Over the years we'd watched quite a number of Japanese movies together. Your interest in the Japanese language, culture, food, movies, basically anything Japanese, has indeed rubbed off me. Like you, I come to realise that a good Jap movie always have a strong storyline that captivates the audience rather than the actors & actresses.
And in the earlier years, most of the Jap shows that we'd watched were at the Old Picturehouse. Old timers like me will remember the Orange Julius restaurant at one corner.
Some of the shows that we'd watched there: Sada, Love Letters, Welcome Back Mr McDonald....
Welcome Back Mr McDonald? Not many people know about this show released in 1997:
A late-night live broadcast of a radio drama begins with none of the cast or crew being pleased with the project. When the lead actress Nokko Senbon decides she won't play her role unless she's allowed to change her character's name, the whole cast eventually insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking. This begins a chain of events that completely changes every aspect of the story and requires the entire staff to participate in completing the drama, all while live on the air.
We both like it... and last week I suddenly thought about this show and managed to find the DVD on sale at ebay. Just received it yesterday and I'm watching it again as I write... reliving the good old days.. Dear let's watch it together again.
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