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Lists of films produced in Japan include: List of Japanese films before 1910; List of Japanese films of the 1910s; List of Japanese films of the 1920s; List of Japanese films of the 1930s; List of Japanese films of the 1940s; Lists of Japanese films of the 1950s; Lists of Japanese films of the 1960s; Lists of Japanese films of the 1970s
The term "cosplay" is a Japanese blend word of the English terms costume and play. [1] The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi [] of Studio Hard [3] after he attended the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles [4] and saw costumed fans, which he later wrote about in an article for the Japanese magazine My Anime []. [3]
Real-life shops like the pictured maid café inspired the films. The Akihabara Trilogy [1] [2] [3] (萌えキュン＠MOVIE [4], Moekyun@Movie) is a series of films set in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. The plots of the films revolve around the cosplay and otaku subcultures associated to the location, with themes such as maid cafés and collectible ...
Japanese historical comedy films (2 P) D. Japanese historical drama films (40 P) J. Jidaigeki films (2 C, 162 P) R. Japanese historical romance films (3 P)
The studio also started another imprint, Idea Pocket, to market its softer Angel series of cosplay videos which were first released in December 1998 [2] including one, Angel 9, which starred Sally Yoshino. [6] Idea Pocket later split off to become an independent company, moving on to produce over 6000 movies. [7]
Some of the Japanese films of this period are now rated some of the greatest of all time: Tokyo Story (1953) ranked number three in Sight & Sound critics' list of the 100 greatest films of all time [5] and also topped the 2012 Sight & Sound directors' poll of The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time, dethroning Citizen Kane, [6] [7] while Akira ...
0–9. List of Japanese films of 1950; List of Japanese films of 1951; List of Japanese films of 1952; List of Japanese films of 1953; List of Japanese films of 1954
Backdancers! (2006) The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) (1960); The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama bushikou) (1958); Battle Royale (2000); Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)