#hiroshi abe

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

Have you seen Survive Style 5+ (2004)?

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Voting ended onFeb 26

[humbletaxidriver]

Sharing that I think everyone needs to know about JFF Theater, an official site that rotates through selections of Japanese films to stream for free, subtitled in various languages. I also think everyone needs to know that on there right now is Thermae Romae and I'm gonna let these speak for themselves:

[sugar-petals]

Kento yamazaki the ultimate anime crush came to life...that's it that's the ask 😂 ( do you think he might be a soft dramatic like hyunjin ? Cause the man looks majestic !) Also, wishing you a nice day caro ☀️🌹

kento might be a pure dramatic. i actually share his type! 🎉 a D body shape is like a column. rule: put a man in a pure classic suit and his type's primary characteristic will show. look how loose the pants are bc his legs are so narrow, and how vertical his frame is:

pure D gives a serene, swept up look that comes without the soft lips, doe eyes, and less intensely carved cheeks of the SD, who — unlike pure D — does not have a resting face naturally. compare kento with SD jin:

^ yang shows bone structure, yin conceals it/lays on top. that's how you spot a soft subtype (SD, SC, SN, SG) in the kibbe system.

kento is tall, very narrow + has an angular face contour. geometric jawline, long nose bridge, taut cheeks. sharp yang everywhere. you can almost always spot a pure D by their chiseled, prominent [natural] nose, only followed by TR, FN, and FG.

he is 5'10 — not a D height for a western man, more like DC, pure N or SD. but: we have to account for the national average height in typing. in japan, that is around 5'7. so, he is taller than average, and that's where SD, D, and FN will be.

he is not soft yin enough to be SD, nor broad like FN. actor hiroshi abe at 6'2 would be an example of an FN in japanese film. very broad, muscular, with a D undercurrent. even among sumo wrestlers (SN archetype), he will stand out.

instead of brawn and muscle, the pure D type is all about the haute couture. kento looks great in modelling editorials. compare the difference, though: SD clothes (satin draping) distract from his face and curly hair is too messy, while pure D (harsh angles) with its sleek hair showcases the face.

i also noticed he looks much more mature than his real age. kento must be 42 i thought. turns out he's 30?! next to FN, pure D is the only type that would never look 10 years younger like gamines, who are constantly thought to be teenagers vice versa. i'd be impossible to guess yoongi or baekhyun's age.

observation: babies are R-like (soft, small, round), early teens are G-like (baby face w/ growing limbs, yet still small), C and N are adulthood, but D is the opposite end: with age, cheekbones become stronger, ears & noses elongated, limbs bony, faces more defined.

so: we're all born yin, and many of us increase in yang with time. that's why pure D looks so mature. many D, FN, and DC actors only become well-known when everyone else is past their zenith. think christopher lee! D takes the most time to grow into their type. if you're a late bloomer? you have sharp yang.

magic trick: as soon as you dress D like a mature man (a black kimono is very yang-dominant), they look younger/their age.

talk about black colors: a male D is best suited by long, dark, tamed hair. fashion-wise, black and white contrasts with tailored edges. he does it so well.

thanks for suggesting him to me, i wasn't familiar with kento!

[lostinmac]

Still Walking (2008)

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

[pierppasolini]

Hush! (2001) // dir. Ryōsuke Hashiguchi

After the Storm (2016) // dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

[k-wame]

нιroѕнι aвe aѕ lυcιυѕ Thermae Romae (2012) · dir. Hideki Takeuchi

[ishido-enjoyer]

Hiroshi Abe & Gordon Maeda as Takeda Shingen & Takeda Katsuyori, in Dou Suru Ieyasu.

[gayzing-away]

Hiroshi Abe in Thermae Romae II (2014)