#mari natsuki

[jailhouse41]

Mari Natsuki (夏木 マリ) on the cover of Shukan Jitsuwa (週刊実話), June 25, 1973. Scanned by me.

[strathshepard]

Mari Natsuki

[witchesinstuff]

湯婆婆 /Yubaba and 銭婆/Zeniba

千と千尋の神隠し (2001)

[Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, Spirited Away]

Voiced by Mari Natsuki (Suzanne Plachette in English dub)

[250318]

[mikyapixie]

25 Years Ago Today Spirited Away Released In Theaters!!!

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝐼𝓈 𝑀𝓎 𝐹𝒶𝓋𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝒮𝓉𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜 𝒢𝒽𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾 𝑀𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒!!!

[filmpalette]

Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) (2001) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[camyfilms]

千と千尋の神隠し 2001

Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember.

[stuff-diary]

I Will Be Your Bloom

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

I Will Be Your Bloom (2022, Japan)

Directors: Toshio Tsuboi, Naoki Kato & Yohei Miyazaki

Writer: Erika Yoshida

Mini-review:

Tbh, I didn't like this as much as I expected. It started out fun and everything, but I think it ran out of steam with each episode. The last few episodes were particularly mediocre, with some of the characters suddenly acting like completely different people. It just made no sense to me. Also, I didn't like how they handled the whole "idol in a relationship" thing. It made me feel like the show was saying idols belong to their fans (and the group) and shouldn't even think of having lives, as if they aren't humans like everybody else. I don't know, it gave me a weird, upsetting feeling. On top of that, while I really liked the characters for the most part, the acting was uneven as hell, and sometimes I didn't even know what the female lead's expressions were supossed to mean. Oh, but one thing I did love is the effort the writer made to include queer characters in a way that felt super-positive. I hope other j-drama writers take notes, in this regard. So, overall, it's not a particularly good drama, and I would only recommend it if you're a big fan of any of the actors.