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I'm celebrating Japanuary by watching Dan Da Dan. Absurdly funny so far

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Not surprisingly I have never heard of it, but I have it on the list now.

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It's not safe for work if anyone else is interested. And it might be a little juvenile for many-my son's gamer friends are recommending it

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Like Father, Like Son is indeed a great film from a great director. Lots of other great ones from Kore-eda, including Shoplifters, Monster and Our Little Sister. Dive in, enjoy.

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Thanks for the confirmation, Rick and yep, I'm about to do that soon. Carving some time out now.

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Breaking news - Kore-eda has a new series on Netflix. Asura. I will definitely be diving into that this week.

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Welcome to the world of Letterboxd Challenges! Tokyo Story is one of my favorite movies, and a few years ago, my brother decided to hop onto the annual Letterboxd Season Challenge. I noted that Tokyo Story was upcoming on his list, and I said I loved it and would be interested in hearing what he thought. He prided himself (rightly so) on finishing it, admitted it wasn't his cup of tea, and that was, I believe, the last time he watched anything in a Letterboxd Challenge.

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One of the greatest comments/stories ever.

I'm up for some challenges especially if they have an achievable goal (I think 10 in a month was doable had I started right away).

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Thanks again for previously making me aware of Letterboxd, it’s the app keeps on giving. As an FYI, it took me a hot moment before I fully understood that you could customize your streaming sources under “Advanced Settings” by country. I selected all that I had access to.

Of course, another way to play it is to select them all (there are many), and automatically know if the film is streaming anywhere, whether you have a subscription or not. I didn’t do this, but it’s an idea.

Based on new movies this year from Sean Baker ‘Anora’ and Jacques Audiard ‘Emilia Pérez’, I went to Letterboxd and sourced where their previous films could be streamed. The journey was fascinating, and I might not have previously stayed the course if Letterboxd hadn’t made it convenient.

Thanks for the ‘Japanuary’ and “Tokyo Story” suggestions!

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You're welcome on all of that but it was YOU who made the greatest return gift ever -- making a list of all the films Scorsese mentions in that clip!

All of that said, yes, I'm feeling more active in the Letterboxd world in 2025 and it definitely makes it easier to do so. Very inspiring.

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Misaki Kobiyashi’s trilogy, The Human Condition, remains one of my favorite film(s) of all time. It can be a hard watch given the starkness, cruelty and the grasping for any ray of hope in the bleak, dispiriting environment in which our protagonist finds himself.

That said, it still manages to display that one man can strive to overcome the horrors that surround him given his never-ending optimism of returning to his family.

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This sounds up my alley. Thanks for the tip.

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Thanks Tim. Unfortunately, this movie sounds very relevant so I'll probably need to wait a bit before trying it. But it sounds very worth watching.

It would be helpful to know who's streaming it now but I can search for myself.

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I hear you on the relevant thing.

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IMDB shows streaming on: Fawesome; Max with Prime Video Channels; Max with subscription; Plex.tv; Tubitv.com. And Rent/Buy on: Prime Video

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I think it might be on Hulu as well.

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