What are you watching?

I very rarely watch new things. Usually I just watch what my wife wants to watch (ex. baking/cooking shows, Gilmore Girls, Downton Abbey, whatever). When I do watch something I choose, it’s usually only when I’m home alone and it’s almost always going to be something I’ve watched before. However, I do have a friend who’s got me hooked on City the Animation, which is an adorable and fun anime from Japan.

For many years, it was just me and Akira Kurosawa**. Now, my son is old enough to be into him, too, so I get to share the love. He really liked The Seven Samurai. I'm trying to get him to commit to Ran. We've been watching some of the other Japanese classics while he's been thinking it over.

** To clarify, if there was an Akira Kurosawa film on the TV, I was left alone to watch it. We didn't have an affair or anything.

For many years, it was just me and Akira Kurosawa**. Now, my son is old enough to be into him, too, so I get to share the love. He really liked The Seven Samurai. I'm trying to get him to commit to Ran. We've been watching some of the other Japanese classics while he's been thinking it over.

** To clarify, if there was an Akira Kurosawa film on the TV, I was left alone to watch it. We didn't have an affair or anything.

I've never got on with anime or manga, but violence dosen't particulalry bother me and I'v eliked some other Japanese stuff, like 47 Ronin, which I thought was brilliant. There was an old film I used to have called in English The Blind Swordsman, my favourite bit was at the end with the Japanese tap dancing, I never knew the Japanese could do something so free looking, I always associate the Japanese and many Eastern countries with that very stiff and styelised dance.

I do love a good martial arts film, I used to have a load of old Shang-Hai cinema films, like 8 diagram pole fighting. One of my favourites is Kung Fu Hustle, it's just so funny. I also loved the Forbidden Kingdom, watching Jackie Chan do his drunken master style was great as was watching him and Jet Li fighting each other.

It could have been worse. My wife decided one night that the "family" movie was going to be Poor Things. She hadn't done her research. Once it started, none of us had the nerve to hit STOP, so it played to the end. She'll never live that one down.

Haha yeah that’s my fear with that one. I was also thinking Castle in the Sky could be a fun one for them too but even that one’s a little too violent. My kids are super sensitive lol. My Autistic daughter screamed and cried recently during the live action Snow White because a knife was shown

Mine watched Spirited Away when they were small. The parents-turning-into-pigs bit near the start freaked them out. They also had nightmares about the cute little soot balls: in their fevered nightmares they morphed into spiders crawling on the bedroom walls at 3 am ... and 4 am.

My girls are finally old enough to enjoy the lighter Studio Ghibli films (Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki’s Delivery Service). They ADORE Ponyo and ask to watch that one all the time on trips in the car lol.

Thank you for the clarification. Phew, that could have been a big misunderstanding