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A GUIDE TO KENTO YAMAZAKI

by catstreet on April 7, 2018

Mention the name Yamazaki Kento to a drama fan and it’s likely that anyone who has watched a Japanese drama in the last four years or so will have some kind of reaction to him.

He may still have a long way to go but Yamaken has improved immensely since his first ever acting role and has continuously gained immense popularity, even landing him the Newcomer of the Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Awards in 2015.

Movies Yamazaki Kento is no stranger to movies, having had a role in at least 17 of them since his debut. He’s widely known for his roles in live manga adaptions, dubbing him the prince of live manga adaptions.

In 2017, he also appeared as the main role in four back to back films, three of which were adapted from popular anime and manga series: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, and Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets. I’ve unfortunately yet to be able to see them since I do not live in Japan and there has been no worldwide release or subs, yet.

Yet another popular manga adaption, this tearjerker of a movie follows a 16-year-old female student who receives a letter from herself ten years in the future, filled with regrets about events that took place that coming year. Unless you’ve read the manga or watched the anime, It’s best to go in blind as there are quite a few surprising twists that you don’t expect. Yamazaki Kento plays transfer student Kakeru Naruse, a melancholic guy with a painful secret.

Fun Facts -Yamaken is close friends with actor Suda Masaki. Suda Masaki has mentioned him in many interviews and the two regularly hang out together. Kento also recently starred in Suda Masaki’s MV that he sang for hit drama Todome no Kiss that they both starred in.

-Kento learned to play piano for his role in Your Lie In April. He practiced for six months before the film started shooting.

(Yamazaki Kento in the adaptation of “Orange”)

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FullMetal Alchemist is a Clunky Transmutation of the Original by grokpost on April 10, 2018 This article is a review of Netflix’s live-action film adaptation of the anime and shounen manga FullMetal Alchemist. A lot of anime fans are buzzing over the movie. Is the hype real? We watched to found out.

Warning: This article contains spoilers.

The story begins with a young Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse showing off their transmutated (transmutated means forged from alchemy) toys to their mother, Trisha. Trisha suddenly collapses and dies shortly after the boys run off again to play.

After Trisha’s death, Ed is overcome with loneliness and longing. He suggests using alchemy to Al in order bring her back to life as a Homonculus, or an artificial human. Al is initially reluctant because of the unethical nature of the act but eventually gives in to Ed’s plan. Unfortunately, the transmutation goes horribly wrong, ruining their home completely and separating Ed from Al. One of the biggest challenges in making live-action film adaptations of literary or animated works is how to make it actually work, not just for fans but for the general viewing public. For Fullmetal Alchemist’s creators, this was clearly a difficult thing to do. The film visibly crammed a lot of details, leaving the audience with a lot of questions. The background narrative was severely lacking. Who created the Homunculi and why are they trying to stop Ed and Al from getting close to the Philosopher’s Stone? What’s Ed and Colonel Hughes’ friendship history? Their storytelling was also very spotty, jumping from one scene to another, and generally bringing confusion. But the film wasn’t entirely bad as they were able to explain other things well. First, it gave a pretty meaty background on the “Truth” spirit and the Law of Equivalent Exchange, allowing the audience to understand the depth and consequence of the brothers Elric’s quest. It was able to fully communicate the reasons for Tucker’s twisted thinking, and most importantly, the evil behind the Philosopher’s Stone. It also tells us that anything in excess is fatal.

The live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film might delight long-time fans but not help the series gain new ones. It successfully introduces non-fans and newbies to the core of the original story but fails to pique interest for them to learn more due to their lack of a good background narrative, cluttered storytelling, and shallow characterization.

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