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GATSU
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I believe the cultural difference, but not the age difference. Didn't know there was an English version, though. Thanks for letting me know.
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johnmora
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Only in Japan would this concept be enough to make a movie around.
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Altorrin
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Couldn't have said it better. |
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kaitune
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Quite agree. However, I also understand how cultural different (especially the crash between eastern and western culture) can result in quite a lot of stories to be told. I am an Asian who have spent nearly half my life living in a western country and I have enough story about this kind of things to fill out several books if I ever want to write one. That is only by living as a student. In my country, where are tons of books about relationship between Asians and Westerners too, although none has gone as far as becoming a film. |
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here-and-faraway
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What country is the husband in the film from?
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The Ramblin' Wreck
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Oh, come on. This sounds interesting. A different take on the "Lost In Translation" scenario.
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popsiclestick
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Those animated shorts were funny while riding on a train
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Beryl7
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Sounds good! I'm looking forward to this!!!
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Josh7289
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Ah, cool! Every American otaku's dream!
I seriously want to see what kind of message they give in this film and such if the film actually turns out to be good. |
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Sam Murai
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Honestly, this sort of thing has been done in the US before--and not very frequently at that. Heck, interracial couples aren't a common find in Hollywood films, period, regardless of either partner's origin (TV's fairing better, but still...). I'm all for more examples of it, especially in a nation as culturally- and racially-secluded as Japan, so more power to them. |
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Umai_Mouri
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Yay, more Inoue. <3
If I'm not mistaken, he is Hungarian-American. =) |
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Pedestrian A
Posts: 160 Location: Toronto, ON |
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She did it for the Hungarian sausage. |
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Agoston
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Just wanna say, I'm Hungarian
and yep her actual husband is (according to wiki) Hungarian/Italian but born and raised in America, and moved to Japan at age 15. I'm not sure where the actor playing him is from though (Jonathan Sherr). |
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CursedFrogurt
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If it's anything like the manga, it's just going to be a bunch of cute scenarios involving a quirky housewife and her multi-lingual lawyer husband. The message will be "He's a kooky guy who happens to be Not Japanese, not kooky because he happens to be Not Japanese. Yay cultural exchange." I happen to live in Japan right now and me and the girlfriend get a kick out of popping open the book and seeing how much the comic parallels our own relationship. The book was a runaway best seller and opened a small series including a couple sequels, an English vocabulary builder (somewhat obviously) and a semi-regular series of short cartoons played on one of the busiest trains in Tokyo. I'm actually surprised it took this long to make a live-action adaption since it would seem so easy (and cheap) to make. |
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Zin5ki
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Apparently, The Vapours continue to assert that the commonly-accepted interpretation of this phrase was unintentional on their part. Still, this film may contain a few intriguingly awkward moments if it happens to touch upon such subject matter. |
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