Father of the Milky Way Road, Ginga Tetsudo no Chichi, PascaLs Shiawase no Youna Mono, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers VS Zenkaiger, the Donbrothers, Hamada Shogo “A Place in the Sun at Nagisa-en Summer of 1988”, Hama no Don, Be Here Now, Saihate, Japanese Film Trailers
Happy Weekend
Well, this week I started things off with a review of the Yoichi Sai 1985 noir Let Him Rest in Peace. Not necessarily the most exciting film but its old-school heroes and themes of masculinity meshed well with the atmosphere of corruption in an economically broken Okinawa.
I then posted about the Japanese and Korean films at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, which starts the week…
note: these are all in Japanese, and while I am working on translating them by hand, it might be faster and more coherent if you just pop it into deepl or something.
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Special Edition - Shogo Hama (Kazu's actor)
Special Edition - A-Spec Consultants (part 1)
Special Edition - A-Spec Consultants (part 2)
Special Edition - Masumi Ishida (photographer)
Special Edition - Nonoka Akaki (NHK announcer)
Special Edition - CHAI (band behind the theme song "Marugoto")
THE IDOLM@STER SideM 9th STAGE ~MIR@-CIRCLE CRESCENDO~
Further information regarding the SideM 9th LIVE has been revealed! The live will occur in the MAKUHARI MESSE EXHIBITION HALL on the 13th and 14th of JULY.
The voice actors participating in this stop are as follows:
I've been seeing Eiji Akaso like this for a while- it's for a role he has on the NHK's current asadora, Maiagare! I can't get used to seeing him with a beard lol, he suddenly looks so much older XD He was baby-faced while clean-shaven, like in Build and Cherry Magic
I had a look at the cast list and had a nice laugh- it's chockful of toku actors! The female lead/protagonist was Lady from ToQger, and some other characters are played by Shogo Hama (Touma/LupinBlue), Mahiro Takasugi (Micchy/Kamen Rider Ryugen) and Koji Kikkawa (Narumi Sokichi/Kamen Rider Skull)
Lol and I just remembered Atsuhiro Inukai was in an asadora too... his brother and dad were also played by Kamen Riders- bro was played by Ryo Yoshizawa (aka Ryusei/Kamen Rider Meteor) and dad was Shigeyuki Totsugi (Genta/Kamen Rider Destream)! And Yuki Yamada (Joe/Gokai Blue) was in it too!
So... both shows had a Blue Ranger (Touma and Joe)... a 2nd Rider (Ryuuga and Ryusei... lol the names are even similar)... a Papa Rider (Sokichi and Genta)... and one other Rider (Micchy and Sento)...
✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)
🙏 - dying for
1. Danshi Koukousei no, Hajimete no All Combination CD Vol. 4 ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/06
Cast:
Kumagai Kentarou x Enoki Junya
Hamano Daiki x Ono Yuuki
Nakajima Yoshiki x Horie Shun
Synopsis: Collection of past releases.
2. Hirano to Kagiura Comic Gene June 2022 Furoku Drama CD ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/13
Cast: Shimazaki Nobunaga + Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
Synopsis: Mini Drama CD for the novel of the same name.
3. DoS Obake ga Nakasetekurenai 3 ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/13
Cast:
Nakajima Yoshiki x Shirai Yuusuke
Furukawa Makoto + Fukumachi Toshinari
Synopsis: Adaptation of the third volume of the series.
4. Prefect no Hakoniwa vol. 3 Tokusouban CD ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/25
Cast: Toki Shunichi x Amasaki Kouhei
Synopsis: Special CD for the release of the third volume of the series.
5. Osanajimi ja Gaman Dekinai Fureau Yubisaki Ban ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/25
Cast: Yashiro Taku x Saitou Souma
Synopsis: MAKE IT STOP
6. Sukebe no Seishun ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/25
Cast: Maeno Tomoaki x Amasaki Youhei *look at this child running for the new Saitou Souma
Synopsis: Mitamura, a virgin who has a personal view about “Lewd”, has realized that Hayami, a friend in the same class, never takes his clothes off in public. Why wouldn't a good-looking guy, who excels in both studies and sports and looks like he came out from shoujo manga, take off his clothes?
What in the world is Hayami’s hiding...? And why am I getting excited about it...?
His hands moves with confusion and desire, and he takes an erotic photo of Hayami. However, Hayami’s found it out?
Comment: Funny story, I was actually requested to scan this, but I was stuck on how to translate “sukebe” and “hentai” throughout the series. Same thing happened to Dull & Sweet and that other manga I forgot lmao
7. Yoake no Uta 1 💡
Release Date: 2022/05/25
Cast: Uchida Yuuma x Kawanishi Kengo
Synopsis: Elva is a warrior priest whose life is eroded every time he fights against monsters coming from the dark sea.
When he learns this, boy Alto is enraged and vows to stay by his side to look for a way to save him.
After eight years, Alto has grown into a fearless young man. He still hides in his heart a feeling of love that has slowly grown stronger in the days they spent together…
Meanwhile, Elva, who seemed to have only a few years left, is showing signs of recovery while spending time with Alto…?
8. Encirclement Love ✘
Release Date: 2022/05/27
Cast:
Hama Kento x Ono Yuuki
Eguchi Takuya x Yano Shogo *suspicious
Synopsis: Ryou had a sleepover and saw his friends, Issei and Tadahiro, kissing while they thought he was asleep. He asks them about it and feels betrayed as a childhood friend when they pretend nothing happened.
Determined to catch them red-handed, Ryou ends up inside a closet with Issei's little brother, Yuusei, who has an unexpected reaction to the situation.
NOTE: Tamura Shogo and Yamazaki Shogo were originally supposed to co-star with Ryuji in "'Warau Salesman' THE STAGE", but the stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 infection and lockdown. When the stage was rescheduled, Ryuji retained his role as Moguro Fukuzou, but both Shogo-kun were recast due to scheduling conflicts.
Last song: tsuki nomizo shiru. hey remember that time the moon was a liar and also the sea and the sky? yeah.
Favorite colour: blue!
Last movie/TV Show: just finished please love the useless me and other than a random ass "it's fine because it's a woman doing it to a man" nonsense thrown in at the last minute for the side couple, i liked it
Sweet/Spicy/Savory: sweet, can't do spicy :(
Relationship status: writing about couples
Last thing you googled: kohei murakami because i wanted to check if he had been in many non-inoue toei tokus other than zyuohger (no)
Current obsession: toku come on. started a show with no subs because kagami is supposed to show up, and got a lovely surprise in the form of hama shogo hello hama shogo <3
tagging: @ginkashino @kirider @missmako-chan and anyone else who wants to do it!
Chikai (Vow) - Yoimachi Tooma (Hama Shogo)
Lupinranger VS Patranger Final Live Tour
I will not forget the vow I made on that day
I fear nothing, no matter the adversity
I'll find where you're hiding the treasures
Open the door with splendor, watch me take them back
You're not getting your hand on my one and only treasure, that's right
I'll keep dreaming, it's not over yet
If you wreck my future, I won't forgive you
I don't care what kind of guy you are
When cooking for someone you follow the recipe
When I lure you in with the swelling aroma of my main dish
Are you ready for the finishing touches? My secret ingredient is victory
In the dark I won't surrender, for the sake of those I love
Watch us change this world
That's the rule of our vow from which we met
You're not getting your hand on my one and only treasure, that's right
I'll keep dreaming, it's not over yet
If you wreck my future...
In the dark I won't surrender, for the sake of those I love
Watch us change this world
That's the rule of our vow from which we met
This was a really bonkers one. It’s pretty short 8 episodes with about 24 minutes long so it’s pretty easy to get through if your looking for an easy lite romcom if you want to call it that. The storyline is a bit all over the place though as it contains a handful of different storylines with different character couples within each episode that are tied together that overall is tied to another main storyline. It sort of works at times and then sometimes it doesn’t. I will say starting it I expected something totally different and admit I was slightly disappointed.
THE IDOLM@STER SideM PASSIONABLE READING SHOW ~天地四心伝~
Further information regarding the SideM PASSIONABLE READING SHOW has been revealed! The event will occur on the 10th and 11th of February in the MAKUHARI MESS EVENT HALL in CHIBA
The voice actors participating in this stop are as follows:
damn Shogo Hama has own site... https://shogo-hama.com/profile
do other actors have this thing?
Yeah, it's a thing, a lot of Japanese actors have exclusive fansites. Usually they're affiliated with their agency in some way... and you have to pay to be a member of the fanclub XD
I'm more than happy to support my oshis (cough Junya Komatsu cough Ryo Aoki cough) by buying their merch, but a monthly subscription... idk. And supposedly it's hard for non-Japanese to enter as well :((