#takashi watanabe

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Battle Skipper ~ Takashi Watanabe ~ 1995

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“Oh? And what do you plan to do with that toy sword?”

Slayers | スレイヤーズ, 1995

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MAZU Meshi ELF to Yuubokugurashi[マズ飯エルフと遊牧暮らし]: Bad(tasting) Meal Elf & Nodmadic Lifestyle

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Ken il guerriero La trilogia - Takashi Watanabe

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Visitor Q | ビジターＱ (2001) dir. Takashi Miike

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Horror Movie of the day: Kwaidan (1964)

What are ghosts? How do they manifest when show up? It could be in the guilt of a samurai, who left his wife in order to advance his position by remarrying to the daughter of an important family only to try and come back to his lost love. It could be a woodcutter's fear after surviving an encounter with the Yuki Onna, woman of snow, in the condition he keeps this encounter to himself. Maybe it's in the strange aura the Emperor has when asking a blind musician to perform for him in an univiting court. Or maybe, they could be found in the distorted reflection a warrior sees in his cup of tea. These are the stories from the beyond.

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a collection of traditional stories compilled by Lafcadio Hearn, this is arguably still the ultimate ghost anthology to ever come out of Japan. It quite intelligently favors the psychological angle for the characters who experience the stories, which enhances the illogic and fright of the supernatural terrors they face while also landing them exquisite thematic depth. It's a set of four separate strong scripts that could survive even with lesser visuals.

That isn't to say the movie isn't a visual treat, however. With a lavish production design, it isn't afraid of playing loose with the visual realism where it finds it fitting, using fairly obvious but strongly expressionistic set designs where the backgrounds are clearly painted. And since all these are traditional folkloric stories, this aesthetic qurik lends them a theatre-like quality as if you were watching a Noh play, while also having some absolutely STELLAR cinematography and a breathtaking color palette that fits the mood of each story.

It's on the long end with a little over three hours of runtime, but this just means every story gets it's proper due and it's all the more worthy for it. This isn't just a horror classic, it's an absolute must watch for any enthusiast of the art of cinema.

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I can't afford to hate people

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Detective Story (2007)

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ATV Series | Part 2

Japan has long been hailed as a powder paradise, drawing riders from around the globe to its legendary backcountry. But a new wave is reshaping the scene — Japan’s street snowboarders are stepping into the spotlight. With creativity and style, they’re turning urban landscapes into their playground, showcasing lines as clean as their pow turns. This emerging generation proves that Japan’s snowboarding culture isn’t limited to deep snow—it thrives just as much on concrete and rails. Takashi Tamamura , Himari Takamori and Yuta Watanabe pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in Japan's streets.

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Film review: “Seven Samurai” (1954)

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New York Comic Con 2024 Announces Japanese Guests

The staff for New York Comic Con 2024 has announced that it is hosting director Shinichiro Watanabe, manga creator Kamome Shirahama, director/writer/visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, and manga editor Hiroyuki Watanabe at the event. Shinichiro Watanabe will be at a panel on October 18, 2024 for Lazarus, the new original anime for Toonami with Watanabe and animation studio MAPPA. Watanabe…

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Good Night!

Source: Little Nerd Dragon! Bahamuko-Sensei

By: Watanabe Takashi

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Ikiru (1952)

dir. Akira Kurosawa

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New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT | Official Teaser

New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt will premiere in 2025.

Cast

Arisa Ogasawara as Panty

Mariya Ise as Stocking

Koji Ishii as Garterbelt

Hiroyuki Yoshino as Brief

Yuka Komatsu as Scanty

Akeno Watanabe as Kneesocks

Takashi Nakamura as Chuck

Yuko Natsuyoshi as Fastener

Staff

Original creator: GEEKFLEET

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi

Co-Directors: Hiromi Wakabayashi / Akira Furukawa

Series composition: Hiroyuki Imaishi & Hiromi Wakabayashi

Original character designer: Atushi Nishigori

Character designer: Shigeto Koyama, SUSHiO & Masaru Sakamoto

Art director: Shigeto Koyama

Special specialist: Yoh Yoshinari

Concept planner: Hiromi Wakabayashi

Title logo design: Ai Nonaka

Color coordinator: Yukiko Kakita

Background Director: Masanobu Nomura

Editor: Junichi Uematsu

Composite Director: Katsunori Shiradou

Recording Director: Yuuki Urakari

Music producer: Taku Takahashi (M-Flo)

In-between supervisor: Nahoko Kosugi

Animation Producer: Naoko Tsutsumi

Animation Production: Studio Trigger