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jca-archive · 11 months

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Swimming Upstream (1990)

#swimming upstream #90s #film still #uploads #joji matsuoka

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cinemaronin · 1 year

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#swimming upstream #バタアシ金魚 #japanese cinema #japanese movies #joji matsuoka

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imsailorpluto · 10 months

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Last weekend I watched Bataashi Kingyo (Swimming Upstream), a Japanese movie from the 90s, adapted from manga of same name.

It's one of those movies I wish I watched 15 years ago, you know, when I was 15.

It's about a teenage boy Kaoru who is all into motorcycles, then one day, as he passes by his school's swimming pool, a girl accidentally pours a bucket of water on him. In frustration, he starts shouting at the girl, but when he realises that's Sonoko, the leading girl of the swim team, his tone changes and all frustration melts away. It's the moment he falls in love with the girl, decides to quit riding his bike with the boys, and joins the swimming team. He doesn't even know how to swim, but he's confident to win Sonoko's heart by becoming an Olympic medalist.

Of course, the movie isn't about his journey towards becoming a professional swimmer, it covers a fairly short period of time during which Kaoru constantly pursues Sonoko. There are some more spoilers ahead - all the way to the blue The End.

His swimming and training skills are only those of a beginner and willpower alone is not enough for an overnight transformation. His sport journey can be compared to that of winning over Sonoko. While chasing the object of his desire, he's tactless, impatient, stubborn, self-centred and doesn't understand a word no. His sense of self is extremely distorted. He's the main character in his own story, just like any other boy, but he's also convinced he's the main character in everyone else's story too. Especially Sonoko's, which couldn't be further from the reality. Meanwhile, the only person who sees him as the main character is the mechanic girl, his friend who is in love with him, Puu.

In this silly little triangle, he doesn't care much about this bike girl, just like Sonoko doesn't care much about him either. And isn't that just a typical teenage love story? Puu is really awesome tho.

While Sonoko is annoyed and repulsed by Kaoru's pushy behaviour, she eats her frustration away in hopes to gain weight and become less pretty to Kaoru. It is the last act of desperation, since everything else she tried didn't work. Not even fake dating with Nagai, the number 1 swimmer of their high school.

Of course, due to overeating and a change of lifestyle, she ends up depressed. And despite all of it, Kaoru still sees her the way she is, and is still just as in love as he was the first time he saw her. Once he finally understands his actions are hurting Sonoko, he gives up. In the meantime, Sonoko got so used to his presence that she starts missing him. She loses the weight and decides to pursue him. Eventually, they both end up having a fight and a conversation followed by Kaoru's love confession. The End.

This one was a lovely break from both life and kdrama for me. It is such a cliché but it depicts how boys behave during their teenage years and, to be honest, it also depicts the majority of grown men as well, those who never grow up to stop the kind of stubborn and annoying act of an immature teenager. It also shows the neverending harmful coping mechanisms girls and boys run to in acts of desperation. The main characters are teenagers but I can't stop thinking how not much changes in the adult age. Overeating, social distancing, procrastination, self-hatred. Such typical behaviour for a woman when she's hurting. And stubbornness, spite, persistence and exploitation, as traits of generally extremely immature and hurting men.

It's a good movie with everything in mind, especially for these sultry summer days, when all you need is some icy drink, deep shade and something to play in the background. And, you know, you can always not overthink it to this extent and make it a bit more enjoyable.

Have any of you watched Swimming Upstream already? I haven't found many posts about this movie at all, which could be just Tumblr search engine doing a lousy job, again. Sure, it isn't as popular nowadays nor is it trending, but I find it kind of nice to get familiar with this kind of "old school media." Acting isn't superb, and neither is the plot, but filming is so calming and beautiful I can't help but recommend this one (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

#bataashi kingyo #バタアシ金魚 #swimming upstream #jmovie #manga adaptation #saki takaoka #michitaka tsutsui #mikihisa azuma #kumiko tsuchiya #imsailorpluto #jmovie recommendations

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filmpalette · 2 years

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Swimming Upstream (2003) dir. Russell Mulcahy

#swimming upstream #russell mulcahy #2003 #jesse spencer #tim draxl #geoffrey rush #req #2000s

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inspectorspacetimerevisited · 1 year

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What would happen if the Inspector tried

to steer the BOOTH into a white hole?

#Inspector Spacetime #fringe science #white hole #what would happen if #what if #the Inspector (character)#attempted to steer #BOOTH #DARSIT #X 7 #X 7 Dimenioniser #into a white hole #white hole in space #a stellar phenomenon #that emits matter #swimming upstream #going against the flow

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izzydeee-doodles · 1 year

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foxfyre3 · 1 year

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koi fish are sick

little golden creatures that swim upstream just like salmon but with the cool whiskers

excellent creature

#fish #koi fish #sharax #golden #salmon #swimming upstream #golden dragons

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lycorim · 2 years

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The stupidest ASoIaF AU ever, in which the houses all turn into their sigils for one week of the year. Yes, this does have horrifying implications for the Boltons and plot altering implications for Jon that I will be ignoring for the sake of Ned’s blood pressure (uhhhh umm let's just say that because Lyanna was a Stark he does Wolf Week instead of Dragon Week shut up)

Part 1: Winterfell

[Pt. 2]

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gummi-ships · 8 months

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#kingdom hearts #kh1 #sora #donald #goofy #agrabah #my gif #this is the funniest room transition i'm glad it exists #swimming upstream like salmon #somehow

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desktopmermaid · 6 months

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I got to see salmon irl for the first time!! Like meeting a celebrity for me.

#my art #journal #Even before splatoon I had a intense interest for sockeye salmon #I didn’t get to see that type of salmon but I got to see my second fav! Chinook!#I was so excited. I rly liked seeing them swim upstream. They’re huge!

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clannfearrunt · 3 days

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I’m on mobile I can’t add this to my reblogs. Do you see this shit. Anyways this map calculates stuff assuming that you’re traveling at a constant speed (and on the current world) so the entire round trip is approximately 4 years but I’m imagining that aside from that stretch riding the current across the southern ocean there’s going to be frequent stops and they’re not going to be moving constantly so I could definitely stretch the reasonable travel time by more than that. Just one of the major Salmonid migration routes I was thinking could exist. This is not the one that comes by þ squidcountry

#I will do any others once I have a better idea of climate zones #Con stop yapping #what a cool and useful website though if people want it I will link it when I’m home #Squid 2 the evolution of the squid #I initially had them hugging the coastline the whole way but I looked at the currents again and they’d be swimming upstream at points if #they do that. so. perilous crossing over open waters it is

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pnwgothic · 6 months

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#went to the park today and saw so many salmon swimming upstream!#and this guy #animal death #salmon #washington #mine

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c6jpg · 3 months

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i'm truly gonna be so annoying about chenyu vale's ost. oh my fucking god. this shit is right up my alley. every track is so good especially the more melancholic ones that play at night???? ommfjdsdjkjfaklsjlajkflskj

#0.txt #also loooove the environmental theme of carps swimming upstream it's such a nice detail for the year of the dragon especially #ya know that legend where if a carp swims up the waterfall it'll turn into a dragon #i didn't watch the livestream so sorry if this was already mentioned or isn't even the intention ajksdlfajsdf

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runawaycarouselhorse · 8 months

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