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Buncha flicks

Ahoy is not obscure by any mean but is definitely retro oriented (videogames, PC games, anything old and related to computers really) .https://www.youtube.com/@XboxAhoy

This vid is great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoPcrnbGG-M

I love Hobo Stobe's videos. Just watching him ride the rails and go on silly hobo adventures. His videos are an example of video logs done well and I feel its the sort of thing YouTube was really meant for. Its sad he passed so soon. I think his vids have been archived on a separate channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo549-frMtyA2ed4BMS-PSQ

There's another channel I watch of an old Afghan man who goes through classical literature and breaks it down line by line. Its not in English though but he has a wonderful personality and is so full of knowledge. Can't avoid mentioning N commander too. Great retro computing videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyrVfwRL-2DOkzsqrbjo5Q

Level1Techs

https://www.youtube.com/@MaieuticsYT/videos

Channel has been inactive for 3 years and counting, but this guy's got some good stuff on Daoism and Japanese Buddhism

I fucking love comfy cyberpunk gifs

>>708
I do feel compelled to agree with you

They're not much but they shimmer a little.

>>714
Here's some city ones for you, my friend

Jisatsu Sakuru

>>428
Check out Kuwaidan. It’s a classic but more like four mini movie shorts instead of one long film.

somehow ive never seen that poster for noroi. Koji Shiraishi is a genius but almost none of his films are as serious as noroi. that being said, Occult, Shirome, Cult, and the very very silly senritsu kaiki movies are incredible. if youre looking specifically for japanese folk horror, kwaidan, onibaba, kuroneko, and ugetsu are all amazing and beautifully shot, try 1000 youkai too but that ones sillier. aditionally watch ju-on the grudge if you havent already, its incredible

I really like Mermaid in a Manhole, might not be what you're looking for though

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films are super creepy. Some are from the same era as The Ring, like Cure and Pulse.

Cure technically isn't horror but it's still creepy

Thanks OP i'm gonna dl all of them I can find

>>289
What I don’t understand is this constant emphasis on fighting ISIS style bad guys, a group so rare they barely appear at all nowadays. The US government kills more people in larger numbers than ISIS could ever hope to. If anything, he should fight the Americans.

>>721
Woah, that’s certainly an wild statement, a little extreme imo since that would give a false impression on what his character is supposed to be, he’s still a Japanese detective after all, not giving terrorist’s a favor. Although there could hypothetically be an episode addressing parallels to the various middle eastern crises that had occurred without going full anti-western propaganda lol. And the setting is a fictional nation similar to Jordan or Saudi Arabia so such a story wouldn’t really be relevant unless they do a. “Very special anti-war episode” but staying true neutral. Damn made this thread almost two years ago and now it’s got more replies nice

>>722
Nah, I’m just tired of everything in the Middle East being reduced to terrorism and Muslims having to show they’re the good guys by fighting the evil boogeyman terrorists. As if we can’t be shown do normal ordinary activities or anything that doesn’t involve terrorism or protecting a government that shows no concern for our lives. I’d rather he just be the weird Japanese detective in an fictional Middle Eastern country than it be yet another commentary on terrorism.

>>723
That’s why I initially only mentioned the very first story, everything else afterwards would feature costumed criminals. I did make that comment two years ago so I’ll just come out and say that maybe dipping into social commentary like that is a bit too much and should be more say fantastical with the villains trying to obtain a magic lamp

Yeah I do. I trust there's a torrent somewhe-uhhh

The one I cannot find is Liftoff

I miss SAoVQ so much. Why did SAoVQ die?

>>683
This video doesn't work anymore…only the audio. Weird!

Always liked how clean and unburdened Japanese Pop from this time period felt. Especially New Music with it's more fresh and folk rock focused sound.

>>223
This is one of the best Japanese pop albums ever made. New or old. Really god tier Ethereal Wave. D404ME is also fantastic.

>>528
Never really got why people felt ashamed of the music they like. Pop is as legitimate as any other form of music.

Honestly I can't fucking stand Nakamori Akina.

I don't listen to much punk but I like this. This is crust, right?

>>697
I recommend watching this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszTrQdL314

Love this degenerate

>>679
Posting frogs is against the rules here friend.

>>678
That's really cool, and tragic, hearing about your country's cinema. I'd only vaguely heard of Louis des Funis before, so I'm going to check out his filmography now. What country, if you don't mind me asking, are you from? I'd like to watch some its movies.

The Buddhist backdrop to Kurosawa's movies has always interested me, because on the surface it seems like a typical (which is not to say bad) moral attitude in movies, but then you realise it is reinforced by a much deeper religious spirit. There is always something more forceful about Kurosawa's moral feelings, like a stern or prophetic injunction. Just think how he castigates Japanese society (and by extension the weaknesses of all human societies) in The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low. I can also think of the script he wrote that was adapted as Runaway Train, an exceedingly entertaining 80s movie. I wont spoil anything, but the Buddhist inspiration behind it is perhaps more on the nose than in most of the movies he actually directed.

The significance of the landslide in Red Beard completely went over my head. Can't quite remember the explicit plot points around it, but I do remember a lot going on and I probably just found it a bit 'over the top' at the time. Thank you for this description, I will give Red Beard a re-watch soon. I've also been intending to read some of Hesse's books for a long time, so I may just start with Siddharta.

>>700
The landslide is very subtle.in the scene red beard humbly admits that he used underhanded tactics to secure funding for the clinic and attributes it to his arrogance,he then instructs the main character to take care of the sick samaritan, the samaritan asks for water and as the protagonist gives him water there is a landslide that reveals a skeleton. In this scene a seemingly arrogant man is revealed to be humble ,an apathic man is revealed to be a caring individual ,and finally a good samaritan is revealed to be a blasphemer**(through no fault of his own).
This all highlights the duality of man ,yin and yang, which has a very eastern flavor(according to dr.jennifer milfi kek). **in buddhism all dead bodies have to be cremated or in the case of tibetan buddhism butchered for eagle consumption, burying the dead is blasphemy and always signals foul play.

The landslide signals that the protags worldview is about to crumble,that after this point onwards his beliefs will be challenged and he will no longer see people as black and white but shades of gray.That each person has a redeeming quality, this is further explained via the little thief boy-orpahn girl subplot.the thief boy turns out to be helping his family who despite being poor,commit suicide after finding out about his thievery and the orphan girl who seems rabid at first turns into a caring sister for the boy and the protag.it may sound weird but red beard is a very deep movie.its kurosawas masterpiece imo.(fuck tarantino for not liking it)

Im Iranian.we have a huge movie industry which is mostly closed to outsiders due to language barriers.some of our movies ( the ones worth watching) have english dubs or subs.some of our directors have long left the country and are making movies for other countries like makhmalbaf, others are dead (ali hatami) and others were outright murdered ( mehrjooyi and pourahmad) .im going to give you some of my favorite movies.word of caution, iranian movies be they art or slop, have a lot of symbolism in an attempt to circumvent censorship so ill provide some context with my recs and if you were bewildered at some point and found yourself scratching your head, you can always ask me to explain them to you.
Also most good movies were banned for a few years after release and only saw limited screenings after decades! Some are still banned kek.This makes themPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>700
The first movie is Hajji washington https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajji_Washington

Its a fictionalized tale of irans first ambassador to america. Its full of symbolism and jabs and insults at the state of our country during modern times. It depicts an uneducated buffoon ( symbol of iranian boomers) who due to his family conections with the king, is sent on a fools errand to establish relations with 19th century america, a country that up untill then had never heard of persia or cared about its existence. He is accompanied by a young man who soon abandons him and becomes a medical student at an american university thereby abandoning persia and embracing the west.(symbol of modern day iranian intellectuals who favor western thought over persian thought). The hajji is not accostomed to western values and civilization, he has an allergic reaction and slowly goes insane.(symbolizes the underlying reason for the revolution, iranians boomers had an allergic reaction to rapid westernization by the shah,cumulating into an uprising that led to the revolution,this is why this movie was banned for 20 years). There are alot of symbolism and even predictions so if you decide to watch it i can explain them to you. Its a very political movie and a cinematic masterpiece especialy the dialoge.