We are all inexorably programmed to be who we are. Mostly,
that who is in total harmony with the greater majority of who’s around it.
Sometimes, it’s like it is with me: I tend to effortlessly alienate myself from
all common experience pools around me. I do not do it on purpose. I feel so
lonely and wish I could like all the things which all of you around me do so we
can meet and talk of shared interests.
In that vein, I find myself liking cinema from countries
like Korea and Japan. While the infatuation with Korean dramas and films lasted
it was relatively alright. Quite a few Indians also enjoy K dramas and films.
However, I had to go and fall in love with J doramas and Japanese films.
It’s not as bad as all that because I do have a handsome
hunk (my husband) with whom to share the joys of watching Japanese. There is
another silver lining to the cloud: I get to bond aseptically with other weirdoes
on line: random bloggers and others who share such exclusive likes.
Thus, I have begun to collect lists of Japanese films to
watch based on blog and other reviews on the Net. Last week I hit on gold when
I stumbled upon
HamsapSukebe.
Based on this blogger’s recommendations I've bookmarked the following:
2.
The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)-see how the
Japanese and the Chinese see each other, untainted by “White” visions. It’s
very romantic.
3.
An Encyclopedia Of Unconventional Women (2009) A
set of 6 excellent films. An absolute must see.
Yesterday I did some more niggling of the Net
and shook down another excellent bunch of films.
and
Admittedly, it will be a little more difficult for you to find these films and watch them. But it will have been worth it.
Japanese cinema has the gift of taking human experience and abstracting it so that there are moments of absolute Zen.
I started with watching Korean before bedtime and now I've drifted to Japanese: it builds for a beautiful night's sleep and dreams.
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