ayusa uir,
grabe ka nindot sa mga fighting scenes..![]()
Yup pretty neat on those scenes ....although I can't help but wonder, inspight this happening a long time ago, and yes people have moved passed this terrible part of history. I'm wondering how a japanese would feel watching this series ..... or german for that matter in BOB... I mean you gotta ask yourself Why? and for what right?...
Master Yoda's Quote “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
sundan na pud ko ni.. hehe.. 3x nko gibalikbalik tan.aw ang BoB.. DL lnk ko ani kay walay cable sa balay..
Have you ever seen the film "Ore wa, kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku" (english title "For Those We Love")? It's a film that shows the last few days/weeks in the lives of young (some as young as 17 years old) Kamikaze pilots, flying their bomb-laden Ki-43 Hayabusa "Oscar" fighter planes into American warships, and the people who took care of them during their last few days...
"A film about Japan's World War II suicide pilots has opened strongly in Japan and is expected to earn more than $17 million at the Japanese box office, Daily Variety reported today (Wednesday). The movie, For Those We Love, was written by writer-turned-politician Shintaro Ishihara, the governor of Tokyo. A spokesman for Toei, the film's distributor, said that the kamikaze drama is drawing a wide audience -- from teenagers to those who were alive during the war. Although Ishihara, 74, is regarded as a staunch nationalist, the film reportedly comes across as pacifist, some reports have suggested. Director Shinjo Taku told reporters Tuesday, "I think the military leaders of the time were despicable. ... They took these pure, inexperienced young men and sent them off to die. I think they should take responsibility for that."
In my opinion, it's kinda like apples and oranges, Ron. These guys (the Japanese) looked at the world from a totally different perspective, and while they might have feelings of pity and guilt at seeing Americans die in an American war film, what about their own feelings of nationalism and sense of pride as a nation during the war? I think that, even if a movie/series like "The Pacific" would leave them teary-eyed, it will never replace the feelings of loss, pride and sense of Nationalism that would stir in them if they viewed a homegrown movie like "For Those We Love" (I've seen it, I myself have been moved to tears...it's much more emotional than "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Men of the Yamato").
-RODION

nice work with the movie, the money is worth it![]()
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Rod, I'll check that movie out, it would be interesting to see storyline to this movie. The picture tells me a lot of things, in spite of the inevitable happening to these young men, the woman in picture seems to be the good point to movie ( a hunch ), she seems to have a caring face, having these men look at the good in life so on .... It just dawned on me the similarity of actions taken by kamikaze to the modern day human bombs in Iraq. Kamikaze's Used bombs in planes vs modern day bombs on body. Belief seem similar, both were made to believe in Nationalism and going to a better place post death. Goodness! these kids were made to believe things ... 2 cents
Looking at it at a different perspective Citizens post war may have a different feel to things that happened close to home. They know about it , they have seen books and pictures but friends i've spoken to in respective countries just don't see the sense in why it was done. Sad it even happened in spite of the urgent need for Japan to expand - ie China so forth and embargo they were facing feeling they didn't have a choice... but still , crimes all over asia etc.
Master Yoda's Quote “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
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