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Best 10 Japanese comedy movie of all time
Comedy is one of the best ways to understand another country’s culture. Each country’s sense of humor is very different, and tells a lot about the place. If you want to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese humor, you should check out some Japanese comedy movies.
These are the best 10 Japanese comedy movies to watch in 2019.
10. 700 Days of Battle: Us vs the Police
The story is set in the 1970s. Countryside high school students play pranks on a police officer, who tries to get revenge on them in a childish way. The story is based on a very popular blog. A popular actor, Hayato Ichihara, plays the main character.
9. Sumo Do Sumo Don’t
In order to get school credit, the main character joins the sumo club and helps that club to win the match. However, when he joins, there is only one weird senior student in the club. They try to gather members, and manage to convince a fat otaku, the otaku’s thin little brother and a foreign Christian student to join. In their first match, they are completely defeated. After that, they start practicing seriously to win the next match. You can get a feel for Japan’s 90s sense of value and humor.
8. One Cut of the Dead
In 2018 this zombie comedy was a huge sensation in Japan. Even with a low budget and no famous actors, this movie spread across Japan because of the fantastic ideas behind it and the humor throughout. Check out the trailer and see what you think!
7. Water boys
This movie is about a boys high school synchronized swimming club. This is based on a true story. The main character, played by Satoshi Tsumabuki, started synchronized swimming and created a club. His friends joined the club, but all the members have never tried synchronized swimming before. So, aiming to perform in the school festival, they struggle to improve. It’s the best summer comedy movie.
6. The Family Game
This film focuses on a dysfunctional middle-class nuclear family. A private tutor who was hired for their son causes a disturbance in the family.
In 1983, Japan was in the post-high growth era. This home comedy movie describes family problems in a surrealistic way.
5. No More Cry
Written by famous comedy writer Kankuro Kudo, the main character is played by Sadao Abe, who is known as one of the best comedy actors in Japan.
This is the story of 2 brothers who grew up in different places and didn’t know each other for a long time. Even though they are siblings, their personalities are totally different. The various funny characters weave a warm human comedy.
4. Summer Time Machine Blues
This is a science fiction comedy for adolescents. Koumoto is a member of the college SF club, and they realise they are letting the days slip by. One summer day they find a time machine. So they go back to the day before and try to change the past. But changing the past is fraught with danger…
3. University of Laughs
The year is 1940, and Japan is at war. There was strict censorship for everything.
This is the story of Tsubaki (Goro Inagaki), a comedy writer, and Sakisaka (Yakusho Koji), a very strict censorship inspector. Each time Tsubaki brings his reworked play back, Saisaki finds some new problem and insists on another rewrite. At first, Tsubaki was against the changes, but he notices his script is gradually improving…
2. Shall we Dance?
This movie won the Japan Academy Film Prize in 1996, and was remade by Hollywood in 2004. Sugiyama is a typical middle-aged Japanese man. He bought a new house for his family and works very hard. He has an ordinary life with his wife and teenage daughter. One day while waiting for the train on the platform, he notices a woman standing alone in the window of a dance studio. A few days later, he gets off the train and walks into the studio, deciding to learn ballroom dancing.
1. The magic hour
Written by the king of Japanese comedy, writer Koki Mitani. A nervous gangster named Bingo slept with his Boss’ lover. The quick-thinking Bingo saves his hide by telling the boss he knows the legendary hitman, Dolle Togashi, whom the boss wants to meet. Then he hires Taiki Murata, a third-rate actor.
Bingo tricks him and tells him he wants him to act in a new movie, which is completely bogus.
Best TV Comedy Series on Netflix: Top 5
5. Bojack Horseman
Not one to watch with the kids while satirizing the entertainment industry, this comedy show tackles depression, racism, sexism, self-destructive behavior and more. The humorous moments are interspersed throughout, in a ‘you have to laugh’-style of black humor.
Creator: Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Voice Artists: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul, Paul F. Tompkins, and more.
4. The Good Place
This sweet comedy is about a woman who goes to ‘the good place’ in the afterlife, although she knows she wasn’t meant to. The show is about her trying to avoid being found out, with the help of her soulmate who is trying to teach her how to be a good person.
Creator: Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation)
Cast: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Ted Danson, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and more.
3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Michael Schur and Greg Daniels both seem to have a winning formula for Netflix comedies, co-creating this one with Greg Daniels. The show focuses on a police precinct in Brooklyn, and our protagonist – skilled, but rather immature, NYPD detective Jake Peralta. While it doesn’t shy away from portraying serious issues, it does so while keeping its sense of comedy intact.
Creators: Michael Schur, Greg Daniels
Cast: Andy Samburg, Stephanie Beatriz, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, and more.
2. The Office
Based on the original UK series, and adapted for US television by Greg Daniels, the American show is unsurprisingly a bit more optimistic (UK comedies often have a rather bleak background. It’s probably all the rain). A mockumentary-style comedy, The Office has made its way into every day vocabulary, and you’ll often hear it quoted – especially if you work in an office.
Creator: Greg Daniels
Cast: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak, and more.
1. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Having been trapped underground for 15 years as part of a doomsday cult, the series follows the titular Kimmy as she navigates life on the outside world – her positivity and optimism encouraging her to make the most of it. She moves in with Titus Andromedon, a struggling actor who is also flamboyantly gay. A fish-out-of-water comedy, Kimmy’s quirkiness and enthusiasm is infectious and will leave you smiling all-day
Creators: Tina Fey, Robert Carlock
Cast: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski
Best Comedy Movies: 2019 Top 10
01. BOOKSMART
Booksmart is a youth movie just released in 2019. Directed by Olivia Wilde, starring Beanie Feldstein and Caitlin Deaver, this is Wilde's film director debut. Initial release: May 27, 2019 (United Kingdom) Director: Olivia Wilde Box office: 24.4 million USD Budget: 6 million USD (2018) Screenplay: Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, Emily Halpern
Cast
Diana Silvers (Hope)
Molly Gordon (Triple A)
Jason Sudeikis (Principal Jordan Brown)
02. Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 is an American computer-animated romantic comedy/adventure movie produced by Pixar and directed by Josh Cooley. It was released in the United States on June 21, 2019, and in Japan on July 12, 2019. Release date: June 21, 2019 (USA) Director: Josh Cooley Box office: 1.07 billion USD Cast: Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Tony Hale... Did you know: Toy Story 4 is the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of all time (wikipedia.org).
Cast
Little Bo-Peep (Annie Potts)
Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks)
Forky (Tony Hale)
Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen)
Jessie (Joan Cusack)
03. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a comedy/thriller movie co-produced by the United States and England in 2019. It's a film about the Hollywood movie world, set against the murder of Hollywood actress Sharon Tate in 1969 by the Manson Family cult. Release date: July 26, 2019 (USA) Director: Quentin Tarantino Box office: 366.8 million USD Narrated by: Kurt Russell Budget: $90–96 million
Cast
Quentin Tarantino
Margot Robbie (Sharon Tate)
Brad Pitt (Cliff Booth)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Rick Dalton)
Dakota Fanning (Lynette Fromme)
04. Good Boys
Good Boys is an American comedy movie released in 2019, about three 6th-grade boys ditching school to replace a drone they broke, and going on an epic journey involving frat-house paintball, accidentally-stolen drugs, and running from the cops. Probably best not to watch this one with your kids. It was directed by Jean Stapnitsky and starring Jacob Trambolay. Release date: August 16, 2019 (USA) Director: Gene Stupnitsky Box office: 110.2 million USD
Cast
Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon…
Producers: Seth Rogen, Lee Eisenberg, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Screenplay: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
05. Always Be My Maybe
Always Be My Maybe is a 2019 American romantic comedy film written by Ali Wong, Randall Park and Michael Goramco and directed by Nanatchka Khan. It stars comedians Wong and Park as friends Marcus and Sasha from an early age. Initial release: May 27, 2019 (United Kingdom) Director: Olivia Wilde Box office: 24.4 million USD Budget: 6 million USD (2018) Screenplay: Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, Emily Halpern
Cast
Beanie Feldstein (Molly)
Billie Catherine Lourd (Gigi)
Diana Silvers (Hope)
Molly Gordon (Triple A)
Jason Sudeikis (Principal Jordan Brown)
06. THE FAREWELL
The Billi family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to secretly say farewell to their grandmother who only has a few weeks to live, a fact they're keeping secret from her. Release date: January 25, 2019 (USA) Director: Lulu Wang Box office: 19.5 million USD Based on: What You Don't Know; by Lulu Wang Languages: English, Japanese, Italian, Mandarin
Cast
Awkwafina (Billi)
Tzi Ma (Haiyan)
Zhao Shuzhen (Nai Nai)
Diana Lin (Jian)
Aoi Mizuhara (Aiko)
07. PLUS ONE
Long-time friends Alice and Ben agree to be one another's plus ones as they power through an endless parade of insufferable weddings. Initial release: August 8, 2019 (Russia) Directors: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer Music composed by: Leo Birenberg Producers: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer, Debbie Liebling, Ross Putman, Greg Beauchamp, Jeremy Reitz Screenplay: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer
Cast
Maya Erskine (Alice)
Jack Quaid (Ben)
Anna Konkle
Finn Wittrock (Steve)
Rosalind Chao
08. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha ("Bend It Like Beckham") comes the drama Blinded by the Light, set to the inspiring music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's timeless songs.
Release date: August 16, 2019 (USA)
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Box office: 17.4 million USD
Budget: 15 million USD
Screenplay: Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Cast
Viveik Kalra (Javed)
Aaron Phagura (Roops)
Hayley Atwell
Nell Williams (Eliza)
Dean-Charles Chapman (Matt)
09. LATE NIGHT
Starring Oscar-winning Emma Thompson as a legendary late-night talk show host, whose world turns upside down when her ratings plummet. She hires a female writer due to accusations of only hiring men, who pushes her to make her show more contemporary and personal. Both their careers rest on the outcome. Initial release: June 7, 2019 (United Kingdom) Director: Nisha Ganatra Box office: 22 million USD Screenplay: Mindy Kaling
cast
Mindy Kaling (Molly Patel)
Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson)
Hugh Dancy (Charlie Fain)
Reid Scott (Tom Campbell)
Amy Ryan (Caroline Morton)
Max Casella (Burditt)
10. PAPI CHULO
A lonely TV weather forecaster starts an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker. Release date: June 7, 2019 (USA) Director: John Butler Language: English Screenplay: John Butler Producers: Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
Cast
Matt Bomer (Sean)
Alejandro Patino (Ernesto)
Wendi McLendon-Covey (Ash)
Elena Campbell-Martinez (Linda)
Michael A. Shepperd (Stan)
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