerman

Iron Fist/Danny Rand

Po Ping

Steven Universe

Star Butterfly

Goku Black/Zamasu

Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne

Macho Man Randy Savage

Kool-Aid Man

Dio Brando

Alucard/Vlad III Dracula

Avatar Korra

Storm/Ororo Munroe

Madara Uchiha

Sōsuke Aizen

Saitama

Popeye

Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel

Jinx/Powder

Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

Zatanna Zatara

Tanjiro Kamado

Jonathan Joestar

Omni-Man/Nolan Grayson

Homelander/John Gillman

Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr

Tetsuo Shima

Hercules

Sun Wukong

The Predator/Yautja

Excalibur

James Bond

John Wick

Black Adam/Teth-Adam

Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur

Xeno Trunks

Archie Silver the Hedgehog

Spongebob Squarepants

Superfriends Aquaman

Jason Voorhees

Michael Myers

Sauron

The Lich King/King Arthas Menethil

Deku/Izuku Midoriya

Asta

Gogeta

Vegito

Ant-Man/Hank Pym

Atom/Ray Palmer

Chosen Undead

Dragonborn

Killua Zoldyck

Mikoto Misaka

Stitch/Experiment 626

Rocket Raccoon

Obito Uchiha

Phoenix/Jean Grey

King Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd

Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz

Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd

Bill Cipher

Discord

Cole MacGrath

Alex Mercer

Frieza

Megatron

Satoru Gojo

Makima

Scooby-Doo

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Rick Sanchez

The Doctor

Bardock

Joker/Ren Amamiya

Giorno Giovanna

Bowser Jr.

Sage

Kamek

Infinite

King Boo

The Imposter

The Fall Guy

Norse Kratos

Asura

Wile E. Coyote

Tom Cat

Doomslayer

Mahito

Tomura Shigaraki

Traveler

Yugi Muto

Simon the Digger

White Lantern/Kyle Rayner

Ruby Rose

Maka Albarn

Felonious Gru

Megamind

Random

And the Kaiju Roster

Godzilla

Gamera

White Tigerzord

Gundam Epyon

Gundam RX-78-2

Dragonzord

Mechagodzilla III/Kiryu

Megazord

Voltron

Unicron

Galactus

[crazyasianlove]

Invisible Ep. 9 (Sub. Esp)

DESCARGAR O VER ONLINE AQUÍ

[kez19h]

Harada Taizo and Takanashi Rin as married couple on The Door into Summer (2021)

I can’t take Taizo seriously bcs he’s a well known comedian hehe

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H E D

Finally finished the OUTRAGE Trilogy.

Amazing Yakuza films.

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Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka! | S01E02

Japanese Drama  - 2024, 11 episodes Links: GAGA | Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Youku | Tencent

[redsamuraiii]

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa (Ep 4)

[hopkei]

A savior appears from above! Who Cares About Old Men's Underwear! - Episode 1

[sneek-m]

Favorite Japanese Dramas 2022

I watched even more Japanese dramas this year. Here’s what I liked:

Waru ~ Hataraku No Ga Kakko Waruitte Dare Ga Itta? ~ (Wednesdays, 10 p.m.; Nippon TV)

What a powerful vehicle this drama was for Mio Imada, who delivered if not the year’s best comedy performance as Maririn, then one of the year’s most physical. Her character’s role as part-village idiot of the story called for the actress to practically be a cartoon character come to life, but she transcended the status of the central class clown by sheer committal to the act. Her performance is absolutely to the show’s benefit when the show’s actual politics isn’t as progressive as it thinks it is: it reveals the sad state of things, and how behind the conversation is, if the writers think we the audience should be applauding them for merely bringing up the existence of the glass ceiling and gender inequality in the workplace in 2022. Maririn seemed as though she was written as the modern Japanese Forest Gump, naively navigating the country’s workforce culture, but Imada turned it into a whole lot more.

Shizukachan To Papa (Sundays, 10 p.m.; NHK)

The chemistry between Tsurube Shofukutei and Riho Yoshioka as the titular father and daughter was incredible — I can watch them yell at each hour every week for months — but I also have to bring up the unforgettable Keiichi played by Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yuto Nakajima. An exaggeration of a character to deliver the point of communication, sure, but his whimsy is something I missed once I tuned into the actor’s following project, Junjou Dissonance, whose character was so tonally opposite, it completely turned me off.

First Penguin! (Wednesdays, 10 p.m.; Nippon TV)

Nao is another actress I’ve seen as a side character in past dramas, and so it was exhilarating to watch her take the wheel of First Penguin! as basically her star-making vehicle. A big hand to the source material for providing her the foundation of an already-strong character for her to further flesh out: First Penguin! is inspired by the real story of Chika Tsubouchi, who, like Nao’s Nodoka, rallied together fishermen, though not without conflict, to create the direct-delivery business in the form of what they call the “fish box” in the drama. While the actual politicking is questionable as real accounts, a true story from the Tsubouchi’s history does get expanded into one memorable episode: in order to win their favor and trust in the business, Nodoka treats out her fishermen to a Michelin-star French restaurant managed by a client in order for them to actually taste the fruits of their labor. Fact or fiction, the victory is priceless.

Tsukuritai Onna To Tabetai Onna (Weekdays, 10:45 p.m.; NHK)

Fifteen minutes feel way too short for the amount of sweetness each episode contains, though the length makes the story tidy, not slight. The drama presents enough without being expanded into a feature-length rom-com a la Kinou Nani Tabeta? I partly suspect the source material has yet to build the story and its lead characters to warrant such a length for an adaptation, but also the size of its conversations more properly fit in scale within a miniature, slice-of-life story such as this. The title gives away the simplicity anyway: while there are definitely moments of questioning — of sexuality, relationship dynamics, among others — it leaves the two feeling content to be just that: a woman who likes to cook and a woman who likes to eat.

Mahou No Rinobe (Mondays, 10 p.m.; Fuji TV)

As if I didn’t name Remo Love my favorite drama of 2020, Haru once again surprised me how great she is in a comedy. She appears so cool on the surface as Koume, and  I also perceive her as a rather soft-spoken celebrity, so it’s a sight whenever she absolutely cracks in response to the dumb mistakes made by the series of pathetic men among her line of work. (You know who’s the dark horse among the men in the main cast? Taizo Harada of, yes, comedy trio Neptune.) I see this drama more in line with a buddy-cop comedy in the suits of a home renovation marketing firm than workplace romance, though not that it bothers to have some inevitable office love.

Hatsukoi No Akuma (Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Nippon TV)

Three of the main four leads are so idiosyncratic as characters that I worry they may present a barrier of entry for this show. But like the best shows written by Yuji Sakamoto — Quartet, Omameda Towako — it nurtures a one-of-a-kind relationship among them, enough to convince these oddballs deserve each other as companions. The actual mystery component to the story is fine, but it’s really about getting to know these characters and each of their dark histories. Or, more like how you can only know a version of them as they present themselves to you.

Tsuma, Shougakusei Ni Naru (Fridays, 10 p.m.; TBS)

Even with a wacky premise — a dead wife returns to the family in the body of a third grader — the least convincing part of the whole story is Misato Morita’s Yoshimi being attracted to Shinichi Tsutsumi’s Keisuke, who is at least 20 years senior as her co-worker. It helps the drama is self-aware of its absurdity, making for great, if expected comedic moments, like the constant reality check given to Keisuke of who he’s actually hanging out with whenever he’s out catching up with his “wife.” Get through that initial obstacle, and the drama reveals a poignant story about death, grief and how to ultimately make peace.

Mai Agare! (Weekdays, 8 a.m.; NHK)

Mai Agare! is the first asadora I’ve ever watched, and maybe I’ll find it less unique as I watch more of it in the future. For now, I am enamored by its simple, soap-y wholesomeness. I’m charmed by the innocence in Haruka Fukuhara’s Mai as she embraces her naive dream to become a pilot because she simply finds flying so life-fulfilling. (Meanwhile, her cohorts in pilot school is inspired by more noble reasons, like being the change in a male-dominated field or following the footsteps of his family, but the gap only further establishes Mai’s character.) I suspect it will get darker as the ripples of the 2008 recession has started to make its way into the drama now third of the way in,  but I am not worried of it getting any bit of cynical. Call me to easy to please, but sometimes when I get back from a long day of work, I just want a heart-warming story like this one.

Silent (Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Fuji TV)

Here’s a question to those who also watched Silent: Did we need Minato? All I can say is that I sure was happy when he got out of the picture, and the drama finally gave floor for Haruna Kawaguchi’s Tsumugi and Ren Meguro’s Sou to deepen their relationship. The show actually opened up and spotlighted a whole other characters, too, after the first act, with each episode becoming more essay-like as it focused on its character of the week to deliver a point. I initially worried Silent would wear itself thin because it carried itself as a rather low-key slice-of-life, but that very day-to-day ease is what I loved from it, especially as matters between its character grew more complicated.

Other dramas I liked:

Elpis ~Kibou, Arui Wa Wazawai~

Atom No Ko

Jizoku Kanou Na Koi Desuka ~Chichi To Musume No Kekkon Koushinkyoku~

Kimi No Hana Ni Naru

Ishiko To Haneo ~Sonna Koto De Uttaemasu?~

Unicorn Ni Notte