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Bad movie I have Tokyo Ghoul 2017

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Comedic drama about a lively young journalist blessed with an exceedingly vivid imagination working for a women's magazine on the brink of bankruptcy. One day she sets out to retrieve her lost possessions as a kid, a quest which reacquaints her with her father.

Very funny, a surprising story, and pleasantly weird. At times it feels a little as if the movie is trying to be quirky for quirkiness' sake, and the plot frequently meanders. But overall it is a lot of fun to watch.

Referencing Amelie (the lead here is much more feisty) and Michel Gondry always risks setting expectations too high, but they both come to mind and give a good idea of what to expect. Though I should mention that this a much lower budget film.

I have to try to find more movies directed by Satoshi Miki.

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Tokyo Ghoul Official Trailer (2017) starring Yû Aoi, Masataka Kubota, Shun'ya Shiraishi Trailer for Tokyo Ghoul, which was released to international markets under the title Tôkyô Gûru…

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Review: Tokyo Ghoul Movie

I had mixed feelings when I first heard that Tokyo Ghoul was getting a live-action adaptation. I find most cinematic recreations of both books and manga usually fall short of their source material (I’m looking at you Death Note). However, I was pleasantly surprised by Tokyo Ghoul. I do not think it was a flawless film, but it did not leave me feeling disappointed like many adaptations of stories I greatly enjoy. I will be splitting my discussion of this movie into four parts that are labeled below. Before I begin, I would like to state a quick disclaimer: I have not seen many live-action adaptations of anime/manga. As a result, I will not be able to make too many comparisons between Tokyo Ghoul and its fellow adaptations. I am also from the west, so my idea for what makes a movie good is probably out of touch with the standards of cinema in Japan. All of that being said, I am happy to be discussing and sharing my opinions on the 2017 film adaptation of our beloved Tokyo Ghoul.

Plot:

In this section I am going to giving some general thoughts about the story of the movie and how much its deviations from the story presented in the manga affected its quality. First, there is something important that I need to get out of the way early in this review: the manga is always better. I am going to do my best to judge this movie on its own merits, but I cannot ignore the superiority of the source material.

Speaking of source material, I want to begin by talking about how much of the original Tokyo Ghoul manga that this movie actually covered. Basically, it adapted the beginning of the story and the Dove arc. I think this was the right choice. Trying to jam the Gourmet arc in would have made the movie feel bloated, sped the pacing of the movie up way too much, and created an odd sense of anticlimax after Mado’s death. I cannot even imagine what kind of disaster this movie would have been if they tried to adapt as far as the Aogiri arc. My only criticism of the choice of material to adapt is that Nishiki’s role in the story feels a bit more random (although it is far from irrelevant). We also do not get to see any of his redemption arc.  

Even with such a small amount of the Tokyo Ghoul narrative to work with, the movie still had to condense or remove some scenes to keep the runtime reasonable. Some of this I thought was well thought out and did not harm the story at all. Some examples include this scene:

Having Ryoko and Hinami already in Anteiku when Kaneki arrives seemed like a good way to introduce their characters earlier on without badly disrupting their or Kaneki’s story. Another example was the second appearance of Nishiki:

This scene fit with the narrative well and gives us the background information to Kaneki’s and Hide’s relationship. This method prevented the exposition from being completely forced in a much more awkward way or just completely absent. Having Hide attempt to answer for Kaneki was also a clever way to show more of the relationship between them.

Unfortunately, some scenes seemed to be stretched out for unclear reasons. The best example of this is Kaneki’s alleyway encounter with Nishiki and Touka. Instead of ending like this:

Kaneki runs away from Touka only to encounter her shortly afterwards taking the trash out at Anteiku:

This is where they have a tamer version of the infamous cake conversation before Yoshimura arrives and invties Kaneki inside. I am not sure why one of the most iconic scences from the early parts of Tokyo Ghoul was split like that, but I do not think it adds much to the film.

Overall, I think that the Tokyo Ghoul movie picked a good amount of the manga story to adapt and did not, for the most part, reduce its quality in adapting it.

Characters/Casting:

First up is our boy. Masataka Kubota nailed Kaneki’s personality and effectively used mannerisms and behavior to convey ideas that were expressed using internal monologue in the manga. I think he also succeeded in making Kaneki’s revulsion to human food (something I was worried would be super cringe-worthy if poorly acted) seem genuine and disturbing. His portrayals of Kaneki’s turbulent emotions were also spot on. 

Maybe I am just used to the more serious Hide we have been seeing in recent chapters of re, but Kai Ogasawara’s performance felt a bit too goofy. I did not get the feeling of a caring and intelligent mind that lurks beneath the jovial exterior, and I think that is a quintessential part of Hide’s character. However, Hide played a fairly small part in this film. I can’t fairly expect a ton of characterization given how little screen time he has.

Fumika Shimizu did a good job bringing Touka to the big screen. I do not have too much to say about her performance and the character played a fairly similar role to what she did in the manga. I think some facets of her personality (like eating Yoriko’s food) are not fleshed out enough in the film to make her as compelling a character as she is in the manga, but like I said for Hide, that was hard to do in a movie format.

Mado was probably the second best portrayed character (next to Kaneki). Yô Ôizumi did a great job with Mado’s focused, but unhinged, personality. Additionally, his dialogue did a great job of characterizing his dehumanizing view of ghouls. I also really appreciate the fact that they made an effort to give him a cockeyed appearance similar to his manga counterpart.

This was probably my least favorite of all the major characters. Maybe my memory of early Tokyo Ghoul is clouded, but it seems like Amon came across as much more of a general jerk in this film. His treatment of his subordinate and his incredible willingness to commit terrible acts seemed different from his manga counterpart. He just seemed too angry and one-sided. I did not get the feeling that he would be a character who would end up questioning much of what the CCG stood for later on.

Honorable Mentions:

Despite his incredibly minor role, I thought Kenta Hamano did a great portraying Enji. The Devil Ape’s unique sense of humor definitely came through. I would also like to give a shoutout to Shôko Aida. I think she did a good job bringing Ryoko’s character to life and not letting her admittedly odd role affect her performance.

Dishonorable Mentions:

Yomo was looking a little bit too fresh. I do not know how canonically old Yomo is, but Shuntarô Yanagi felt way too young. It was hard to see him as the serious character that he was in the manga and, to a lesser extent, this film as well. Also, where are the flowing silver locks? I’d also like to mention Hinami. I might just not like child actors, but I thought her performance was not compelling even with the emotionally loaded scenes she featured in.

Cinematic Elements:

I know that special effects are usually the most obvious point of criticism for anime/manga live-action adaptations, but I feel the need to mention it. Generally, the movies effects are not noticeably bad, but the kagune really stand out. I will admit that Kaneki’s kagune looks okay (although its motion is often jerky and awkward), but the other ones really suffer. I’m especially looking at Nishiki and Touka:

I missed Nishiki’s elegant dolphin tail and Touka’s gorgeous, kinetic wing. On a somewhat related note, I did not care for the CCG coats. This might be minor, but they looked too much like a costume instead of the relatively simple garment they are in the manga.

While the cinematography was generally quite good, there were some moments were more reliance on the manga might have helped. A good example is this scene:

Working in some of the most famous visuals from the manga might have made shots likes this a little more dramatic and would have been a nice way to pay homage to the source material (not that I can really fault the movie for not doing this).

I’d also like to draw some attention to some setting changes that bothered me. I think the change in location for both the Kaneki v. Nishiki fight and the Kaneki v. Amon somewhat detracted from those scenes. This problem was especially evident for me in Ryoko’s death scene:

I never realized how much I liked this scene being in a long, narrow alley until it wasn’t. I understand the limitation of shooting on location, but I thought this particular choice took away from the quality of a key dramatic moment in Tokyo Ghoul.

Unjustified Nitpicking:

I know you are probably thinking that my whole review belongs under this category, but I aim to prove you wrong. For these next few points I am throwing any attempt at objectivity to the wind and just listing some personal gripes that, while not objective flaws, still stuck in my craw while I was watching this movie.

First, the mask:

This is a prime example of “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” I really liked the mask design from the manga and am not sure why they chose this new look. I thought the flat human teeth were better visual imagery than the series of sharp, metallic teeth on the film version of the mask.

Next, I would like to point out some odd examples of foreshadowing (I guess these are more of references since they have no payoff in the film). In no particular order:

Eye-lick scene:

Centipede in the shadows:

Hajime is here:

I guess these were nothing more than references for the hardcore fans, but it seemed odd to include them for only that purpose. 

Finally, I would like to register a formal complaint that the song BANKA by illion was only used as an end credit song. It is a great track that reminded me a bit of Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku (the Root A ending theme, a track that might even rival Unravel in quality).

That will be all from me. I know I spent a lot of time harping on this movie (I tend to do that), but it was really not that bad. I think that long time fans will have a fun time watching this take on the opening to TG. This movie is also a nice gateway into the series for people who have never experienced any part of TG. I think it’s worth checking out either way. 

I plan to be writing about a new chapter tomorrow (fingers crossed). I am also happy to wish you all a productive and enjoyable week. Hope it’s a good one!

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Genre: Animation, Drama 

Language: Japanese (Eng-Sub)

IMDb Ratings: 7.1/10

Quality: BluRay

Movie Size: 720p (902MB), 1080p (1.81GB) (5.1)

Director: Shunji Iwai

Movie Cast: Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida 

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Sypnosis: Alice transfers to a new school, where students believe that one student per school year is cursed, whom they call Judas Iscariot. Alice is deemed the new Judas, but what happened to the former Judas?

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Hana et Alice mènent l’enquête streaming

Date de sortie : 11 mai 2016 Réalisateur : Shunji Iwai Avec : Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida Genre : Animation Nationalité : Japonais

Alice intègre un nouveau collège où circule une étrange rumeur concernant un meurtre commis un an plus tôt. La victime est un mystérieux “Judas”. Une de ses camarades de classe et voisine, Hana, vit recluse chez elle. De nombreux commérages courent à son sujet, notamment le fait qu’elle connaîtrait des détails à propos de l’affaire “Judas”. Un jour, Alice pénètre secrètement dans la maison de Hana mais celle-ci l’y attend déjà. Pourquoi Hana vit-elle isolée du monde ? Qui est Judas ? Alice décide de mener l’enquête et se lance dans une aventure qui lui fera découvrir une amitié sincère.

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Hana et Alice mènent l’enquête streaming

Date de sortie : 11 mai 2016 Réalisateur : Shunji Iwai Avec : Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida Genre : Animation Nationalité : Japonais

Alice intègre un nouveau collège où circule une étrange rumeur concernant un meurtre commis un an plus tôt. La victime est un mystérieux “Judas”. Une de ses camarades de classe et voisine, Hana, vit recluse chez elle. De nombreux commérages courent à son sujet, notamment le fait qu’elle connaîtrait des détails à propos de l’affaire “Judas”. Un jour, Alice pénètre secrètement dans la maison de Hana mais celle-ci l’y attend déjà. Pourquoi Hana vit-elle isolée du monde ? Qui est Judas ? Alice décide de mener l’enquête et se lance dans une aventure qui lui fera découvrir une amitié sincère.

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Hana et Alice mènent l’enquête streaming

Date de sortie : 11 mai 2016 Réalisateur : Shunji Iwai Avec : Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida Genre : Animation Nationalité : Japonais

Alice intègre un nouveau collège où circule une étrange rumeur concernant un meurtre commis un an plus tôt. La victime est un mystérieux “Judas”. Une de ses camarades de classe et voisine, Hana, vit recluse chez elle. De nombreux commérages courent à son sujet, notamment le fait qu’elle connaîtrait des détails à propos de l’affaire “Judas”. Un jour, Alice pénètre secrètement dans la maison de Hana mais celle-ci l’y attend déjà. Pourquoi Hana vit-elle isolée du monde ? Qui est Judas ? Alice décide de mener l’enquête et se lance dans une aventure qui lui fera découvrir une amitié sincère.

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The Case of Hana and Alice

Production2004 - Shunji Iwai

GenreDrame

Distribution : Tomohiro Kaku, Ryoko Hirosue, Anne Suzuki, Yû Aoi, Shôko Aida

Résumé : Nouvelle étudiante transférée au collège Ishinomori, Alice entend des rumeurs étranges concernant un meurtre commis par quatre "Judas" l'année précédente. Sa camarade de classe Hana vit juste à côté de chez elle, dans une maison dont tout le monde a peur.

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Hana et Alice mènent l’enquête streaming

Date de sortie : 11 mai 2016 Réalisateur : Shunji Iwai Avec : Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida Genre : Animation Nationalité : Japonais

Alice intègre un nouveau collège où circule une étrange rumeur concernant un meurtre commis un an plus tôt. La victime est un mystérieux “Judas”. Une de ses camarades de classe et voisine, Hana, vit recluse chez elle. De nombreux commérages courent à son sujet, notamment le fait qu’elle connaîtrait des détails à propos de l’affaire “Judas”. Un jour, Alice pénètre secrètement dans la maison de Hana mais celle-ci l’y attend déjà. Pourquoi Hana vit-elle isolée du monde ? Qui est Judas ? Alice décide de mener l’enquête et se lance dans une aventure qui lui fera découvrir une amitié sincère.

from Film en Streaming VF http://filmistreaming.net/hana-et-alice-menent-lenquete-streaming/