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Friday, March 23, 2012

Cyborg She (2008)

Detail

Cyborg She (僕の彼女はサイボーグ Boku no Kanojo wa Saibōgu, literally "My Girlfriend is a Cyborg") is a 2008 Japanese film by South Korean director & writer Kwak Jae-yong starring Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide.

Story

It is November 22, 2007. Jirou Kitamura (Keisuke Koide) is spending his 20th birthday alone. As he buys a birthday present for himself, he spies a 'cute girl' (Haruka Ayase). The girl, who seems interested in him, follows him into a restaurant, during which she suddenly states that it's 'her birthday too'. The two of them then exchange birthday presents. The girl, who seems unused to everything, behaves very boldly and suddenly rushes Jirou out of the restaurant without paying, provoking a chase through Tokyo. As he spends time with her, Jirou finds himself charmed by the girl. But after a few hours the girl insists she has to leave.
The story then jumps to one year later and Jirou is again celebrating his birthday alone in the same restaurant. All of a sudden, the same girl appears in front of him. This girl, however, has been sent to save him from a disastrous fate by a future version of himself- she's a cyborg, modeled after the girl he met a year ago. While he was rejoiced by her presence. Suddenly, the restaurant was under attacked by a gunman but she saves him and others by throwing the gunman out of the window. Despite her 'cute' outward appearance, she is incredibly strong, and her behavior is erratic. Later on, in his home she reveals her true identity by showing him a 3D projection of his own future appearance as a more aged person who warns him about an upcoming disaster. Its comes to his knowledge that the showdown at the restaurant caused him a life long paralysis. Now, he has created a new dimension to his timeline by sending her but it was not supposed to happen. She becomes Jirou's protector and shares some wonderful moments. She also saves many other lives which happens to be a series of disappointing memories Jirou of the future regretted to witness them dying.
Over the time, Jirou not only becomes dependent on, but also falls for her. However, when she cannot return his feelings, he gets irritated and forbids her from seeing him unless she can do so. He begins to regret this, especially when it becomes apparent she is still helping him while staying out of sight. Another disaster soon happens: a gigantic earthquake completely devastates Tokyo. As his apartment block collapses, the girl appears to help him but even her inhuman strength isn't enough to save him. After telling Jirou that she now understands his feelings, she is destroyed. Distraught, Jirou spends the next 61 years trying to rebuild her. He eventually succeeds, although he passes away soon afterwards.
Further in the future, 63 years later, in 2133, a girl is told there is a cyborg on display that looks just like her. She is curious, and buys the now defunct cyborg to experience the memories stored in her hard-drive. Intrigued, she then decides to fulfill her wish of going back in time to meet Jirou on his 20th birthday in 2007... Wikipedia


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Paradise Kiss (2011)

DETAIL
  • Title: Paradise Kiss
  • Also Known As: パラダイス・キス / Ai no mukidashi
  • Director: Takehiko Shinjo
  • Writer: Ai Yazawa (manga), Kenji Bando
  • Country: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Subtitle: English and Indonesia
  • Year: 2011
  • Genre: Drama, Romance, Live Action
SYNOPSYS

Yukari Hayasaka (Keiko Kitagawa) commutes to a prestigious private high school in Tokyo every day, but recently she’s been having doubts about her lifestyle which has her constantly bouncing back and forth between her normal classes and cram school as per her parents’ wishes. One day, she’s scouted as a model for an aspiring fashion designer named George Koizumi (Osamu Mukai). Yukari is puzzled by the fashion world at first, but witnessing people chase their dreams with a single-minded focus eventually inspires her to find her own path.
CAST 

Keiko Kitagawa as Yukari 'Caroline' Hayasaka
Osamu Mukai as Jouji 'George' Koizumi
Natsuki Kato
Aya Omasa
Kento Kaku
Shunji Igarashi
Yusuke Yamamoto
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Norwegian Wood (2010)

DETAIL
  • Japanese Title: ノルウェイの森
  • Romaji: Noruwei no Mori
  • Year: 2010
  • Country: Japan
  • Director: Anh Hung Tran
  • Screenwrieter: Haruki Murakami (novel), Anh Hung Tran
  • Genre: Drama
  • Runtime: 128 min
  • Language: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English and Indonesia
  • Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 2010
  • World Premiere: September 2, 2010 (Venice Film Festival) 
SYNOPSYS

Set in the 1960s, high school student Toru Watanabe loses his only friend Kizuki after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss.
As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Watanabe, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world. 

CAST

* Kenichi Matsuyama - Toru Watanabe
* Rinko Kikuchi - Naoko
* Kiko Mizuhara - Midori Kobayashi
* Tetsuji Tamayama - Nagasawa
* Kengo Kora - Kizuki
* Reika Kirishima - Reiko
* Eriko Hatsune - Hatsumi
* Tokio Emoto - Tai Totsugeki
* Shigesato Itoi - Theatre professor
* Haruomi Hosono - Record shop owner
* Yukihiro Takahashi - Gatekeeper 


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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Long Vacation (1996)

Details

  • Title: ロングバケーション
  • Title (English): Long Vacation
  • Genre: Romance
  • Episodes: 11
  • Viewership rating: 29.1
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 1996-Apr-15 to 1996-Jun-24
  • Air time: Monday 21:00
  • Theme song: La La La Love Song by Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell

Synopsis

Sena is a college graduate who dreams of becoming a world class pianist. He teaches piano at a local piano school. Minami is an out of work model. On her wedding day, she gets dumped by her fiance and loses all of her savings, which she gave to her fiance. Her fiance turns out to be Senna's former roommate. She rushes to Sena's apartment and finds out that her fiance has skipped town. With no money and no where to go, she moves in with Sena.
Sena likes Ryoko, a college sophomore. He likes her a lot, but just doesn't have the courage to ask her out. Momoko is Minami's best friend and is also a model. She provides much of the comedic relief in this show. Shinji is Minami's younger brother who just happens to be better than Senna at piano. He opens a bar/nite club. Rumiko is Shinji's girlfriend. Sasaki-sensei is Sena's professor at college and is always encouraging Sena to perform at the next piano competition.

Cast

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Lie to Me (2011)

Details

  • Title: 내게 거짓말을 해봐 / Naege Geojitmaleul Haebwa
  • Also known as: Try Lying to Me
  • Previously known as: 달콤한 스캔들 / Sweet Scandal
  • Genre: Romance, comedy
  • Episodes: 16
  • Broadcast network: SBS
  • Broadcast period: 2011-May-09 to 2011-Jun-28
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Gong Ah Jung, a level 5 Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she mistakenly lies that she's married to Hyun Ki Joon, a hotel manager from an affluent family. Their relationship is further complicated when Ki Joon's ex-fiancée and a close friend of his brother's, Oh Yoon Joo, reappears in his life.

Cast

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