With a rapidly aging population, Japan has seen many representations of dementia on film. Japanese Title: 長いお別れ (Nagai Owakare) | Director: Ryota Nakano | Starring: Yu Aoi, Yuko Takeuchi, Chieko Matsubara, Tsutomu Yamazaki | Genre: Family, Drama Viewers who enjoy samurai movies, “boys love” anime, or simply delving into Japanese culture will especially enjoy Fly Me To The Saitama. Their rivalry ends up igniting regional tensions in hilarious and action-packed ways. At a posh boarding school, he becomes rivals with the son of Tokyo’s governor. In the film, a former Saitama resident comes back from studying in America.
The movie takes place in a world where people from Saitama need special visas to enter Tokyo, and face overt discrimination. Sometimes they call the prefecture “Da-Saitama”-a play on words that roughly translates as “lame Saitama.”įly Me To The Saitama takes this regional rivalry to the extreme.
Tokyoites often look down on Saitama as uninteresting and lame. For Americans, Saitama is to Tokyo as New Jersey is to New York City. This quirky comedy is one of the most “Japan-centric” movies on this list, as it plays on Japanese regional stereotypes.Ī bit of explanation- Saitama is a prefecture next to Tokyo. Viewers curious about Japanese culture should consider Fly Me To The Saitama. Japanese Title: 翔んで埼玉 (Tonde Saitama) | Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Starring: Fumi Nikaidō, GACKT, Yusuke Iseya, Masaki Kyomoto | Genre: Comedy, Drama Audiences can easily follow its storyline, its characters have good chemistry, and it has decent pacing. While its plot isn’t super suspenseful or complex, Masquerade Hotel still became one of Japan’s highest grossing movies in 2019. This causes amusing friction, as Nitta’s skepticism of humans contrasts with Yamagishi’s belief that “the guest is always right.” To catch the killer, Nitta goes undercover as a hotel employee under Yamagishi’s supervision.
Nitta is chasing down a serial killer, and discovers the next killing will occur at the fancy hotel Yamagishi works at. Adapted from a bestselling novel by Keigo Higashino, this murder mystery blends charm and high production quality for a generally entertaining experience.Ī-listers Takyua Kimura and Masami Nagasawa respectively star as a police detective named Kosuke Nitta and a hotel concierge named Naomi Yamagishi. Masquerade Hotel kicks off our list of 2019’s best Japanese movies. Meanwhile, Wi Ha Joon's 'K' seems like a confident personality riding motorbikes, chasing people, being a hero.Japanese Title: マスカレード・ホテル (Masukaredo Hoteru) | Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Starring: Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata | Genre: Crime, Mystery He is running away from people, caught in a boxing match and more bloody scenarios. Introducing Lee Dong Wook's character Soo Yeol who works as a police officer for the Mooui Police Department, his character seems to be in grave situation. The action thriller fantasy drama will also star Han Ji Eun and Cha Hak Yeon.Ī teaser was unveiled on November 18 featuring the chaos that unfolds in the lives of Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon. One day, another personality "K" with a different personality in his body wakes up to eradicate corrupt police and embody social justice.
It is a superhero drama that tells the story of a protagonist who is full of justice but lives the old-fashioned life of criminal police. South Korean superstar Lee Dong Wook and Squid Game’s breakout star Wi Ha Joon are all set to star in the upcoming drama Bad and Crazy which is all set to release in December this year.