thejapantimes, 11 days ago to streaming

From "Kill Bill" to "Shogun," Hollywood is full of glamorous depictions of samurai. With "House of Ninjas," Netflix tries to honor that "less honorable" Japanese icon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/08/tv-streaming/shogun-samurai-house-ninja-japan-netflix-disney/ #culture #tvstreaming #houseofninjas #streaming #netflix #drama #shogun #disney

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Disney

Min Tanaka plays a powerful political fixer in the 10-episode show, which centers on the behind-the-scenes machinations of "kuromaku." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/18/tv-streaming/house-of-the-owl-disney/ #culture #tvstreaming #mintanaka #mackenyu #disney #houseoftheowl

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Netflix

The drama — which features a fish-out-of-water protagonist and satirizes social issues — is the most divisive Japanese TV show of the year so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/05/tv-streaming/extremely-inappropriate-series/ #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #tbs #extremelyinappropriate #1980s #politicalcorrectness

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Netflix

The program "Extremely Inappropriate" uses a time-traveling protagonist to pit attitudes from the 1980s against those from the 2020s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/03/29/tv-streaming/extremely-inappropriate-tv-netflix-japan-politically-correct/ #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #tbs #extremelyinappropriate #1980s #politicalcorrectness

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Anime

Tarako, who lent her husky voice to the main character of the long-running anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan," has died, her agency said Saturday. She was 63. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/03/09/tv-streaming/tarako-obituary-chibi-maruko/ #culture #tvstreaming #obituaries #tarako #chibimarukochan #anime #tv #celebrities

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to random

From the 1980 original to ‘Last Samurai’ to now, Hollywood is getting better at depicting Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/03/09/tv-streaming/shogun-hiroyuki-sanada-last-samurai/ #culture #tvstreaming #shogun #jamesclavell #thelastsamurai #hiroyukisanada

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Anime

From the fantasy series "Delicious in Dungeon" to the sci-fi offering "Metallic Rouge," nearly 50 new shows are airing this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/04/tv-streaming/winter-anime-to-watch/?utm_content=buffer86abd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #anime

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Netflix

On Netflix’s “Pokemon Concierge,” the hyperactivity of the original gives way to soothing sights and tones that can help grown-up fans calm down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/20/tv-streaming/pokemon-concierge/?utm_content=bufferc3423&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #pokemon

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to OnePiece

The internationally popular animated series "One Piece" will be remade from the original first episode to mark the 25th anniversary of the show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/19/tv-streaming/the-one-piece/?utm_content=buffer2ac4e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #onepiece #netflix #anime

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to OnePiece

Based on a remarkably endurable manga and anime franchise, the live-action series may satisfy fans, but most of the personality of the original is gone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/16/tv-streaming/one-piece-netflix/?utm_content=buffer647bc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #onepiece #netflix #anime

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random

The charismatic former host of one of the most popular U.S. television game shows in history, Bob Barker of "The Price Is Right," has died, his publicist confirmed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/27/tv-streaming/bob-barker-dies-99/?utm_content=bufferc8bcb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #bobbarker #thepriceisright #obituaries

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to streaming

Actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver advocates for broader representation in media and challenges conceptions of what being Danish means and looks like. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/24/tv-streaming/diversity-arts-representation/?utm_content=bufferb56c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #streaming #diversity

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Anime

The Netflix anime tells a complex love story in an alternate-reality Edo Japan in which an illness upends gender roles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/08/17/tv-streaming/ooku-the-inner-chambers/?utm_content=buffer50e75&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #tvstreaming #anime #ookutheinnerchambers #streaming #netflix