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The New Legends of Monkey is a very different beast). However, for anyone interested in revisiting their late-1970s/early ‘80s childhood, or shocking their own “monkeys” with what passed for kids’ entertainment back then, then all 52 episodes have just dropped on Netflix. And, really – they truly have to be seen to be believed.
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Monkey: A Japanese adaptation of a classic 16th Century Chinese novel, it featured some dodgy English dubbing, crazy characters and an incredibly catchy theme tune. Born of a rock that became magically fertile, the mischievous Monkey (Masaaki Saki) proclaims himself as a great sage. Desperate to be let into Heaven, he’s delighted when an invitation finally comes his way –only issued because the noise he’s making on Earth is causing everyone up there sleepless nights.
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Mar 4, 2021
The earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster of March 11, 2011, have generated dozens of films, fiction and nonfiction, from nearly every conceivable angle. The only other historical event in the modern era covered so thoroughly by Japanese filmmakers is World War II.
One difference is that, unlike the many war films that sentimentalize and idealize their heroes (those glorifying the
tokkо̄tai suicide pilots being prominent examples), films about March 11 have, by and large, tried to be honest, even when it means showing victims in a less-than-positive light.
Some of the filmmakers have spent years getting to know their subjects, enabling them to bring a welcome depth and insight to their stories. While this mostly applies to makers of documentaries, many directors of fiction films have also been forthright and unsparing, doing their own legwork rather than relying on a bestselling novel or other presold property for inspiration the