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[redsamuraiii]

The casts of Cells at Work (2024) looks good! Can't wait to watch it!

Mei Nagano

Takeru Satoh

Riisa Naka

Koji Yamamoto

Kyoko Fukada

Sadawo Abe

Mana Ashida

There are 37 trillion cells in the human body. Red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that fight bacteria, and other cells work tirelessly day and night to protect your health and life.

Story takes a look at the cells in the bodies of a father and daughter, and the ongoing battle as pathogens start to sneak up on their bodies, and how different lifestyles and age affects them differently.

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All I did was make her angry and cry.

NISHIJIMA HIDETOSHI & ASHIDA MANA as Natsume Shunpei & Natsume Hibiki SAYONARA MAESTRO: CHICHI TO WATASHI NO APPASSIONATO (2024)

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Mana Ashida × Miss Dior

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[waitmyturtles]

I went a little off my usual path last night to take in a movie I got curious about while following one of my favorite subbers on Twitter -- BL Metamorphosis, or The Edge of Metamorphosis. This won’t be the longest review as the movie was pretty straightforward, but it was WHOLESOME and LOVELY, and if you like stories with older folks making friends with younger folks, this is right up your alley!

And I’m a touch of a sucker for these kinds of stories -- I happened to not grow up with grandparents (immigrant life, grandparents were in the home countries, we rarely visited the home countries, etc.), so stories about younger people befriending older folks just really touch my heart and make me feel a tad envious. But anyway --

An older woman, a widow, goes to a bookstore to look for cookbooks. The cookbook section has been redesigned into a BL section (HELL YEAH). She takes a look at an interesting cover, and away she goes. The 17-year-old bookstore employee who helps her becomes curious, and after a couple quick chats, she (the employee -- her name is Urara) stops by the obasan’s (Yuki’s) house to drop off more BL recommendations.

It is a super warm story, in part about Yuki supporting Urara as Urara preps for her college exams and tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life. It ties together a couple of themes -- quiet awakenings on the part of three protagonists (Yuki, Urara, and the manga artist that Yuki and Urara both love); rectifying or preventing regrets from a young age; being a supportive and loving friend, and most importantly for me, recognizing that even if you find a calling in life, that that calling can be difficult, at times not fun, but fulfilling in the end. I loved seeing Urara find her calling, finding what she wants to do with her life (which is to draw manga), giving it her best shot, and while she struggled, realizing that she had fun with it. All while being supported by the excited and invested Yuki.

Like I said, it was lovely to watch something off my usual beaten path, as I contemplate the use of suki in BL (lol). It also has Takahashi Kyohei of Naniwa Danshi, the same idol group that features Michieda Shunsuke, if you’re into that sort of thing. If you want a wholesome break from any heartthrob action that you’re watching, I totally recommend this movie!

@furritsubs​ -- THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[maenimalist]

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Pacific Rim only had a handful of location shoots, and I finally visited one. This is Elizabeth Street, near Toronto City Hall, which was disguised as Tokyo for Mako Mori's flashback scenes. There is an alley here, but the one in the film was a much larger studio set. Director Guillermo del Toro has a residence in Toronto, and he's shot many of his other films there (Mimic, Crimson Peak, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, the upcoming Frankenstein).

Bonus: I saw this very fitting sign nearby as @tohocompanylimited-blog and I were waiting for a street car.

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Official Trailer for Live-Action 'Cells at Work!' Body Movie from Japan News Buzz

Official Trailer for Live-Action ‘Cells at Work!’ Body Movie from Japan by Alex Billington October 6, 2024Source: YouTube “I’ll always protect you.” Warner Bros Japan has revealed their full official trailer for a live-action manga adaptation called Cells at Work!, arriving in Japanese theaters in December. This is a big screen version of a manga series written & illustrated by Akane Shimizu…

[redsamuraiii]

Guillermo del Toro, Rinko Kikuchi and Mana Ashida from Pacific Rim visits the Tokyo Gundam Base by kiyosu jo

Guillermo del Toro treating Rinko Kikuchi and Mana Ashida ice cream.

Guillermo del Toro shows his sketchbook where he drew the inspiration for the character of Mako Mori.

Guillermo del Toro explains the Jaeger are heavily influenced by Gundam, such as Cherno Alpha.

Guillermo del Toro's reaction to seeing the Gundam is priceless that they joke about him forgetting Rinko Kikuchi and Mana Ashida.

I really love seeing everyone's reactions being so happy like their inner child finally reveal itself, not caring about what others say.

Thank you Japan, Gundam, Guillermo del Toro, Pacific Rim, for making our childhood and adulthood an awesome one!

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芦田愛菜主演のパシフィックリムはまだか We hope the next Pacific Rim will starring Mana Ashida!

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Title: Children of the Sea

Rating: NR

Director: Ayumu Watanabe

Cast: Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi, Seishu Uragami, Win Morisaki, Goro Inagaki, Yu Aoi, Tohru Watanabe, Min Tanaka, Sumiko Fuji

Release year: 2019

Genres: mystery, adventure, fantasy

Blurb: Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys - Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs - are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realise that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora’s special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys’ power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.