Remedial Rewards 2023
I didn't follow the Academy Awards at all this year, though of course I watched Ryan Gosling's performance of "I'm Just Ken" afterwards. I hardly know or care who was nominated, and was devastated to learn that my worst picture of the year came away with 7 trophies. Truly, these are the Remedial Rewards! In no particular order, then, the winners in my esteem (from 42 watched pictures) are:
Best Picture
Monster
Godzilla Minus One
Past Lives
Perfect Days
Evil Does Not Exist
Best Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda - Monster
Takashi Yamazaki - Godzilla Minus One
Wim Wenders - Perfect Days
Celine Song - Past Lives
Ryuske Hamaguchi - Evil Does Not Exist
Best Lead Actor
Kōji Yakusho - Perfect Days
Ryunosuke Kamiki - Godzilla Minus One
Hitoshi Omika - Evil Does Not Exist
Greta Lee - Past Lives
Cailee Spaeny - Priscilla
Sophie Wilde - Talk to Me
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Emma Stone - Poor Things
Jun Jong-seo - Ballerina
Soya Kurokawa - Monster
Best Supporting Actor
Hinata Hiiragi - Monster
Kuranosuke Sasaki - Godzilla Minus One
Robert Pattinson - The Boy and the Heron
Teo Yoo - Past Lives
Minami Hamabe - Godzilla Minus One
Sakura Ando - Monster
Eita Nagayama - Monster
John Magaro - Past Lives
Arisa Nakano - Perfect Days
Hidetaka Yoshioka - Godzilla Minus One
Best Adapted Screenplay
Takashi Yamazaki - Godzilla Minus One
James Gunn - Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3
Sofia Coppola - Priscilla
Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Troy Quane, Pamela Ribon, Keith Bunin, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno - Nimona
John Francis Daley, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, Jonathan Goldstein - Dungeons & Dragons
Best Original Screenplay
Yuji Sakamoto - Monster
Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki - Perfect Days
Celine Song - Past Lives
Ryuske Hamaguchi - Evil Does Not Exist
David Hemingson - The Holdovers*
*Pending its plagiarism case
Best Production Design
Suzie Davies - Saltburn
Anri Jojo - Godzilla Minus One
Masato Nunobe - Evil Does Not Exist
Andrés Villagrán - El Conde
Tamara Deverell - Priscilla
Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren - Saltburn
Yoshio Kitagawa - Evil Does Not Exist
Łukasz Żal - The Zone of Interest
Franz Lustig - Perfect Days
Atsushi Okui - The Boy and the Heron
Best Costume Design
Sophie Canale - Saltburn
Evil Does Not Exist
Wendy Chuck - The Holdovers
Thierry Delettre - The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
Stacey Battat - Priscilla
Best Film Editing
Hirokazu Kore-eda - Monster
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki - Evil Does Not Exist
Clémentine Decremps, Toni Froschhammer - Perfect Days
Paul Watts, Andreas D. Nold - The Zone of Interest
Ryuji Miyajima - Godzilla Minus One
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Priscilla
Saltburn
Evil Does Not Exist
Barbie
Bottoms
Best Sound
The Zone of Interest
Godzilla Minus One
Evil Does Not Exist
The Boy and the Heron
A Haunting in Venice
Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Dungeons & Dragons
Barbie
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
Best Original Score
Eiko Ishibashi - Evil Does Not Exist
Naoki Sato - Godzilla Minus One
Joe Hisaishi - The Boy and the Heron
Ravi Basrur - Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
RADWIMPS, Kazima Jinnouchi - Suzume
Best Original Song
I'm Just Ken (Barbie)
Kanata Haruka (Suzume)
Prathi Gaadhalo (Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire)
Dance the Night (Barbie)
The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)
Best Stunts
John Wick Chapter 4
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
Godzilla Minus One
Dungeons & Dragons
Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3
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[Pics] ミュージカル『青春-AOHARU-鉄道』4~九州遠征異常あり~ (musical aoharu tetsudou 4 ~kyuushuu ensei ijou ari~)
visuals update under the cut^^
Cast:
Nagayama Takashi as Toukaidou Shinkansen (東海道新幹線)
KIMERU as Ginzasen / Joubansen (銀座線 / 常磐線)
Goumoto Naoya as Takasakisen / Toei-Mitasen (高崎線 / 都営三田線)
Moriyama Eiji as Chichibu Tetsudou / Toei-Asakusasen (秩父鉄道 / 都営浅草線)
Kujirai Kousuke as Toukaidou Honsen (東海道本線)
Takahashi Yuuta as Keihin Touhokusen (京浜東北線)
Takasaki Shouta as Toubu-Toujousen / Shinetsusen (東武東上線 / 信越線)
Inagaki Seiya as Utsunomiyasen / Saninhonsen (宇都宮線 / 山陰本線)
Watanabe Kouji as Hokuriku Shinkansen / Marunouchisen (北陸新幹線 / 丸ノ内線)
Hashimoto Taito as Hakodatehonsen (函館本線)
Kamisato Yuuki as Akita Shinkansen / Chiyodasen / Sanyouhonsen (秋田新幹線 / 千代田線 / 山陽本線)
Tanaka Ryousei as Jouetsu Shinkansen / Toei-Ooedosen (上越新幹線 / 都営大江戸線)
Baba Ryouma as Kyuushuu Shinkansen (九州新幹線)
Iwaki Naoya as Fukutoshinsen (副都心線)
Yagami Ren as Sanyou Shinkansen (山陽新幹線)
Kawai Ryuunosuke as Toei Shinjukusen (都営新宿線)
Teruma as Hokkaidou Shinkansen (北海道新幹線)
Ishida Shun as Yuurakuchousen (有楽町線)
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Aoharu Tetsudou Rails Live 2019
I’m posting this really late... A week and I half ago I went to the Aoharu Tetsudou Rails live
The cast is: Nagayama Takashi, Kimeru, Kujirai Kousuke, Inagaki Seiya, Gomoto Naoya, Takahashi Yuuta, Watanabe Kouji, Takagi Shun, Yamamoto Ikkei, Itagaki Rihito, Hashimoto Taito, Kamisato Yuuki, Iwa Yoshito, Takiguchi Yukihiro, Baba Ryouma, Iwaki Naoya, Takasaki Shouta, Hashimoto Sei and Hijikata Yuzuki
The show was amazing and I wish I could go again. The performances were the best yet for most of the actors and the atmosphere was amazing.
Show breakdown under the cut.
Slight warning - This is what I wrote afterwards but I can’t be 100% sure I got all the scenes in the correct order
First was Tsunagaru Aoharu Tetsudou 2019 ~ Opening
The trains who had solo lines in the song were Rinkai, IGR, Yamanote, Shinetsu, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Chiyoda, Marunouchi, Joban, Ginza
There was a short sung bit with Utsunomiya and Takasaki, like in Aoharu 3 and same with the Tokkaido brothers
They had a platform that rose up with all the actors on it at the start which was really cool. Both Watanabe Kouji and Kimeru did two character solos so they had to run off after singing their first one but it was done very neatly and I didn’t notice.
When Hokuriku Shinkansen sung, last, he rose up from a different platform at the back of the stage which was very cool
The next scene was the Tokkaido brothers and everyone else ran off the stage.
Tokkaido Shinkansen sang Tetsudou Hakubutsukan e yokoso from the first stage and they added a new verse for the live.
The children joined again but I’m not sure if they were extras or members of the cast because from where I sat one looked really like Baba Ryouma
There was also a Sanyo Shinkansen punching bag that they attacked a lot during the song
Once the song was finished they discussed why the live is being held which was basically just because Tokkaido Shinkansen wanted to do it. He then made Tokkaido Honsen call people to ask for them to join.
Honsen first calls Takasaki and Utsunomiya. They agree, and Keihin-Tohoku is sharpening a knife at the side.
Utsunomiya scares Honsen off stage and Takasaki, Utsunomiya and Keihin-Tohoku come centre stage.
Utsunomiya says that he wants to sing but he and Takasaki don’t have a song so they sing Tobu and Chichibu's love song, Heikousen, which was hilarious as it meant Takasaki had to profess his love for Utsunomiya
Tobu runs on very angry at the end of the song because they stole his and Chichibu’s song.
He is much shorter than both of them but steps forward to talk about the letter he wrote Chichitetsu, reference to the Seibu group play, and sings 'Chichitetsu My love’ with Seibu Chichibu.
Seibu Chichibu seems to like Tobu a lot but Tobu just ignores him as he only likes the non Seibu Chichibu
Next Marunouchi and Ginza come on and discuss the live.
Ginza says he wants to participate just so he can talk about Hayakawa-san and the two sing both of their songs
Then they leave together
Akita comes on eating with Yamagata Shinkansen. He says he wants to eat and then starts to sing his solo song from the second play but stops very quickly and is just eating so Yamagata continues the song for him. Akita joins back in for the last verse and they duet the last bit of the song together
Then Yamanote comes on depressed because he thinks he isn’t important as he was a special guest in all previous appearances and not many people saw Takagi Shun’s first performance as Yamanote and the others, Utsunomiya, Takasaki and Keihin-Tohoku, kinda help to cheer him up
He then sings his solo song ‘Guruguru mawaru kodoku na boku’
In all of Keihin-Tohoku’s scenes there were a lot of jokes about him not being in the original comics anymore
Chiyoda comes on and then Joban, in a sailor uniform
Chiyoda is really confused and asks if he can sing their duet in that outfit
He changes on stage, surprising Chiyoda, and they sing their duet song
Then it was Juniac Holmes featuring Rinkai, Keihin-Tohoku and Tokkaido Honsen
Rinkai entered from the audience and shook hands with people, blew them kisses. He was really people’s signs and did what they asked him to do.
Honsen only came in when Rinkai stood on stage and threw his shirt open
Junaic Holmes song, Kujirai Kousuke’s voice sounds really good live
Rinkai wants Honsen to look for Saikyo as Rinkai wants to sing his duet but he cant because Saikyo isn’t there
So, Honsen suggests that they stand in for Saikyo and so Rinkai sings his song with Keihin-Tohoku
Issho ni narou, so amazing. Ikkei’s voice live is something I will never forget, his voice is so soothing and nice.
Keihin-Tohoku plays along with the song and is kinda sweet to Rinkai and acts like Saikyo.
Then Seibu group came on: Seibu Ikebukuro, Seibu Shinjuku, Seibu Ahina, Seibu Sayama, Seibu Seibuen and Seibu Chichibu
Leo liner was also brought back. I think he was played by Iwa Yoshito, which would make sense as he is not on very much
Sayama chased Leo onto the stage and Leo attacked him. Sayama died and had to be brought back by chanting Kaichou. He was killed once more later when Leo rips his heart out
They sang 3 songs in total, the first one being ‘Seibu butai no kibou no hikari’
Then Tobu came on angry that they got their own section and overpowered them with his aura and they became his back up dancers for flying Tojo.
After the song they all left then Ahina and Shinjuku came back on. Ahina is sad because his line was permanently suspended
Shinjuku tries to reassure him then goes off to do something
Ahina goes back to the Seibu house and they sing ‘Happy haisen, omedeto Ahina’
Ahina is really upset at the end that they are celebrating his suspension and leaves
The others don't act sad at all, reopening the door he slammed to wave goodbye before closing it again.
Shinjuku comes back on with a marriage certificate so Ahina will join Shinjuku and doesn't have to go. Ahina is really happy and hugs Shinjuku. The others all opened the door to spy on them and looks fondly at the pair
They then sing the Seibu group all members song, I can’t remember the name. And go off.
Then Tokkaido brothers come back on and announce the live has officially started. Honsen saying the live has been going for a while though.
They sing refresh Nissan again with everyone, Utsunomiya, Takasaki, Keihin-Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita and Yamanote, as a back up dancer.
After the song they all leave
Then Nagano Shinkansen comes on and reads a creepy letter from Shinetsu who then tries to hug Nagano
He punches him and then Shinetsu runs off
He quickly comes back on and Hokuriku comes on and well
Hokuriku starts squeezing Shinetsu's head but Nagano gets him to stop
They then sing a new song called the future me. I thought it was really good and well sung. Rihito and Kouji’s voices sound really good together.
Then it was the Shinjuku and Ahina flashback from the seibu musical and they sang their duet.
Then it was the Takasaki and Utsunomiya flashback from the 3rd musical which Utsunomiya wanted to do but Takasaki was reluctant so Utsunomiya had to talk him into it.
Then Joetsu comes on and says he's feeling lonely without Joetsu Shinkansen and IGR comes on and says the same.
Again, all the non Seibu lines come on and they sing a new song about not being alone and having a party.
I absolutely loved this song and it’s probably one of my favourite from the entire musical.
At the end there is a video with Joetsu Shinkansen saying a message for Joetsu.
They then sing Tokkaido brothers song, newly remixed for 2019, with all of the non Seibu others as back up dancers
Then they say that that's the end and they only have one song left
The sing tsunagaru ending
- Yokosuka, Seibu shinjuku, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Utsunomiya, Takasaki, Keihin-Tohoku, Tokkaido Honsen, Tokkaido Shinkansen.
They then leave but come back on and sing the party song again. Tokkaido shinkansen told everyone to sing along but then Honsen said ‘How can they sing along? It’s a new song, no one knows the words’ and everyone laughed a lot.
I was so glad they sang this song again and it was fun seeing it with everyone at the end.
Then they sing the real final song which was also new
I think it was called Rails live 2019. I remember one line that was repeated a lot and was in English ‘Happiness is a way of travel, not just a destination’
I thought it sounded a bit weird for like a day until I realised that was because in English the word order would usually be the other way around I think.
Overall thoughts:
I was so impressed by Takasaki Shouta, he did make some mistakes with the dances and didn’t sing all of the lines new songs but I think he had less than half the rehearsal time of everyone else as he was originally not going to be in it. So, definitely well done to him.
Yamamoto Ikkei and Takki were my absolute standouts. The latter, completely to my surprise.
Yamamoto makes his two characters so distinctive and different, and his singing is amazing and so different in both characters. His voice is definitely my favourite out of everyone’s and it was amazing to hear live.
Takki was really funny. I loved his interactions with Takasaki Shouta the most so I think if Shouta hadn't been there I wouldn't have liked him even half as much. It’s kinda showed as though Tojo only have eyes for Chichibu Tetsudou but Seibu Chichibu has feelings for Tojo and was trying to make him notice him.
I thought Taito's voice sounded forced anytime I heard it on DVD but I don’t think that anymore. I think his singing voice has this weird quality to it which doesn't work for me on DVD but sounds amazing live
Ahina and Shinjuku were super cute. They actually signed the marriage contract in this show so they are officially married.
I was reassured about Shin’etsu who I always found rather creepy and I always heard people laughing on the DVD
But when I saw it they weren't laughing at Shin’etsu being creepy, they laughed when he got punched
It is kinda weird but super cute how Shouta and Nagano's actor are so close and such good friends
Everyone seemed so happy to have Shouta there and he did a very short speech at the end saying he was so happy to be there.
And he definitely worked super hard for this play and really wanted to be in it even though he is meant to be at Osomatsu rehearsals.
I loved this show and am 100% buying the DVD when it comes out. Which is sadly in March.
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