Japanese Film Festival Online 2024 5th June - 19th June (films); 19th June - 3rd July (dramas)

 Kokuto:

That's how I stumbled on this thread. :)

ooo? can we do this again maybe? talk enough to be a Hot Discussion for a while and spread the word a little bit further. it's such a great opportunity to see Japanese films which can be difficult to find.

 i watch too many dramas:

Just finished Twenty-Four eyes

you did it :) ต้มเลือดหมูจงเจริญญญญญ
(did that lift your spirits again?)

 i watch too many dramas:

Yes. You only need a working e-mail address and a name though, it's free. 

Also, in their FAQs they wrote that they deleted last year's accounts, so no worries there.

I see. Thanks for the info! :)

I only finished one film and it was Father of the Milky Way Railroad  

I posted on feeds because I thought someone suggested about flooding Feeds or something, but I think I misunderstood. I just wanna say I cried so much, but so much I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep at all. So I don't know if others will cry like I did but I think people probably will find interesting.

 Not a Camellia:

I posted on feeds because I thought someone suggested about flooding Feeds or something, but I think I misunderstood.

Anywhere people might see it is good. I think maybe you crossed getting us in Hottest Discussions (which we are currently, go JFF Fans!) with posting to Feeds. I don't use Feeds much (I don't have all that much of a useful circle here) so others can share what they're doing with them.

I found The Night of the Milky Way Railroad free as an e-book yesterday. Going to read it while the film is still fresh in my mind. Part of me thought, oh this is so romanticised and idealised but Miyazawa was an idealist so it fits.

The two other films I've seen so far which deal with arts and creativity (The Lines That Define Me and Special8) also echoed aspects of the art form in how the films told their stories. This was clearest in Lines. Also makes sense in Special8 as it seems to be at least somewhat autobiographical - watch for the filmmaker's early works in the end credits.

 i watch too many dramas:

Ooh, that is going to be hard. How could I rank vastly different films? Comparing Twenty-Four Eyes to KIBA is impossible, each one is brilliant in its own genre.

I strongly resemble this sentiment :D

Thanks for your review of Twenty-Four Eyes. Thinking of it in terms of three parts will make it easier to fit into my day. I've gotten away from that period of Japanese film though I used to love it. Looking forward to getting back to it even with the sadness.