Week 3

Japanuary!

Hey there CineChums! This week, we're diving headfirst into the cinematic world of Japan for our next movie challenge!

Ideally, you’ll immerse yourself in an authentic Japanese film. Perhaps a Studio Ghibli classic like "My Neighbor Totoro" or "Spirited Away", or a classic Akira Kurosawa like "Seven Samurai" or "Rashomon". If horror is your bag, jump into the ever popular J-Horror, maybe you’ve not seen "Ringu" or "Ju-On". Or if standard horror is too light, how about a dark treat like "Battle Royale" or "Audition"?

If you’re not in the mood for subtitles this week, there are still plenty of options: like a movie set in Japan, like "Lost in Translation", Wes Anderson’s "Isle of Dogs", "The Last Samurai" or "47 Ronin". More than a handful of J-Horrors have had US remakes, like "The Ring" (Ringu) or "The Grudge" (Ju-On). Failing that, you could watch something starring a prominant Japanese actor like Ken Wattanbe (Inception, Memoirs of a Geisha) or Rinko Kikuchi (Pacific Rim, Babel)

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge
81
Total Movies Watched
132
Different Movies Watched
86
Hours Watched
244
Paprika
7
Paprika (2006)
Godzilla
6
Godzilla (1954)
Spirited Away
5
Spirited Away (2001)
Battle Royale
3
Battle Royale (2000)
Howl's Moving Castle
3
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
My Neighbor Totoro
3
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Seven Samurai
3
Seven Samurai (1954)
Ghost in the Shell
3
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Shin Godzilla
3
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Godzilla Minus One
3
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
The Boy and the Heron
3
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
2
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)
Cure
2
Cure (1997)
Pulse
2
Pulse (2001)
Rashomon
2
Rashomon (1950)
Suzume
2
Suzume (2022)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
2
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
One Cut of the Dead
2
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Your Name.
2
Your Name. (2016)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Akira
2
Akira (1988)
Drive My Car
2
Drive My Car (2021)
Audition
2
Audition (1999)
Onibaba
2
Onibaba (1964)
Isle of Dogs
2
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Ikiru
2
Ikiru (1952)
Like Father, Like Son
1
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Ju-on: The Grudge
1
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Perfect Days
1
Perfect Days (2023)
Fireworks
1
Fireworks (1997)
Ran
1
Ran (1985)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
1
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Lu Over the Wall
1
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
Ride or Die
1
Ride or Die (2021)
The Meg
1
The Meg (2018)
The Hidden Fortress
1
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Tokyo Story
1
Tokyo Story (1953)
Departures
1
Departures (2008)
Dead or Alive: Final
1
Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox
1
Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (2023)
Memories
1
Memories (1995)
Ju-on: The Curse 2
1
Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
1
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
Throne of Blood
1
Throne of Blood (1957)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
1
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
Samurai Cop
1
Samurai Cop (1991)
Suicide Club
1
Suicide Club (2001)
Porco Rosso
1
Porco Rosso (1992)
Violent Cop
1
Violent Cop (1989)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
High and Low
1
High and Low (1963)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
1
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
Hard Days
1
Hard Days (2023)
Cats on Park Avenue
1
Cats on Park Avenue (1989)
The Cat Returns
1
The Cat Returns (2002)
Tokyo Godfathers
1
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Confessions
1
Confessions (2010)
Millennium Actress
1
Millennium Actress (2002)
Cube
1
Cube (2021)
Minamata
1
Minamata (2020)
The Happiness of the Katakuris
1
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
1
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Kuroneko
1
Kuroneko (1968)
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
1
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
13 Assassins
1
13 Assassins (2010)
Dead or Alive
1
Dead or Alive (1999)
Never Let Me Go
1
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
maboroshi
1
maboroshi (2023)
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
1
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
Weathering with You
1
Weathering with You (2019)
Emperor
1
Emperor (2012)
Tokyo Olympiad
1
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Antiporno
1
Antiporno (2017)
Golgo 13: The Professional
1
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Silence
1
Silence (2016)
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
1
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
Memoirs of a Geisha
1
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Batman Ninja
1
Batman Ninja (2018)
Ju-on: The Curse
1
Ju-on: The Curse (2000)
Hiruko the Goblin
1
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
Good Morning
1
Good Morning (1959)

Most watched actors

Koichi Yamadera
Koichi Yamadera (8)
Paprika (2006)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)
Millennium Actress (2002)
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Memories (1995)
Batman Ninja (2018)
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura (7)
Godzilla (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
Ikiru (1952)
High and Low (1963)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki (6)
Spirited Away (2001)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Suzume (2022)
Your Name. (2016)
Weathering with You (2019)
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi (6)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Cure (1997)
Audition (1999)
Dead or Alive (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki (6)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
Ikiru (1952)
High and Low (1963)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda (5)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Audition (1999)
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
Fireworks (1997)
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune (5)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
High and Low (1963)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō (5)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Ran (1985)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka (5)
Paprika (2006)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi (5)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Audition (1999)
Cats on Park Avenue (1989)
Dead or Alive (1999)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)