DorianGrey101

I wish people were this supportive in real life. It was really a sweet drama. Some really important questions asked in this drama about life, happiness and putting yourself first.

Great movie about grief, moving on and the changes in life. The island setting is really beautiful, calm and give you that homey Japanese feel.
Even Mahasiro Higashide was kind of good in it. Sad that he did what he did. He seems very talented as an actor.

I'm sorry I found it a bit annoying, especially all the mindless running and everyone just acting like the behaviour is normal.

That confinement nurse too, what's up with her.

I see what they were trying to do here but it wasn't so scary or understandable.

Lol, me hesitant to watch because of her too. But I generally don't like her acting. Still recovering from Asako 1&2

My biggest problem with the movie was that the ML seems to be happier being taken care of by the women in his life rather than taking responsibility for his own life and actions. He seemed indecisive and couldn't make up his mind.

We live in a world that's full of so much tragedy and this movie tries to reimagine what it I would feel like if all the people that die tragically spoke to their loved ones one last time or if victims could at least ask the perpetrator why they did it.

Its about grief, and moving on. It seems even those that die young need to make peace with the fact that their life was stolen from them.

Its not a happy movie even though it has happy moments. But I was reminded of all the kids that don't get to return home because of violence and what grief and sadness their parents and loved one must feel. The people that survive but can't move on because of PTSD and survivor's guilt.

So the police just let people talk to suspects, and they're not even curious about what they are talking about. Not to mention that other misogynistic bufoon detective. Which court would allow his evidence to be used in court even after he did all that? So in the end, nothing makes sense to me.

Okay, this was a really sad movie. I know how the samurai class story disposition is a story of our own world. It's more than a movie; it speaks to power and how those with power are sometimes less compassionate to the needs of ordinary people.
I understood when he kicked the red samurai suit, with everything happening in the world right now, I want to kick power too. I also understood the closing scene when the powerful bow to the red samurai suit and speak of their allegiance to it. They don't care about the values they pretend to uphold, it's about the power and the status never the values.

I watch a few jidaigeki and honestly most of them move really slow and it's always about the morals, revenge, samurai class grievances, poverty, etc. They rarely move as fast as movies like Rurouni Kenshin, which is based on a manga.

This particular movie kind of reminded me of "The Twilight Samurai" with Hiroyuki Sanada.

Aren't true historical jideigeki and chanbara movies slow as compared to other genres.

Really didn't find it that interesting, maybe it was the pacing and the narrative style that was used, rather than just presenting it as part of the story. It would have been more interesting than just the four characters and a lot of flashbacks, where most of the other people did very little.
What makes serial killer movies interesting is the chase, mystery, and peeling it off like an onion. This movie was just flat-out serial killer speaking to us but lacked the intrigue or investigative edge.

For a 54-year-old movie, it wasn't bad at all. Zatoichi is such a character; he's blind, but he walks away with no fear. Such a fun watch, just wanted to check it out, but ended up watching the whole thing. It highlights the hard life lived by poor people who often had to be sold into slavery or do sex work at brothels, where they were mistreated. Buying freedom.

I thought it would be like "Stranger's from Hell" but it was hard to distinguish what was happening and what was not. There's alot of violence against women and we can't call that horror.

There is a m/m couple but it's only a tiny part of the movie. The rest is just blood, gore and senseless violence.

They're so many because it's a trope in manga and this is a LA. It's a trope like rich man, poor girl or cheating dramas.

There's an industry for them.

There's Replica of Wife and Rebirth of Reiko both of which I've watched in the last year.

All good, I get it. I appreciate the banter. Honestly I also get angry and frustrated at some of these stories as a multi-genre watcher. I'm not always thinking rationally.But I still appreciate the effort to tell messy stories, that are not perfect.

I also feel like sometimes the BL community dismiss less than perfect stories. Like they just want the clean,cute straightforward stories and the moment it's complicated there's an outcry.

You did mention "Japan" alot and said they needed to change. My point was just that there's a spectrum of stories being told. S

Anyway, I read the manga and thought it was good.
The story is less about judging the relationship and more about showing how a young person navigates identity, connection, and intimacy even in situations that might look questionable from the outside.

Not all Gay people have the privilege of safe space to come out or share their experiences . Sometimes it's with your brother's friend whose also your tutor.

When I was in high school my friends were dating older guys, so I don't find it strange. It happens although I could never do it.

But he's also not an older guy like that he's like 23.

I think it’s fair to critique specific portrayals, but saying a whole genre or even “Japan” should evolve in a certain way feels like overstepping. BL isn’t meant to be morally consistent, it includes everything from wholesome stories to darker or fetish-driven dynamics. Not every story is trying to model healthy behavior.

No one has the authority to dictate how an entire genre or culture should evolve and not all fiction is meant to be morally instructive.

There’s a difference between noticing a recurring trope in what you’ve watched and saying it’s something “Japan” or the industry broadly needs to evolve from.

Anime and manga are massive, with thousands of works across genres, demographics, and themes. So your personal viewing doesn’t represent the whole industry or culture.

Honestly, if you just want straightforward heroes and clear lines between right and wrong, you could stick to something like One Piece (lol) no messy adult × minor dynamics, no moral grey areas, just adventure and character growth.