Komdehagens
@komdehagens.bsky.social
Mostly stuff about Japan, movies, manga, games and music.
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Hey kids, it's whacking time! @decosmic.bsky.social is back to talk with @donmosquito.bsky.social about the whacking of Ninja Dog. At least that's what the description suggests... and it mentiones Ninja Gaiden 4 and Platinum Games. Sounds like fun.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hey kids, it's whacking time! @decosmic.bsky.social is back to talk with @donmosquito.bsky.social about the whacking of Ninja Dog. At least that's what the description suggests... and it mentiones Ninja Gaiden 4 and Platinum Games. Sounds like fun.
komdehagens.podcaster.de/komdehagens/...
komdehagens.podcaster.de/komdehagens/...
A little teaser for our upcoming (english) podcast episode:
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A little teaser for our upcoming (english) podcast episode:
For the release of Tokyo Fist, Shinya Tsukamoto had his own SmackDown Fist to fist Tokyo. Lovely
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For the release of Tokyo Fist, Shinya Tsukamoto had his own SmackDown Fist to fist Tokyo. Lovely
Oh my god, who would dump young Kiyoshi Kurosawa? Unbelievable!
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Oh my god, who would dump young Kiyoshi Kurosawa? Unbelievable!
Recently I'm actually quite good at just doing the stuff, that I have to do, quickly instead of last minute. Shocking!
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Recently I'm actually quite good at just doing the stuff, that I have to do, quickly instead of last minute. Shocking!
Love the Maiku Hama movies and I have no idea what awaits me with this Takashi Ishii Box, but I guess I'll have a good time.
@thirdwindowfilms.com @terracottadist.bsky.social
@thirdwindowfilms.com @terracottadist.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Love the Maiku Hama movies and I have no idea what awaits me with this Takashi Ishii Box, but I guess I'll have a good time.
@thirdwindowfilms.com @terracottadist.bsky.social
@thirdwindowfilms.com @terracottadist.bsky.social
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Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
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The Age of Assassins - Anarchic spy spoof from Kihachi Okamoto starring Nakadai as a mild-mannered professor of criminal psychology with a bad case of athlete's foot who is dragged into conspiracy. Or so it would seem...
The Age of Assassins (殺人狂時代, Kihachi Okamoto, 1967)
A mild-mannered professor is dragged into an international conspiracy in Kihachi Okamoto’s absurdist adventure.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Age of Assassins - Anarchic spy spoof from Kihachi Okamoto starring Nakadai as a mild-mannered professor of criminal psychology with a bad case of athlete's foot who is dragged into conspiracy. Or so it would seem...
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A few lesser-known (in the English-speaking world) Tatsuya Nakadai recommendations:
Willful Murder - Monochrome masterpiece from Kei Kumai starring Nakadai as a reporter exploring the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Japan National Railways CEO Sadanori Shimoyama.
Willful Murder - Monochrome masterpiece from Kei Kumai starring Nakadai as a reporter exploring the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Japan National Railways CEO Sadanori Shimoyama.
Willful Murder (日本の熱い日々 謀殺・下山事件, Kei Kumai, 1981)
A dogged reporter comes to the conclusion an industrialist was murdered but cannot say by whom in Kei Kumai’s searing exploration of the occupation and the economic miracle.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A few lesser-known (in the English-speaking world) Tatsuya Nakadai recommendations:
Willful Murder - Monochrome masterpiece from Kei Kumai starring Nakadai as a reporter exploring the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Japan National Railways CEO Sadanori Shimoyama.
Willful Murder - Monochrome masterpiece from Kei Kumai starring Nakadai as a reporter exploring the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Japan National Railways CEO Sadanori Shimoyama.
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Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
Tatsuya Nakadai passed away... Another legend gone.
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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Actor, Dies at 92; Appeared in Films Including “The Human Condition” and “Ran”
<p>Actor Tatsuya Nakadai (real name Motohisa Nakadai) died at the age of 92, it was learned on Tuesday.</p>
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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai passed away... Another legend gone.
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Toshiharu Ikeda's "Scent of a Spell". Those Director's Company movies just don't disappoint.
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Toshiharu Ikeda's "Scent of a Spell". Those Director's Company movies just don't disappoint.
Finished the Toyoda box, so: Next in the Third Window sunday.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Finished the Toyoda box, so: Next in the Third Window sunday.
Sadly I'm Flash turns out to be... just fine?
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November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sadly I'm Flash turns out to be... just fine?
letterboxd.com/morgh/film/i...
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Typical Toyoda brilliance.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Typical Toyoda brilliance.
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All my plans for today were canceled, so I guess it's a good chance to watch some unwatched discs, starting with a classic released by @thirdwindowfilms.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
All my plans for today were canceled, so I guess it's a good chance to watch some unwatched discs, starting with a classic released by @thirdwindowfilms.com
If you miss suit Godzilla:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHx...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
If you miss suit Godzilla:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHx...
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From November 14, Demachiza in Kyoto will host a special retrospective (22 works) dedicated to Itō Takashi. Most of them are available on DVD and on other platforms (but not all), but it's always compelling to see them on the big screen.
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
From November 14, Demachiza in Kyoto will host a special retrospective (22 works) dedicated to Itō Takashi. Most of them are available on DVD and on other platforms (but not all), but it's always compelling to see them on the big screen.
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
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When the Japan film boom in the early 2000s happened many people watched Toshiaki Toyoda's "Pornostar" (or "Tokyo Rampage" in the US) and loved it. Well, he made a new movie and I talked about it.
Toshiaki Toyoda is back with a new feature film: Transcending Dimensions. A fantastic spiritual sci-fi movie with a pinky shaped space ship. Good stuff and a good chance to not just talk about it, but the short movies that led to it.
youtu.be/3Dk-7w2YzEQ
youtu.be/3Dk-7w2YzEQ
Toshiaki Toyoda is back and he is "Transcending Dimensions"! (次元を超える, 2025)
YouTube video by Compendium of Discomfort
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November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When the Japan film boom in the early 2000s happened many people watched Toshiaki Toyoda's "Pornostar" (or "Tokyo Rampage" in the US) and loved it. Well, he made a new movie and I talked about it.
I really don't understand the complaints. Sure, the movie starts slow, but it builds up and up goes completely crazy at the end and tops that with the silliest bs that I've seen in a long time. I love it.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I really don't understand the complaints. Sure, the movie starts slow, but it builds up and up goes completely crazy at the end and tops that with the silliest bs that I've seen in a long time. I love it.
letterboxd.com/morgh/film/b...
letterboxd.com/morgh/film/b...
People complain about this movie having a way too long, boring opening part, but at the same time you get cute, stylish images like this.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
People complain about this movie having a way too long, boring opening part, but at the same time you get cute, stylish images like this.
100 Mark! Haven't seen those bills in a while.
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
100 Mark! Haven't seen those bills in a while.