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Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure (1991) [TV] Douban
ドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険
director: 高見義雄 / 木戸睦 actor: 藤田淑子 / 难波圭一
这是一部《勇者斗恶龙》的支持者不可不看的经典作品,也是堪称日本勇者作品典范的不朽名作,它的名字就是——《龙之谜》(《DRAGON QUEST——达伊大冒险》)。
同所有的同类漫画一样,主人公达伊在刚出场时不过是一介顽童。而他实际上却有着世界上唯一“一只”的(除他行方未明的老爹)龙骑士的血统。随着战斗,达伊等级不断提升,龙骑士的秘密揭开,他成为真正的勇者,向大魔王这个最终目标挑战!
以上看起来似乎是很普通的设计,本故事的剧本也同样是如此,大约所有的早期RPG都是这样的情节:
一位名叫的阿班的勇者在武士、僧侣和魔导士的协助下打败了妄图治世界的魔王军,并在凄厉地惨叫声中埋葬了大魔王的肉体与野心,人类和怪物都得到了自由。
数年后,在怪物中长大的少年达伊得到了勇者的青睐,并欲传以武艺。不料,大魔王哈得勒和魔王军复活,阿班战死,达伊继承老师遗志踏上打倒哈得勒的道路。伙伴一个个地聚集,敌人一批批地出现,又一批批地被打倒,哈得勒的真相揭露,背后的大魔神巴思露出尾巴……
可是, 如果真的去细细研读这部看似平凡的作品,则会发现其潜在之魅力。
三条陆在剧本方面的把握得当,他懂得如何的去创造高潮,在什么地方适地制造气氛。稻田浩司的制作也不输于三条陆,娴熟的技巧使分镜如同电影般流畅,许多精彩的情节都能像电影片段一般在读者心里留下深刻的印像。至于故事中的那些敌方人物,笔者在内的一批朋友们尚都耳熟能详,如数家珍。
看似通俗,几乎在之后的RPG或幻想SLG中都会存在的魔王军六军团的出现,就是非常成功的设计。这个设计不仅为未来的情节打下了良好的基础,为新的高潮创造了先觉条件,更为这个故事制造出了无比个性明的人物:
百兽魔团团长鳄鱼王,豪迈爽快,性情刚烈,擅长手执巨大魔法斧猛烈攻击,出于仁义之心倒向了达伊一方;
不死骑士团团长修吉尔,阴沉慎密,虽然身为一团之长却如同一个流浪剑士。他手下的骷髅骑士忠心耿耿,为了团长不惜粉身碎骨,是支忠诚的部队。在守卫地狱大门的地狱骑士(那是位多么有人情味的战士!在古往今来的不死系中可算空前绝后)抚养下长大的修吉尔,黑暗的心中始终有着一点光,这一点光使他像鳄鱼王那样投入了正义的阵营。身着铁铠魔剑(这可以由剑变成铠甲的奇异构思,曾经令当年已知人事的笔者不知激动了多少回,至今记忆犹新)的修吉尔成为正义之骑士后,很快就凭着他带有邪气的形象得到了女孩们的欢迎;
冰焰魔团团长弗雷撒德可能是六军团长中最令人讨厌的两个人物之一。但是这狂妄残忍,身体由冰与火焰组成,年龄不过一岁的家伙却有着无可比拟的忠诚心。他为大魔神的欢心一悦,可以毫不犹豫地将冰的身体伸进熊熊燃烧的魔界之火;
妖魔士团团长沙伯拉是另一个令人讨厌的家伙,光是那张无节操的丑脸就已经够让人反感了——他这德行也能称为魔族(而且职业当为大魔导士的他竟连人类的魔法师也斗不过)?不光是自己阴险无比,毫无忠诚可言,手下的魔法师们也是一样,其它五个军团在各地和人类厮杀,只有他们从不去独当一面,只是静静地躲于人后念咒语或捡老弱病残发发威。像沙伯拉这样叛服无常又总在利用他人的家伙竟然也会有儿子!真想知道他妻子长成什么样;
魔影骑士团团密斯特巴恩,一年到头都穿着宽大的袍子,从外面根本无法窥到外形,袍内的身体永远被黑暗斗气包裹着。率领由穿着铠甲的黑暗斗气组成之部队并兼任着魔王军首席参谋的他因为魔法和力量过于强大,被大魔神巴恩在掩盖杀意的战袍外加了封印,并严厉命令:“私去封印显示力量,立杀不赦!”没有必要的话,他可以五十年不开口说话,再加上他神秘的行径与魔王军统帅哈德勒也无法管辖的莫大权力,使之更像一个影子般的魔鬼。不过,魔法袍下的面孔倒是极为清秀,对哈德勒的流连之情也颇使女孩子们感动,至于他的身份——大魔神的储君就又为他的魅力添色不少;
超龙军团团长巴朗,冷静而理智,是神创造来维持世界和平的纯血最强生物,世上只有一个,具有龙的战斗力、魔族的魔力和人的心灵。他所统率的龙在六大军团中战斗力最强,有一周摧毁城塞之国林盖尔,五天消灭骑士之国卡尔的业绩。富有英雄气概的陆将拉哈德尔、与爱龙同在天空飞翔的空将卡尔旦笛、力可扛山的海将伯拉荷,头是龙军团的三位龙骑将就能与其它军团长媲美,巴朗就更不用说的。对于达伊来讲,巴朗是位慈爱的父亲,如果他不是中途替达伊挡了一下,《DQ》的故事早就结束了。
魔王军中最具吸引力的人物,应当还是曾经自称大魔王征服世界,失败后得到大魔神巴恩赏 ,成为魔王军司令的哈德。在一出场的时候,他就以“前大魔王”的身份取得了相当震憾的效果,而他的身份更衬托了大魔神巴恩的强大与神秘。最初的哈德勒,称得上是标准的坏人,但独有的大将气迫却是独一无二,这可是与他曾具有大魔王的身份有关吧?
为了正义、为了和平、为了爱,这是勇者漫画的永恒的话题,也是勇者RPG的永恒话题。能将漫画的故事发挥得如同手臂般灵活的作者,即使在日本也不多见,三条陆和稻田浩司两人合起来好歹可以算上一个。而《龙之谜》这部作品却不是可以以“优秀漫画”去简单评价,《DQ》在游戏方面的成就之不凡也是空前,漫画和游戏都大获全胜。无论在过去的时代还是现在的时代,都没有任何一款游戏和同题材的漫画能够做到如此相辅相承,达到这样的成就。
除去现在已经放在圣坛上的《龙之谜》,能够同时成为游戏与漫画界经典,在两方面都开创一个崭新局面的作品,现在不会有,未来可能也不会再有了……
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988) [Movie] IMDb Douban WikiData Bangumi TMDB
きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード あの日にかえりたい
7.6 (8 ratings) director: 望月智充 actor: 古谷彻 / 原荣里子
other title: 橙路:但愿回到过去 / きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード あの日にかえりたい
Kyousuke and Madoka have finally arrived at the point where they are close to graduation and have to decide where they want to go to college. Naturally, they want to go together, so beside all the studying they also have to look for a proper college where they can enter both. Hikaru, still a year from graduating, wants to support Kyousuke as well and does that in her own way. But while she does that, Madoka feels jealous and tells her feelings to Kyousuke. And then Kyousuke has to take action to finally decide on the girl he loves.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
ドラゴンボール Z 劇場版:極限バトル!! 三大超サイヤ人
5.8 (13 ratings) director: 菊池一仁 actor: 野泽雅子 / 古川登志夫
other title: 龙珠Z剧场版7:极限之战!! 三大超级赛亚人 / ドラゴンボール Z 劇場版:極限バトル!! 三大超サイヤ人
Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner computers and becomes a super being greater than the original three separately were. Now it is up to Goku to stop him.
Astro Boy: Mighty Atom (2003) [TV] Douban TMDB
アストロボーイ 鉄腕アトム part of TV Series: Astro Boy
8.3 (16 ratings) director: 小中和哉 / 桑原智 actor: 津村真琴 / 胜田久
根据手冢治虫在漫画中的设定,阿童木的生日在2003年4月7日。所以,在2003年4月,富士电视开始播放第三度重制的电视动画《自动机器人·铁臂阿童木》(アストロボー·鉄腕アトム) 。
炎之蜃气楼 (2002) [TV] Douban
炎の蜃気楼
7.4 (24 ratings) director: 工藤进 / 平田敏夫 actor: 关俊彦 / 速水奖
上杉景虎原名北条氏秀,是北条氏康的七子,在北条与上杉家结盟这后被家人送到上杉家做上杉谦信的义子,必名为上杉景虎。1578年,上杉谦信病死景虎和上杉谦信的另一个养子上杉景胜之间展开了争夺家督继承权的战争史称“御馆之乱”。景虎本来处于优势,但情况发生了大逆转景虎兵几自杀。本故事中的主人公仰木高耶就是上杉景虎的转世不过他已经完全没有了前世的记忆直到上杉家的家臣直江信纲的出现,才发现身边的一切都与平时不同了。昔日与上杉景虎志处同一时代的人慢慢地向着仰木高耶靠拢过来,离奇的事件也一再地发生。武田信玄将自已的魂魄附在了高耶的朋友成田让的身上虽然直江想用手环将其封印却没有起作用。为了救让,高耶去了松本城,一群武田信玄手下的骸骨武士出现在高耶的周围虽然在直江的帮助下击败了它们并成功地救出了让,但麻烦的事情才刚刚开始......
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炎之蜃气楼动画改编自日本三大经典耽美小说之一《炎之蜃气楼》,作者是桑原水菜。
目前动画制作的内容大致是小说的1—9卷(第1卷炎の蜃気楼,第2卷绯の残影,第3卷硝子の子守歌,第4卷琥珀の流星群,第5卷まほろばの龙神,第6卷覇者の魔镜(前编),第7卷覇者の魔镜(中编),第8卷覇者の魔镜(後编),第9卷みなぎわの反逆者)。
ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD EPISODE:0 (2010) [Movie] Douban
ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD EPISODE:0
8.9 (33 ratings) director: 伊藤尚往 actor: 竹中直人 / 大塚周夫
other title: 海贼王特别篇:强者世界前传 / One Piece Movie Strong World Episode 0
在大海贼时代拉开序幕的三年前,金狮子史基率领的海贼大舰队强悍无比,他妄图称霸世界。但在这之前,哥鲁德•罗杰仍是其最后的障碍。罗杰掌握足以毁灭世界的终极武器的秘密,他拒绝成为史基的下属,双方发生著名的艾德•沃海大战。原本处于劣势的罗杰被突如其来的大浪所救,双方战成平手。两年后,罗杰成为公认的海贼王,但不久便传来他被海军抓获的消息。史基愤愤不平,大开杀戒,却落败被投入海底监狱。不久,罗杰问斩,他所留下的秘宝遗言却由此开启了大海贼时代的序幕……
本片根据尾田荣一郎特别创作的漫画改编,是《海贼王》第十部剧场版“强者世界”的前传。
Grimm Masterpiece Theatre (1987) [TV] Douban
グリム名作劇場
9.0 (8 ratings) director: 斋藤博 / 铃木孝义 actor: 堀江美都子 / 永井一郎
《格林名作剧场》是一部由日本朝日放送公司制作,以格林童话故事为蓝本所改编的系列动画片。它的制作和首播分为前后两季总共47集:第一季(共24集)于1987年10月21日~1988年3月30日期间的每周三晚六点播出,第二季(共23集)于1988年10月2日~1989年3月26日期间播出,此间其片名改为《新格林名作剧场》。这部动画的每一集所讲述的故事全都选自格林童话,其中的某些故事基本忠实于原作,也有部分内容相对于原作有较大的改编,还有些在原作的基础上又增加了许多原创的剧情。中国央视的《大风车》栏目曾经在九十年代初期播放过这部动画。
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第一季:《グリム名作劇場》
01.「ブレーメンの音楽隊」······不莱梅乐队 / 音乐爱好者之家
02.「ヘンゼルとグレーテル」······汉塞尔与格莱特 / 森林里的糖果屋
03.「かえると王女 (前編)」······青蛙王子(1)
04.「かえると王女 (後編)」······青蛙王子(2)
05.「赤ずきん」······小红帽
06.「金のがちょう」······金鹅
07.「長靴をはいた猫 (前編)」······穿长靴的猫(1)
08.「長靴をはいた猫 (後編)」······穿长靴的猫(2)
09.「ゆき白とばら紅」······雪白和玫瑰红
10.「白雪姫 その1」······白雪公主(1)
11.「白雪姫 その2」······白雪公主(2)
12.「白雪姫 その3」······白雪公主(3)
13.「白雪姫 その4」······白雪公主(4)
14.「6人のごうけつ」······六豪杰闯天下
15.「命の水」······生命之水
16.「青ひげ」······蓝胡子
17.「ヨリンデとヨリンゲル」······约丽丹和约雷德尔
18.「いばら姫」······野玫瑰公主 / 睡美人
19.「ズルタンじいさん」······老苏丹
20.「つぐみのひげの王さま」······斑鸠胡须国王
21.「悪魔と大魔王」······恶魔与大魔王
22.「踊りぬいてボロボロになる靴」······破舞鞋/魔宫的深夜舞会
23.「シンデレラ (前編)」······灰姑娘(1)
24.「シンデレラ (後編)」······灰姑娘(2)
第二季:《新グリム名作劇場》
01.「水晶の玉」······水晶球
02.「おくさま狐のご婚礼」······狐狸太太的婚事
03.「夏の庭と冬の庭の話」······夏天与冬天的故事 / 美女与野兽
04.「キャベツろば」······卷心菜和驴
05.「ラプンツェル」······莴苣姑娘
06.「森のなかのばあさん」······森林里的巫婆
07.「どまんじゅう」······土馒头
08.「狼と狐」······狼与狐狸
09.「ホレのおばさん」······霍勒大妈
10.「六羽の白鳥」······六只天鹅
11.「千びき皮」······千匹皮
12.「姉と弟」······姐弟俩
13.「名人四人兄弟」······四个聪明的兄弟
14.「ガラス瓶の中の化け物」······玻璃瓶中的妖怪
15.「鉄のストーブ」······铁炉子
16.「熊の皮をきた男」······披着熊皮的男人
17.「兎とはりねずみ」······兔子和刺猬
18.「鉄のハンス」······铁人汉斯
19.「勇敢なチビの仕立て屋」······勇敢的小裁缝
20.「みそさざいと熊」······山雀与熊
21.「妖精の名前」······精灵的名字
22.「池に住む水の魔女」······池塘里的水妖
23.「死神の名づけ親」······死神教父 / 取名字的死神
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片头:《虹の橋》
作词:山上路夫
作曲:森田公一
编曲:青木望
演唱:桥本潮


片尾:《私の町はメリー·ゴーランド》
作词:山上路夫
作曲:森田公一
编曲:青木望
演唱:桥本潮、森之木儿童合唱团
New Grimm Masterpiece Theater (1988) [TV] Douban
新グリム名作劇場
director: 斎藤博 / 鈴木孝義 actor: 堀江美都子 / 永井一郎
01.「水晶の玉」······水晶球
02.「おくさま狐のご婚礼」······狐狸太太的婚事
03.「夏の庭と冬の庭の話」······夏天与冬天的故事 / 美女与野兽
04.「キャベツろば」······卷心菜和驴
05.「ラプンツェル」······莴苣姑娘
06.「森のなかのばあさん」······森林里的巫婆
07.「どまんじゅう」······土馒头
08.「狼と狐」······狼与狐狸
09.「ホレのおばさん」······霍勒大妈
10.「六羽の白鳥」······六只天鹅
11.「千びき皮」······千匹皮
12.「姉と弟」······姐弟俩
13.「名人四人兄弟」······四个聪明的兄弟
14.「ガラス瓶の中の化け物」······玻璃瓶中的妖怪
15.「鉄のストーブ」······铁炉子
16.「熊の皮をきた男」······披着熊皮的男人
17.「兎とはりねずみ」······兔子和刺猬
18.「鉄のハンス」······铁人汉斯
19.「勇敢なチビの仕立て屋」······勇敢的小裁缝
20.「みそさざいと熊」······山雀与熊
21.「妖精の名前」······精灵的名字
22.「池に住む水の魔女」······池塘里的水妖
23.「死神の名づけ親」······死神教父 / 取名字的死神
游戏王GX (2004) [TV] Douban
遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ GX
8.1 (29 ratings) director: 辻初树 actor: 大桥贤一郎 / 松野太纪
游城十代在前往deueru学术高中的入学考试的途中与传说中挑战者武藤游戏戏剧性的相遇,并接受了1张卡片。但十代因此而迟到错过了考试。为此十代恳求cronos教授让他同过考试之后就展开了挑战者之路........
Red Baron (1994) [TV] Douban
レッドバロン
director: 坂井昭夫 / 冈崎幸男 actor: 山口胜平 / 岩坪理江
70年代经典特摄《スーパーロボット レッドバロン(超级机器人红色男爵)》的重制版。把特摄版中同邪恶组织斗争的故事变成机器人的比武大会,结果和G高达撞车撞到死。
故事时间背景为廿一世纪初,主角红拳从犯罪组织中救出了一名叫翔子的少女,亦因此得到由她所制造的超级钢铁战士“红色男爵”。
後来在一次全球钢铁战士的比赛中,红拳赢得世界冠军。但由於“铁面具党”这个犯罪组织经常派出战斗机械人到处捣乱,企图征服全世界,引起全人类的恐慌。红拳便肩负起对抗“铁面具党”的责任,为保卫地球及维持正义而战。
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (Ayakashi) (2006) [TV] Douban Bangumi TMDB
怪 〜ayakashi〜 Season 1 part of TV Series: Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
8.5 (125 ratings) director: 中村健治 / 今泽哲男 actor: 平田广明 / 小山茉美
《怪》包含了三个故事,皆改编自日本民间传说。
《四谷怪谈》:歌舞伎戏剧作家四世鹤屋南北,以民间怪谈为蓝本,创作了“四谷怪谈”。讲述了一个叫民谷伊右卫门的浪人,抛弃了妻子阿岩,和伊藤家年轻貌美的梅成亲。阿岩服下伊藤家送来的毒药后毁容并且惨死,化为怨灵的阿岩立下了断绝民谷家和伊藤家世代子孙的诅咒。
《天守物语》:在浓雾萦绕的白鹭城内,住着一群有着不死之身的忘却之神,公主富姬是天守阁主人。鹰匠图书之助在一次追寻逃走的老鹰的路上,与富姬邂逅,二人一见钟情。那只由图书之助亲自抚养长大的老鹰,原来是富姬的母亲。她曾经与人类相爱,遭到抛弃后便化成了鹰,而她的后代则变成了忘却之神。忘却之神一旦与人类相爱就会失去永生,富姬在姥姥的阻拦下,将图书之助赶走。然而,人类却向白鹭城发起了进攻……
《化猫》:一个奇怪的卖药郎来到一个大户人家推销药品,得知这户人家的新娘在出嫁前意外死亡。原来这是“化猫”的报复。妖怪的形成,是由人类的种种因缘引起的;要拔剑消灭妖怪,必须要有“形、实、理”。于是,20年前一桩悲剧被重新提起……
The Sensualist (1991) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
井原西鶴 好色一代男
7.9 (79 ratings) director: 阿部行夫 actor: 今西正男 / 松岛实
other title: 好色一代男 / Koushoku Ichidai Otoko
In the 54 years from his sexual awakening at the age of 7 until the age of 61, Yonosuke had relations with 3740 women and 725 men.
So we learn about the protagonist of Ihara Saikaku's 17th century novel The Sensualist in this animated adaptation, which is directed by erstwhile art director Yukio Abe, best known as the art director of the great Sanrio films of the 70s and early 80s, and scripted by erstwhile director Eiichi Yamamoto, best known for directing the experimental adult epic Belladonna.
Armed with those stats, Yonosuke makes Casanova look like the 30-year-old virgin. The 18th century Venetian and patron saint of latter-day Venutian artists such as Neil Strauss proclaims in his autobiography to have had relations with a mere 200 or so women during his lifetime. Yawn. But Casanova's autobiography is an engrossing and ethnographically invaluable piece of writing, and Yonosuke is a fictional character, so we'll call it even.
Better known as The Life of an Amorous Man, the novel was the first in a series of tracts that Ihara Saikaku published in the 1680s recounting the amorous escapades of the denizens of his Edo-period merchant class demimonde, who were apparently quite the libertines. I'm sure there are some juicy parallels waiting to be drawn between 17th century Japan and 18th century Venice by an enterprising student of comparative cultural studies.
Edo-period Japan was one of the most enlightened and liberal societies the world has ever known when it comes to sexual matters, with its sophisticated amalgamation of sexual openness and artistic expression. Rather than clients visiting prostitutes in dingy dives for a slam-bam-thank-you-mam exchange of fluids, Japan's geisha were government-sanctioned master artists who engaged clients in a classy, ritualized form of intellectual foreplay involving conversation, music and poetry.
The crème de la crème of geisha was the tayuu, and it's one of these creatures that is the object of the chase in this film. The Sensualist tells the story of a fumbling young man who seeks Yonosuke's assistance in getting with a renowned Edo tayuu. Flashbacks weave in and out of the narrative thread, filling us in on Yonosuke's respectable history of romantic dalliances.
The visuals of the film are exquisite, creating a sumptuous homage to the art of the Edo period. The characters are modeled after the style of Edo hanga, and are animated with great care under the supervision of the late great FX animator Mikiharu Akabori. Quite simply, the film is a feast for the eyes. Abe Yukio was first and foremost an art director, and the focus on the film is understandably on creating a sequence of beautiful images, which it does marvelously. There are few anime films as beautiful as this one out there. The film feels like a moving hanga.
Rather than gliding through a crude naturalistic approximation of Edo Japan, the characters inhabit the actual art and expressive symbols of the era. The ocean undulates like an ink painting, white lines on a black background. Naked bodies entwined in an embrace float through fields of lotuses. Shadows of long-eared rabbits hop across folding screens painted with stormy waves. Prints of Edo beauties or landscapes by the great masters pan across the screen, creating a heady and intoxicating atmosphere in which art, sex and life intermingle, rather than simply telling a story.
Although this is definitely a film for adults, and there is a good deal of nudity, a bit of rubbing, and a whole lot of bobbing, none of it is explicit. Actual shunga from the same period as this novel are far more explicit. Instead, symbols like the turtle and the camellia that were used back then to hint at sexual matters are used in a similar spirit during lovemaking scenes. The only time the film borders on funny is when they use the same strategy as 1001 Nights and Cleopatra and suddenly coyly shift from a shot of the couple embracing to a shot of abstract animation showing a suggestively shaped flame, or a clap of lightning that sends birds flying off of a tree. But for the most part, these shots of abstract animation are subtle and creative, and they feel like a modern extension of the traditional Japanese symbolic tradition.
Originally released in Japan around 1990, this 54-minute film was presumably a direct-to-video release. Gone were the days when a film like Belladonna, this film's only real analogue in anime, could be released in the theaters. It appears to have disappeared into obscurity fairly quickly, and it's hard to find almost any information about it anymore. Needless to say, it has not been re-released on DVD.
This film deserves a better fate. If ever a film qualified as a buried gem, this is it. There is quality work here. This was an ambitious project that was clearly a labor of love. Director Yukio Abe masterfully handles a complex narrative that flows between the present, the past and the abstract, making every image count. Mikiharu Akabori's character animation is subtle but nuanced, authentically reproducing the complex dress of the era and the styles of physical representation of Edo-era prints. And Eiichi Yamamoto deserves a lot of credit for penning an excellent script tangled with poetry, authentic inflection and subtle wit. Together, they did a good job of visualizing some pretty difficult material in a way that remained true to its explicit nature without teetering too much into the realm of bad taste.
More importantly, they fully utilized all the means available in animation to create a thematically and visually consistent interpretation of the spirit of the novel. They channel the actual art of that period into the modern means of animation, achieving a sense of artistic unity that could not be achieved in a live-action adaptation.
Despite being an erotic film, it's not meant to be titillating. The film has a sense of spiritual and literary depth that goes beyond mere sexual exploitation. It reminds me of the themes invoked in 1001 Nights, the first Animerama film, which was also directed by Eiichi Yamamoto: Ambition, lust, curiosity. The desire to push yourself to be the best YOU you can be, to go higher and higher, just to see if you can do it. That is one running themes that seems to occupy Eiichi Yamamoto in the three characters of Yonosuke, Belladonna and Aldin. 1001 Nights was intended as a film for adults addressing complex adult themes, not as erotica, and I find that that's the case with this one, although the erotic element is unmistakably more dominant here. The film feels like an homage not only to the art of Edo Japan but to the erotic sensibility of that era.
And lest all this make the film sound like a stuffy art film, it's clear that they don't take themselves too seriously. It's entertaining to watch the protagonist, a bumbling stand-in for every ordinary loser out there who isn't a Don Juan like Yonosuke, fumble his way into the arms of this goddess.
Alongside Belladonna, The Sensualist is one of the rare attempts to do tasteful and artistic adult fare in animation. The studio that produced this ambitious film might come as a surprise: It was Grouper Production, a short-lived studio that was co-founded in 1986 by Masami Hata, the director of many of the very same Sanrio productions on which Yukio Abe acted as the art director. Hata directed several of Grouper's productions, including the Hobberdy Dick TV series, the Super Mario Brothers: Princess Peach movie, and the Ping Pong Club TV series. As far as I know, this is the only film that Yukio Abe directed. Since then, he has returned to art directing, most recently working again under Masami Hata on the Stitch TV series produced by Madhouse.
How did this project come about? It seems so out of character with everything else done by the studio as well as the director. Was it a project he had always wanted the chance to direct? So many questions. Grouper continued operating for several years after this film was released, so at the very least, it didn't put them out of business, which is a relief. Belladonna was produced 20 years earlier. Films like this only seem to come around in 20 year increments. Hopefully that means we'll be getting a new one soon. It's understandable that most studios don't have the daring to try their hand at something a little more ambitious like this, but it's still a shame. The talent is out there to make a new adult epic. It only makes me all the more grateful for the occasional aw-the-hell-with-it moments of indulgence like The Sensualist
New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (USA) (1996) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード そして、あの夏のはじまり
director: 汤山邦彦 / 石原立也 actor: 古谷彻 / 鹤广美
other title: 新橙路:那个夏天的开始 / 新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード そして、あの夏のはじまり
The Kimagure Orange Road series centers on a teenage romantic triangle: Hikaru and Madoka were best friends until they fell for Kyosuke, an understated hero with psychic powers. In 1991, the 19-year-old Kyosuke is struck by car and propelled three years into the future, where he tries to understand the changes that have taken place in his world. Madoka and Hikaru have grown up to become a promising songwriter and a student of drama and dance, respectively; the older Kyosuke is a student-photographer on assignment in Bosnia. The problem of two Kyosukes coexisting is played for laughs, including a sequence where the 22-year-old Kyosuke counsels his younger self. The filmmakers expect the viewer to know the characters from the OAVs, although designs have been changed. The result is a Pax-style romantic fantasy, rather than a sci-fi adventure.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles - Animal Adventure (2012) [Movie] Douban
のび太と奇迹の岛~アニマル アドベンチャー
7.0 (39 ratings) director: 楠叶宏三 actor: 水田山葵 / 大原惠美
other title: 哆啦A梦:大雄与奇迹之岛 / のび太と奇迹の岛~アニマル アドベンチャー
炎炎夏日,为了找到所向披靡的独角仙,大雄(大原めぐみ 配音)痛哭流涕,对哆拉A梦(水田わさび 配音)软磨硬泡。无奈之下,哆拉A梦和哆拉美(千秋 配音)拿出时光圈,帮大雄在500年前的新西兰寻找独角仙,谁知却意外抓到了早已灭绝的恐鸟。为了不至于让恐鸟走向灭亡,他们决定将其送往奇迹之岛。奇迹之岛是由未来的科学家开发的专门用来收留、保护、研究灭绝动物的小岛,传说岛上有一只黄金独角仙,它可为当地的生物注入生命的力量。一波三折,大雄和小伙伴们来到了这里,并且结识了和大雄极其相像的神秘少年达凯(野沢雅子 配音)以及善良的洛科洛族。与此同时,一个黑心商人图谋抓住黄金独角仙……
本片为哆拉A梦诞生前100年的纪念之作。
哆啦A梦 (2005) [TV] Douban Bangumi
ドラえもん Season 5
9.3 (66 ratings) director: 楠叶宏三 / 渡边步 actor: 水田山葵 / 大原惠美
1969年,著名日本漫画家藤子·F·不二雄(藤本弘)创作出圆脑袋、蓝身体、拥有神奇道具的百宝袋的哆啦A梦,在此之后,这个可爱的角色迅速窜红,享誉海内外,成为最成功的漫画角色之一。随着1979年同名动画开播,哆啦A梦更走入千家万户,带给所有的拥趸无数甜蜜美好的回忆。即使藤本弘老师去世后,哆啦A梦也并未停止他前进的脚步,他和大雄、静香、小夫、胖虎等好友继续引领着大朋友、小朋友们,开始一次又一次的全新冒险。
2005年,TV动画版《哆啦A梦》第二作在中止一个月左右后重返荧屏,而与后期剧场版相呼应的全新且更贴近原著的画风则仿佛昭示着一个新时代的到来。毕竟我们最熟悉的朋友从未远去,他以更纯真的面孔回到我们的身边!
Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
劇場版 どうぶつの森
7.6 (32 ratings) director: 志村锭儿 actor: 堀江由衣 / 折笠富美子
other title: 动物之森 / 劇場版 どうぶつの森
This is the story of a young self-reliant girl called Ai, who one day, moves into the Animal Village. While working at Tom Nook's shop "Nook's Cranny" she begins living her life away from her family. To begin with, she doesn't know left from right, but under the guidance of Mayor Tortimer, the angry but correct Mr. Resetti, and the wandering musician K.K. Slider among others, she is eventually accepted as a member of the village. One night as she walked along the beach, she finds a message in the bottle. It sets her off on a quest of planting pine trees around the village to fulfill a miracle on the eve of the Winter Festival
Pokemon: Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-Seek (2001) [Movie] Douban
ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ
8.7 (6 ratings) director: 汤山邦彦 actor: 大谷育江 / 兴梠里美
other title: 精灵宝可梦:皮卡丘的心跳捉迷藏 / ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ
在海边有一栋大宅邸,宝可梦们就在那里玩起了“捉迷藏”。决定好由皮卡丘当鬼后,大家都躲好了吗?这时候,幼基拉斯因为自己一个人很无聊,踢飞了一颗大石头。可是石头却击中了割草机,让割草机动了起来。割草机就追著皮卡丘们大暴走!真是不妙了!