Today’s film: A Colt is my Passport (1967)

I woke up and the first thing I saw was this. Can't be a bad day.

Thinking about Okamura-chan…

good shit on #letterboxdfriday

last friday of march

I got this book about Japanese food vending machines and rest stops and it rules.

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Truck Yarō Bakusō Ichiban Boshi / Truck Rascals: The High-Speed First Star (1975) Directed by: Suzuki Norifumi Written by: Suzuki Norifumi, Sawai Shinichirō Starring: Sugawara Bunta, Aikawa Kinya, Abe Shizue #AHWatching

Been a while since I saw the first Truck Yarō, but this felt a bit more packed with fun subplots. At its core it's more of the same: crude jokes, heart warming scenes, and good ol' Toei-style violence. Abe Shizue's a cutie in 1975—maybe with one less subplot we coulda seen her more! #AHWatching

Not sure if I'll make it through all 10 films, but I do wanna catch the third. One cool thing about this series so far is how it acts as a time capsule, showcasing a bunch of cities across Japan as they were at the time. This time-traveling tourism may be what keeps me going. #AHWatching

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You can own this in beautiful HD on Blu-ray. You can just go to the Animeigo website and then this will show up in a box at your house.

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some more just for fun -- bunta's fundoshi, bunta taking a crap, bunta drinking with the ladies at the turkish bath

Truck Yarō Bakusō Ichiban Boshi / Truck Rascals: The High-Speed First Star (1975) Directed by: Suzuki Norifumi Written by: Suzuki Norifumi, Sawai Shinichirō Starring: Sugawara Bunta, Aikawa Kinya, Abe Shizue #AHWatching

looks good

Kind of reinforces what I wrote about in this article: people basically want to know what they're getting when they go to the theater.

My latest JT review. I didn't love this, but I admire it for taking a swing, and it's got some stuff to like. The official English title has some serious '80s energy. This opened last week, by the way, and failed to make a dent at the box office. Hard out there for original anime, man.

spring equinox friday!

Eiji Uchida is weird. You give him the most comedy concept in the world and he just can't make a comedy. boxd.it/dARfij

today’s film: truck yarō bakusō ichiban boshi (1975)

Wolf / Ōkami : Running is Sex (1982) Directed by: Takahashi Banmei Written by: Tomita Satoshi Starring: Toi Jūgatsu, Saki Megumi #AHWatching

Simple concept pulled off with amazing artistic execution. The lighting is bold, the music rocks, and the entire thing drips with atmosphere from start to finish. The casting is excellent as well. #AHWatching

That said, this isn't some boring art film. Just by the nature of its concept, it's quite absurd the whole way through, with some great gags, and pushes forward a simple but relatable societal message. #AHWatching

Neo Chinpira Teppōdama Pyuu~ / Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990) Directed by: Takahashi Banmei Written by: Nishioka Takuya Starring: Aikawa Show, Aoyama Chikako #AHWatching

Slow-burn comedy mixed with some pink in the back-half, dressed as a yakuza film--in fact, Pyuu~ can probably be viewed as a good parody on the genre. Takahashi brings his youthful energy to this, with dynamic shooting and sick music, like Wolf: Running is Sex from 8 years prior. #AHWatching

In fact, with how much the two are going at it by the end, mixed with the bizarre nature of their relationship, this feels like a follow-up to Wolf. That film has the better ending though, but the point of this one was to be vague (also -- need a sequel if you can get it). #AHWatching

You know you’re in for a good time if Joe Shishido and his fucked up cheeks show up.

Funny, melancholic, stylish. The heisei era is here to tell the young yakuza to be a fall guy or else!

sorry not sure if im ready for Intense Hiroshi first thing in the morning

Kazoku Game / The Family Game (1983) Written and directed by: Morita Yoshimitsu Starring: Matsuda Yūsaku #AHWatching

Amazing farce comedy looking at Japan getting its first taste of filthy Bubble Era wealth, and how it's destroying people's minds. The comedy is extremely well-crafted, and the refined arthouse style delivers the proceedings with the perfect amount of surrealism. #AHWatching

Yūsaku's performance is incredible. He brings the demented edge from Yajū Shisubeshi's Date Kunihiko and mixes it with the goofy slapstick of Tantei Monogatari's Kudō Shunsaku. A standout role. #AHWatching

Instant Numa / Instant Swamp (2009) Written and directed by: Miki Satoshi Starring: Asō Kumiko, Kase Ryō #AHWatching

Quirky examination of Japan's lost generation, but aims to be uplifting as opposed to bleak. It takes a while to build steam, but once it establishes its running jokes and vignette structure, it comes together as a strong comedy that lives and breathes the era it was made in. #AHWatching

It feels like this is of the later entries in that period of super-poppy Japanese cinema. It's a bit retrained, but maintains an off-beat wavelength. Also I have a thing for Asō Kumiko--she starts out as a jerk in this one, but her character grows nice and convincingly. #AHWatching

Kazoku Game / The Family Game (1983) Written and directed by: Morita Yoshimitsu Starring: Matsuda Yūsaku #AHWatching

Instant Numa / Instant Swamp (2009) Written and directed by: Miki Satoshi Starring: Asō Kumiko, Kase Ryō #AHWatching

Poster for Takashi Miike's "Bad Lieutenant Tokyo"

today’s film: the family game (1983)

some old peoples home is using the ai Ghibli filter for recruitment posters and i hate it like you can easily just get someone to copy that style if you want — this is japan! a billion starving artists will happily copy that style for you. stop asking the robot to do your work.

WICKED CITY (1987)

what level is this

it’s friday everyone!

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