The Magic Hour [J-Movie] (Satoshi Tsumabuki, Toshiyuki Nishida, Haruka Ayase, Koichi Sato, Eri Fukatsu)
The Magic Hour (ザ・マジックアワー) is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani.
Plot
When a gangster (Satoshi Tsumabuki), having an affair with the wife of his boss (Toshiyuki Nishida), is found out, he promises to save face by recruiting a famous hitman. Instead, when he can’t find the real thing, he hires an actor (Koichi Sato) to fill the role until he can find a suitable replacement.[1]
Cast
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Toshiyuki Nishida
- Haruka Ayase
- Koichi Sato
- Eri Fukatsu
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Sabu [ J-Movie] (Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tomoko Tabata)
Sabu [ J-Movie ]
Synopsis:
This evocative action/drama film from director Takashi Miike (FULL METAL YAKUZA) follows the life of Eiji (Tatsuya Fujiwara), an inmate of Ishikawa Island prison camp. Having been incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit, Eiji relies on his faithful friend in the outside world, Sabu (Satoshi Tsumabuki), to prove his innocence. Fans of Miike’s inimitable style will find much to love here, with the director pulling off some spectacular set pieces, alongside some moving performances from his leads. Based on a popular Japanese novel by Shugoro Yamamoto, SABU is an absorbing tale, executed with panache and flair by the cast and crew.
The film stars Satoshi Tsumabuki (”Dragonhead”) as the titular Sabu, a passive, ineffectual young man who lives in a small town with his friend Eiji (Tatsuya Fujiwara), who is the exact opposite of Sabu personality-wise. Aggressive and stubborn, Eiji has looked out for Sabu ever since they were kids. They are also friends with Osue (Kazue Fukiishi), but it’s obvious both have feelings for her, although neither knows it. One day Eiji is accused of theft and sentenced to an island prison, even though he claims to be innocent.
“Sabu” is a period film, taking place in the time of the Samurai, not that it matters because the film is about everyday people in small towns. Eiji’s incarceration is quick — we don’t see a trial and the film immediately jumps to Eiji being transported to the island as soon as the opening credits dissolve away. We don’t even see, or know, what Eiji has been convicted off until later on. This leaves Sabu and other friends of Eiji, including a working girl, looking for answers. They are simply told Eiji was “fired” from his job.
There are a lot of things to like about “Sabu”. It is visually pleasing to the eye, with a number of moody, atmospheric scenes that look like landscape paintings. Our first image of the film is a woman hanging from a tree, but the frame composition is so haunting you almost forget you’re looking at a dead woman. As Eiji struggles to adjust to life in prison, Sabu stumbles about their small town trying to find answers. The stark difference between the two friends come through — Eiji in prison, going about life perfectly fine using his fists, while Sabu can barely defend himself in the free world.
Release: (2002)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Takashi Miike
ScreenPlay: Hiroshi Takeyama
Novel: Shugoro Yamamoto
CAST:
Tatsuya Fujiwara …. Eiji
Satoshi Tsumabuki …. Sabu
Tomoko Tabata …. Onobu
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
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Dororo [J-Movie] (Satoshi Tsumabuki, 2007)
Dororo [ J-Movie] ( Satoshi Tsumabuki, 2007)
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Plot:
The story of a female warrior named Dororo, raised as a man, who meets a young samurai on a quest to recover his father’s body parts, which were given to demons.
Overview:
Adapted from Tezuka Osamu’s popular manga, Dororo is a rollicking period adventure for all ages. A blockbuster success in Japan, with not just one but two sequels already in the works, Dororo features the idol pairing of Tsumabuki Satoshi (Nada Sou Sou) and Shibasaki Kou (Sinking of Japan) as storied demon hunters Hyakkimaru and Dororo. This unabashedly fun comic book actioner may seem like an unlikely entry from acclaimed indie director Shiota Akihiko (Don’t Look Back), but the film also touches on serious themes of family, war, and redemption which Shiota underlies with convincing humanity. With action choreography by Ching Siu Tung (Hero) and plenty of CG demons to boot, however, Dororo never gets too serious for the genre, staying fast-paced and swashbuckling from beginning to end.
With the land torn by feudal war, vanquished samurai warlord Daigo Kagemitsu (Nakai Kiichi) cuts a deal with the demons - victory in exchange for his unborn son. His wishes granted, Daigo triumphs on the battlefield, but his son is born barely human, his body having been torn into forty-eight parts and spread amongst the demons. Left in a basket in a river, the infant is picked up by kind-hearted doctor Jukai (Harada Yoshio) who raises the boy like a son and builds him a new body, Frankenstein style. Impervious to pain and injury, the boy possesses unnatural powers and an uncommon will to live, but in order to become truly human, he must recover his body parts. And thus begins the quest of Hyakkimaru (Tsumabuki Satoshi), as he roams the land hunting down the forty-eight demons. With each demon slayed, a part of him is restored, or rather regrown. During his journey, he befriends scrappy street thief Dororo (Shibasaki Kou), who joins him in his epic adventure, an adventure that leads them to Daigo.
| Director: | Koichi Chigira | |||
| Producer: | Takashi Hirano | |||
| Writer: | Masa Nakamura, Akihiko Shiota, Osamu Tezuka (original manga) | |||
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| Cast: | Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada, Kumiko Aso, Eita, Anna Tsuchiya, Hitori Gekidan, Mieko Harada | |||
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Format: Rmvb Eng Subs Incl.
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Celebrity with the best black hair in 2008
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Female
- Yukie Nakama
- Mika Nakashima
- Chiaki Kuriyama
- Yui Aragaki
- Meisa Kuroki
Male
- Junichi Okada
- Ryo Nishikido
- Hiroshi Tamaki
- Jun Matsumoto
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
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Funniest and Saddest films by Japanese viewers
Survey by Oricon.
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1. The Uchoten Hotel.
2. Maiko Haaaan!!!
3. Trick.
4. Home Alone.
5. The Mask.
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1. Titanic.
2. Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.
3. Armageddon.
4. Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu.
5. Always: Sanchome no Yuhi.
5. Koizora.
7. Grave of the Fireflies.
8. The Green Mile.
8. Taiyou no Uta.
10. Nada Sousou
Tear For You / Nada Sousou (J-Movie) (Satoshi Tsumabuki & Masami Nagasawa)
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English Title |
Tears for you |
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director |
DOI Nobuhiro |
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki / Masami Nagasawa / Kumiko Aso / Eiichiro Funakoshi
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