Coming Soon to Netflix: September 2018

Oooh! Lots of goodies are going to hit Netflix soon, minna-san! Are you excited? I know I am. Thai dramas, Chinese dramas, Japanese movies! Yes, please.
Read moreOooh! Lots of goodies are going to hit Netflix soon, minna-san! Are you excited? I know I am. Thai dramas, Chinese dramas, Japanese movies! Yes, please.
Read moreI did a happy dance when I saw the alert on my Netflix account that they’ve added the Japanese movie The Many Faces of Ito. Woohoo! Now we can finally know how the series ends and what becomes of Ito and our protagonist Lady E. I have been so used to Okada Masaki’s bumbling good guy roles of late that
Read moreDid you know it can take hours to do this research and prepare everything? What I don’t like is Netflix’s new format which makes it harder than it used to be to discover the new arrivals. And I know there are other New to Netflix lists, but I don’t always find the newly added Asian dramas on them for whatever
Read moreThe first movie in the live action Kenshin series was pretty awesome. The next two movies (Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends) both ratcheted up the awesomeness even more! The acting was superb (for the most part) and the action sequences are great and not as bad as some movies with the overly obvious wire work that defies the laws
Read moreI totally forgot about this movie! How could I? The actor (whose name I’m conveniently forgetting right now, but he’s a SMAP member) who played Chokozai really did an amazing job and I really loved the chemistry and dynamics of our team. Here’s hoping the movie will be good. The previews were intense and worrisome. Horikita Maki comes on as
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