The Jô Odagiri love thread

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 02 Dec 2008, 22:56

This desirable man needs a thread of his own. In the film / dvd board because I also intend to discuss his movies. Maybe. Yes!

- http://www.woman.co.jp/lifestyle/conten ... index.html

I need to learn more kanji so that I can read that interview...!!

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 03 Dec 2008, 19:21

Watching Maison de himiko without knowing anything about it except that it stars Odagiri and is directed by the Jozee helmer Isshin Inudou, it came as a bit of surprise that Odagiri was playing a gay man taking care of elderly transvestites. Ogagiri fans have still much to enjoy, though, as the the star is as cute as ever - more so than Kou Shibasaki actually. Unfortunately not many other elements work during the poor first half. The second 60 minutes is entertaining, even if doesn’t reach the Ozu-level. Also included is a great dance scene that is worth watching a few times before you sell your copy.

The KR dvd comes some collectable cards. The disc itself is almost certainly a R2J port and features english subs.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Dec 2008, 20:52

Some years back I remember how Platonic Sex used to be a favourite of people who dislike conventional teen dramas... How Platonic Sex differs from those, I never quite found out. But to be honest, every self respecting young person should have a slice of over-cliched JP drama in his dvd shelf. This is a decently good choice for that purpose. Jô Odagiri is young and handsome, Saki Kagami can’t act but she’s underage and playing a real life av star (now, that’s what separates this from Hollywood stuff), and the soundtrack features some good music. Of course the film does have it’s flaws – the stretched ending, the hilariously bad supporting performances, etc - , but it’s still somewhat fun to watch. It has a good romance, too (I promise not to edit this).

The caps are from the HK disc.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Feb 2009, 13:23

Odagiri carries on his internationalization process: Plastic City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGo9JDNW2HI&

http://outnow.ch/Movies/2008/PlasticCity/Bilder/

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 04 Feb 2009, 17:51

I'm not too keen about "Plastic City" yet (that cast-combination is pure gold, though), but "Platonic Sex" looks kinda, uhm, interesting.
By the way, has anybody seen "Maison de Himiko", with Jo Odagiri and Kou Shibasaki? I haven't, but I'd like to know if it's any good.

//EDIT: Sorry, just noticed that Hung Fist has already posted a review.

My favorite Jo Odagiri-Movies:
- Azumi (2003)
- Blood and Bones (2004)
- Princess Raccoon (2005)
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
- Scrap Heaven (2005)

Movies I've watched where Jo Odagairi appears in:
- Azumi (2003)
- Blood and Bones (2004)
- Princess Raccoon (2005)
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
- Scrap Heaven (2005)

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 Feb 2009, 18:16

I don't think Plastic City is gonna be good either, but it will be interesting to see Odagiri in a "foreign" film. Although for that purpose Big River might be a better choise. There's R2J and KR dvds available. No subs, but from what I've understood the film is almost entirely in English.

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 04 Feb 2009, 18:27

I was able to find the Japanese Disc, but where the hell did you manage to locate a Korean DVD?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 11 Feb 2009, 16:54

diceman wrote:I was able to find the Japanese Disc, but where the hell did you manage to locate a Korean DVD?

Sorry, I missed you post

http://www.yesasia.com/global/big-river ... /info.html

I just noticed that there's an affordable KR release of Adrift in Tokyo. Cdjapan has the 2 Disc R2J for -30% (first press still in stock) but it's still much more expensive than the KR 1 disc release.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=GNBD-1479
http://www.yesasia.com/global/adrift-in ... /info.html

And something else that came to my mind: a Canadian distributor has licensed Hazard. No idea when it will be out, though.