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   Matt T. (nosword@localization.cafe)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 19:57:45 JST Matt T.

   Folks, I watched “Asura” (or “Ashura no gotoku”) and it really was as absorbing as the hype says. Come for the pre-Bubble asymmetrical sweaters and brown interiors, stay for the actual actors being allowed to act instead of mugging for the camera like the anime characters that originated their roles. I haven’t seen any previous versions but I also enjoyed playing the mental game of “Did Kore-eda change this to make the sisters less react-to-men-ish, or did Mukoda write it this way?”

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     マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 19:57:43 JST マリオ (Mario Menti)

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     @nosword if you haven't seen it, this is quite interesting on the different versions https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/02/12/tv-streaming/asura-hirokazu-kore-eda-netflix-nhk/

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     マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 22:19:24 JST マリオ (Mario Menti)

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     @nosword I think he sees a lot of potential in streaming and sees it as a positive force - he explains his thoughts in this short video (when his collaboration with Netflix was first announced): https://youtu.be/jco9kEzBwzw?si=GNnMQe7Jd3dQbYoJ

     Interestingly the initial announcement mentions a TV series and a film (the series being The Makanai), but not sure what happened to the film, or if that ended up turning into Asura...

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     Matt T. (nosword@localization.cafe)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 22:19:26 JST Matt T.

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     • マリオ (Mario Menti)

     @mario I’m also burning with curiosity about the meta elements. How do we square Netflix giving a respected but non-blockbuster-making auteur infinite money to make a miniseries with that article on n+1 about how they only want to make the minimum viable pap? Does he see it as a deal with the devil or a fruitful new way to make and distribute moving images? Was there pressure to choose a theme song with English lyrics, to ease the series’s entry into o/s markets? etc. etc.

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     Matt T. (nosword@localization.cafe)'s status on Friday, 14-Feb-2025 22:19:27 JST Matt T.

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     • マリオ (Mario Menti)

     @mario I did read it! It answered a lot of my questions. I was surprised given Kore-eda’s script credit that so much of the dialogue was apparently unchanged , albeit reframed by non-dialogue elements. Definitely made me want to watch the original (but not the movie, haha)