Season 3
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Episode #25 – Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー)
This episode, I’m joined by guest-host Jenn to discuss Satoshi Kon’s 1997 psychological thriller anime, Perfect Blue. We especially focus on the film’s commentary of the treatment of women in Japan’s entertainment industry, particularly J-Pop idols, and why the potential American remake would never have worked.
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Episode #24 – 13 Assassins (十三人の刺客)
Takashi Miike’s 2010 remake of Eichi Kudo’s 13 Assassins was a worldwide hit and featured some of Japan’s finest young actors. Bob Serrano of The Aging Hipster Podcast joins me this episode to discuss some of the parallels with Japanese society and war, as well as to figure out just what the hell Koyata was.
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Episode #23 – The Ring (リング)
Hideo Nakata’s Ring became an international sensation and Gore Verbinski’s American remake kicked off a whole slew of American remakes of Japanese horror. Special guest host Sam LeGassick of A New Winter: Cults & Culture podcast joins Perry to discuss both the original and the remake. Find out just how much effort and care was put into translating this very Japanese story into an American context and some of the different aspects of their respective societies both movies choose to highlight.
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Episode #22 – One Missed Call (着信アリ)
Takashi Miike’s One Missed Call is often dismissed as yet another Ring clone. And yet, it’s actually got a lot more to offer than many realize. Give this underrated J-Horror flick a fresh look!
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Episode #21 – Letters From Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙)
A more nuanced view of Japanese soldiers in World War II is the focus of Clint Eastwood’s 2006 Letters From Iwo Jima and why it’s one of the most powerful anti-war films ever made.
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Episode #20 – Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイヤル)
Perry spotlights Kinji Fukasaku's iconic thriller, Battle Royale, and explains why it's quite possibly the greatest Japanese film ever made!
