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Watching an American film,"Nomadland"

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 I had been a big fan of The Academy awards since I was 13 years old. I was used to guess the awards before I couldn't even watch some nominated films in Japan and hand over the paper I wrote my bet to my mother until the oscars day when I was a teenager. Anyway, I was looking forward to watching a this year's sure bet film,"Nomadland". I recently watched it. Because  I had been a long movie buff wastefully, some scenes of this film reminds me of some films such as "Days of Heaven", ”The Whale of August", and, a French film, " Vagabond ”  I have a common with a leading role's husband liked DIY for a car(So does my husband), therefore, I started to synchronize Frances Macdormand's character in this film. But, Not her, I felt relieved to watch her sister's home and realized I can't live like this film. I was fully enjoyed this calm, big and beautiful American nature scenery film which recapture my past that one kind old couple in Cali...

Japanese nostalgy popular song, "Distance under the star sky" by THE ALFEE

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 I listened this song persistent repeatedly just after my best friend passed away one year ago. This band is my BFF's favorite band and everybody knows their name in Japan.  This guitar trio members are different looks, one is Japanese City pop style look, one is Japanese folk song style, and another is Rococo style. I wonder they split their band as difference in music direction like typical band’s break up story. This song's theme is love song. Our friendship is not love but sister love. I always cried  by the phrase,"Is it only one mistake as saying good bye, isn't it? for some reason at that time. "Distance under the star sky " by THE ALFEE A brast wind is dancing in my mind now Is it only one mistake as saying good bye, isn't it? Even there is away from 500 mile We ask each other in our minds again as night comes Distance under the star sky Burn up!  Resistance of love! We get over the night that blocks us One more to harbor you.... Baby, Come back! ...

Remembering my trip with my late friend

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It has been passed almost one year since my best friend passed away. I remembered her once a day in this one year. I missed her.  We had some travels in Asia.  I have no chance to talk about our travel memoirs any more. It's sad. Our first trip together was Shanghai in China.  We were heading to Suzhou by train in this trip. We were lost in crowdy Shanghai central station in Chinese Golden weeks holiday.  We spoke to one woman who works for the station about the train we wanted to take to Suzhou.  She was no charge in Sozhu train, but she was very kind to take us to the destination to the train. It was changed the destination and we were locked in the old destination.  She tried to bang the door desperately to get out there cause we had no time to the train leaving. Someone noticed us and opened the gate. She took us to the train on time somehow.  My late friend and I thanked the stuff especially the woman before riding the train.  My friend was u...

Thinking of SuperBowl commercials

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 I watched this year's SuperBowl.  It was a morning in Japan time.  I remembered the day of SuperBowl when I was in California.  There are only non American people like me in a shopping mall at that day.  I realized the reason since then. I feel being in America every time I watch superBowl even I don't understand the rule of American football. I really always am looking foward to watching commercials for SuperBowl in addition to Halftime show. I enjoyed this year's funny ads as Bud light Seltzer.  I was moved by the Toyota's Paralympics athlete commercial. It was beautiful. My best SuperBowl commercial is Eminem's Chrysler commercial. Detroit became so cool city in this ad. I would like to watch this kind of commercial in Nagoya, Japan's motor city by Toyota?! I also love to watch Matthew Broderick's Honda commercial.  Is this year's GM commercial by the same creators?

Review of a Japanese Animation Movie"Demon Slayer: Mugen train"

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 I finally got to go to watch a smash hit Japanese animation movie "Demon slayer the movie: Mugen train" in the theater. I have to confess that I am not used to read comic books and anime even I am a Japanese. I decided to watch this movie cause I read the news of this movie maybe nominated Oscar. I have been an Academy Award otaku since I was 13 years old. I thought I had to watch it!. I was anxiety to watch this anime film thoroughly. . I could do it!  I was surprised that I enjoyed this film by myself! I was very impressed by the setting of defeating villain's monologue of causing of defeating.  I was worried about the setting usual Japanese manga's style of simple drawing only comical situation.  People who doesn't read Japanese comic books can't understand this style.  Perhaps, Young people in the world get to used to it quickly in the movie. I guess big fans of the Lord of the Ring and Twilight series might be this anime's fan. I really enjoyed to wa...

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