*Japanese Movies

by Madman

I watched 2 Japanese movies the other day.

Not DVD ones, at cinema in Melbourne!!!

I've never imagined I can watch Japanese movie at cinema expect Film Festival, so I was really surprised when I knew these movies are showing.

 

The movies are "Like Father, Like Son" and "Wind Rises"

At Melbourne International Festival 2013, I actually could watch "Like Father, Like Son"

but I was in bush and doing farm stay for my 2nd visa at that moment, so unfortunatelly I couldn't.

I hoped "Wind Rises" was coming to Japanese Film Festival last year, but it didn't happen.

As I wrote here about "how much I wanted to watch these movie" last year, I am really really happy to watch them at cinema!!

 

We watched both movie in Japanese language with English subtitles.

Because these are Japanese movie I thought there are more Japanese people than Australian, but actually most audience are Australian!!

Everytime I watch a Japanese movie with Stefan, I'm curious what Stefan thinks about "Japan" watching Japanese movies.

After watched "Like Father, Like Son", I asked him " Did Ryota look like typical Japanese man and husband for you?? "

Ryota does care about his work but not much for own family.

I think many foreigners have that image for Japanese men.

 

Stefan said to me about "Wind Rises"

" I don't think Mr.Horikoshi is not good man. If he was good man, he would have break from work and be together with wife to let her be treated..."

(Mr.Horikoshi was middle of big project to designing important plane for Japanese Navy and that was chance for his dream come true. so he just concentrated on his work. He didin't have time to look after his wife Nahoko even though she was really sick and needed treatment in hospital. She stayed at home because she wanted to see Mr.Horikoshi accomplish his work with her own eyes.)

I think most Japanese who watched this movie did understand what Mr.Horikoshi did.

Because He had passion and a dream. He did want to make it happen.

and Nahoko understood his situation and she also wanted him to follow his dream...

In Western culture "Family is most important thing" is really common thought so it is natural Stefan saw Mr.Horikoshi is not nice.

Thinking about cultural differences through movies is really interesting.

After we enjoyed the movies, discussing about Japanese culture give me another joy to watch movie.

 

I think Cinema Nova is really great cinema.

We can enjoy not only big movies but also small movies and movies from all over the world.

For foreign movies they put English subtitles, so it makes me to understand and enjoy movie more.

We are thinking to watch "Wadjda" which is first film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia.

A trailer was really great so I'm sure we will enjoy it.

I really hope Cinema Nova keep showing more Japanese movies and foreign movies.