Japanese movies on NBC’s Hulu
Hulu is pretty cool. TV and movies on the Internet done fairly well. I have spent several hours watching episodes of an old favorite, Quantum Leap. Commercials are annoying, repetitive and ineffective, but thankfully less of them are on Hulu per show than broadcast TV. I wanted to share a few links to Japanese movies on there. Hopefully they stay a while so this post is relevant over a few months. Some shows and episodes are pulled quickly due to copyright or strategy of some kind.
Ashura - A demon hunter searches for a mysterious young woman with magical powers
When the Last Sword is Drawn – a poor swordsman joins an elite band of samurai warriors
Kokoyakyu - High School Baseball Documentary – A national obsession
Pray For Death – Best title ever, terrible movie, Japanese immigrant bullied by gangsters is forced to reveal he is in fact a ninja. (obvious)
Nanking – Feature film about the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in the early days of World War II. Interesting story-telling convention.
And finally to round it out, a older SNL skit and a newer SNL Digital Short. I’m not sure which one induces more cringes.
