This is literally close to perfect NHK take! But nobody is talking about the most op character in the series Makoto Minegishi . Bro literally had lost everything and had the worst of all the people. But still was able to give life another shot.one of my fav parts is when he meets his child and starts crying

I was laughing at him and thinking, "This can be me ever," and as the show progressed, I realized I was looking in the mirror all the time!

I like his other films way better.

Preferred it to Old Boy 10/10. Decision to Leave 11/10!!!

Park Chon Wook and Kim Ki Duk have also rocked my worlds lately. Previously I was obsessed and completest for Kiyoshi Kurosawa after Cure knocked my socks off. S,S,W,F and S and Decision to Leave are equal to Cure for me. Transcendant perfection...Fish Story as well.

Very funny 10/10 my kid loved it also Eega was incredible.

Interesting review ! This movie stayed in my mind a long time..

I 😢 this is beauty.

Great video. Was very touched by it....I will use the opportunity to vent off a bit from my life, that is connected to Welcome to the NHK I am not a hikko, never was, but very introverted and have some sort of social anxiety but in its earliest stages, since I don't get them often forunatly I have only like 5 "real" friends, but the more I realize those friends are for playing video games or watching anime. We go out sometime, but nothing too serious. Eating pizza, cathing up. Thats all. To me, I'd rather be at home doing stuff on my own. Me being child of divorce and only child, the only way to cope with loneliness is to accept it and get used to it. More to the video, I also wake up at around 12, 1 pm and go to bed at 3 am...It is not good, but since I go to university and have no attendance, I stay at home doing nothing....I feel like a guy like me needs someone like Misaki, not excatly like Miisaki, but a girl that supports you through and through. The more time I get to think, I realize I want two things in this world. Money and a good wife. Should be simple, but it aint

I really like this video

Great video! I've just finished N.H.K and Omori recently and I really appreciate your music choice!

I saw this some 17 years ago. I related so strongly with Sato, at the time i was also about the same age. The characters' thoughts felt real, just made over the top for comic effect. No other anime touched me so deeply at so many levels. At the surface there is the humor, then there are the social problems explored, but at a deeper level still it is a study of lonliness . A masterpiece.

love your reviews.

she is so hot , i lke dark broken people , like me

The original japanese title was “The Quietest Sea In That Summer” (あの夏いちばん静かな海).

Damn😭😭 Thank you for this hopeful message

can you give me the clip you found link

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10:50 i can't express in words that how much this scene mean to me

Excellent Review, I reviewed this film is well, glad to find your channel

Wow it's so interesting that i also found about this movie through the same playlist you mentioned. I checked through comments and found the name one fine spring day! What a find it was

What you said between 11:56-12:07 that was a really powerful statement you said there. I've come a long way when it comes to my mentally stability. I watched NHK all the way back in 2013, when I was still in Highschool, and at the time I was in a really bad spot, and finishing this anime really brought forth more introspective into who I was. However despite that, I still had issues with my self worth. I was 16 when it started, and it wasn't until 2 years ago when I was 25 that I realized my meaning in life. I finally found the answer to the question all of humanity looks for. And I found it in a visual novel called "Wonderful Everyday" I'm not going to go into detail as to how it made me realize, but the answer that I was looking for was there, and it has helped me finally move forward. Despite another story making me find my inner peace, it was NHK that got the ball rolling for me, and was the starting point of my self discovery. I have not tricked myself into thinking that by finding the meaning of life has magically fixed my own life. Things will NEVER be the same, a lot of things in my past WERE a lot better, and there's a decent chance things will likely never be that good ever again. However, despite all of this, as you and Satou said at the conclusion of this video. I'll give it a try as best I can.

Great video. I believe that our mind is our one and only worst enemy in this world. In order to achieve anything, we have to defeat our own bad thoughts and habits. We weren't meant to live in this modern world. Our technology evolved at a rapid rate while our brains stayed the same, hence why there are so many mental problems everywhere in the world. We have to acknowledge the problem and then we can start to work on solving it. There is only one way, and that is forward. So keep on living and struggling because there is no other way. Life can be miserable, but it is worth living.

It doesn't matter what, but ought to continue doing "something".. anything! So, I very much enjoyed the time you put out to talk about such a great show. I feel you.. and hope you are doing better!

it is so over.

That's why I whacti movies at home

neet till i die...

Hey! When is a new video coming out? I was wondering if you've ever tried shooting a video that's more scripted, like a short fiction film or something experimental?

Always happy to see your reviews. Thanks 🙏 😊

A Scene at the Sea was a great drama movie, but my personal favorite of japanese/asian drama is KIDS RETURN 1996 and you should watch it a High Recommendation from me 👍🏻 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm like Sato. I have completed my bachelor's degree but can't find a job. I don't know how to go on living. I sleep all day and lived up all night. Now the sunlight irritates me i couldn't bear it. The night feels safe. I have zero energy left. I don't know what will happen to me.

This anime definitely hits differently - they absolutely nailed it, even compared to the original novel. I discovered this when I was still in school and I keep revisiting it from time to time. And honestly, even after having a master's degree and working for almost 10 years, I still can relate. It feels like everything is hanging on a thin thread - Im always just one bad event away from ending up like this. And even while having a job, I never really left this cocoon you mentioned in my free time, I just added a time-off with work. Kinda like Satou I suppose: apart from having a job, it's not like we experience a huge change in his life. He now gets by, but fundamentally he will still have the same anxiety and struggles. His experience with Yamazaki often strikes home for me: At some point, other people move on from you and find their happiness after a phase of struggle. But this sort of happiness seems unreachable for me. All I can do is to go on and get by.

I'm 24 college student, and I’ve been in this situation for almost 4 years since the pandemic outbreak. Back in 2020-2021, I still had hope for my future, believing it would change if I stayed consistent and kept up with good habits. But I failed. I was too afraid of many things, which caused me to avoid what I needed to do, and I didn’t have a strong reason for what I was doing. In 2022, I found this anime Welcome to the NHK, which really hit the spot for me because Sato literaly just like me, especially we had same age back than. It was life-changing, and it gave me another hope for the future. From the beginning, I knew what I needed to do, but the show helped clarify things. I wanted to find where I belong and be useful to society, so I started exercising, going to the gym, diet, taking care of my appearance, and enrolling some courses. Beginning 2023, when the pandemic over and campus activities returned to offline, I placed all my hopes on the rest of my college years to change my life. I planned to open up opportunities for conversation and try to be friendly whenever I had the chance. However, that’s not as easy as I imagined. Every time I try to talk to people, whether online or offline, I feel so inferior because I haven’t interacted with people to make friends in several years. Every conversation leads me to overthink and overanalyze, making it really hard to start a new conversation. It drains my energy and causes me to fall back into bad habits. I feel lonely, empty, worthless, and extremely tired. This is affecting my thesis for graduation. With my condition, I feel like I’m writing the worst thesis ever at campus. It’s destroying all my confidence. That’s the ultimate proof that I’m useless, and my existence won’t have any impact on others. It’s better if I’m not here at all rather than just being a burden. So, I committed S word but failed. For the rest of 2024, I’m still surviving, living a hikikomori lifestyle, and undergoing treatment with medication. I’m getting used to living like this, but deep down, I still want to change. This video brings back memories of hopping after watching Welcome to the NHK. It's just, i think I will try to start again, but with just small steps. Thanks for the video.

Howdy from Austin, Texas! I am Xennial and lifelong movie fan who is trying to go back and watch the early films of my favorite filmmakers and was wondering which of Martin Scorsese’s I should chose next. I was curious about Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and watched the TCM introduction, but they didn’t really offer an opinion so I searched KZbin for a review. My go-to is Siskel and Ebert but since their show didn’t start until year after Alice was released I found your video. Thank You for making this review! You have excellent speaking skills. You convey a very professional tone, but I appreciated how you could show enthusiasm, like when describing Harvey Keitel’s performance. Very authentic. Also, I appreciate that your review is concise and well structured, the jazzy music, image stills, and clips make for an interesting presentation. I specifically liked how you showcased the flashback in red. I think that stylistic choice really stands out from what I saw in the trailer and announces it’s a Scorsese picture. It definitely raised my interest. Just wanted to write and say thank you for making this review. I think your recommendation gave me the push I needed to be my next watch.

봉준호 감독은 한국의 최고 대학 사회학을 전공했다. 괴물에 나오는 내용중 미군이 포르말린을 한강에 흘려보냈던 내용은 실제로 한국에서 일어났던 일이였다. 미군이 불법으로 한강으로 흘려보내서 한국사회에 이슈가 많았었다.

The film is fantastic. Especially the visuals, the use of reflections is masterful and the motif of hands is worked in brilliantly.

So, I just watched Secret Sunshine for the very first time, and I stumbled upon your review of it. You seem like a very kind and insightful person. I hope you're doing well.

What I love most about this story is that had it not have been for his suicide attempt,they would have never met

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Is this a peak NHK review???? No, this can't be real. This must be a conspiracy

I know fully grown adults who are in their 40s and 50s who make stupid comments and noises while "watching" a movie. My sister is almost 55, and for the love of GAWD, I will never try watching another thing with her in the room, or her husband. UGH!!!

I think the last film I viewed AT a theater was Failure To Launch (2006) or Shrek The Third (2007). That is how long it's been since I've even had a desire to go TO the theater.

I'm on my own path of recovery. My life was pretty much the same as Sato's in the beginning: staying inside all day long with nothing happening. However my parents forced me to do something, so now I'm currently attending uni and I work part time. Other than that, I don't leave my room very much. I try to, but it is very hard and just like Kobayashi's brother, I'm scared of change. I won't give up though. I will keep fighting against the loneliness and keep forcing myself to leave my room, even it is for just a short period of time.

Can't wait to hear ur theater experience for Deadpool n wolverine

Amazing video, thank you.. also that "Ripples by the drop" is a great touch

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I agree with you on that I had been there before for me it's not the best thing for a movie

I have been recently watching Welcome to the NHK bit by bit and recently I have been really resonating with it. I lost my job, the company I worked with had some management issues and decided to lay me off. One of the reasons was because of management issues, but I know deep down that another reason I was layed off was because of ME, and my lousy work ethics and indecisive behavior. Knowing this deep down makes me feel all the more worthless inside. I am 29, and knowing that 30 is coming and that I am nothing of the level I should be at makes me feel all the more worthless. I apply for jobs and still get rejected making me feel even more worthless, and making me not want to look for work, knowing that all I am going to get is an "WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE LIKE YOU." I still continue to search for work and figuring out my life, but seeing Sato and the other characters in Welcome to the NHK does give me a little comfort knowing there are others out there, living with similar thoughts.

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