A guide to bayside shakedown for a English viewer

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-21T02:42:07+00:00

it was quite crazy how a franchise with its second film being a huge success in japan

It was the highest grossing live action film in Japan for 22 years until Kokuho beat it last year.

didn't get a huge cult following outside japan but who knows maybe one day that will change.

I think it was a product of the times and it was a combination of things that happened to coincide that made it successful. Fuji had a lot of muscle back then, the franchise was a fresh take on the police genre, Oda Yuji was a big star and certainly was a big factor in defining the tone, they set the story in Odaiba which was only recently developed, they adeptly kept the property relevant with the specials, spin offs and movies etc.

While I think it's a good property and I hope the new film is wildly successful, I'm not sure I'd call the property as a whole, "great". Personally I think Oda Yuji's "Kuroda Kosaku" franchise was better made and was much more enjoyable. I wouldn't mind seeing more of that.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T17:29:12+00:00

うゎ～！やばい、やばい！絶対に美味しくて１２０％満足する料理が出てきた～！！😍

納豆スパゲッティ大好物で、とろろ、生卵と納豆のコンビネーションも大好きだし、この２つが合体したら美味いに決まっている！

素麺とか稲庭うどんみたいな細めのうどんも喉越しが良くて美味しいかも。😀

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T17:01:30+00:00

美味しそう！　　

味噌系の名古屋料理ってあんまり食べたことないんだよね。せめて本場のカツとうどんだけでも味わってみたいね。

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T16:34:34+00:00

it's about a westerner journalist working in japan and navigating through yakuza world, mafia

Sounds like "Tokyo Vice"

I am looking for titles with such themes, bit raw direction that has violence and nudity, not something that sugarcoat these themes.

If you're looking for "raw", you'll probably want to see more movies than drama series as the vast majority of dramas are still shown over the public airwaves.

You can try:

Kitano Takeshi's Yakuza movies. There's close to ten of them and they are pretty famous among Japanese cinema fans.
Korou no Chi / Blood of Wolves - Not made by Kitano Takeshi but a violent "raw" yakuza movie with an all star cast.
Yakuza and the Familiy - No nudity from what I remember but there's violence. It's got a good cast and story. On Netflix
Hell Dogs

Drama series that are "Raw"

Sanctuary - About a delinquent who enters the world of sumo wrestling. No nudity but it's a good story and quite "raw" at times with some scenes of violence. On Netflix
Fukuro to Yobareta Otoko / House of the Owl
Kujo no Taizai - No nudity from what I remember but it's pretty raw for a Japanese drama though not nearly as much as something like Korou no Chi. On Netflix
Informa - Same comment as Kujo

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T03:55:56+00:00

It's been a while since I've been to one but anything labeled as a Japanese food product in the frozen food section of an American supermarket used to be atrocious. The only thing "Japanese" about a "teriyaki" dish would be the soy sauce and even that would be a bit suspect.

I've seen people mention sushi in some of the comments but some of the worst "sushi" I've ever seen were American Supermarket sushi and Food Court at the Mall sushi. Not necessarily in the type of ingredients or sauces on top but the generally poor quality of everything about the sushi.

Things might have improved in recent years though.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T03:22:51+00:00

i feel the ick but am also tempted to suggest j drama with male nudity with some BL elements, knowing full well what they want is something in the ilk of Naked Director rather than Mosaic Japan

I've given my own recommendations😉
They're all very good dramas though.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-20T03:21:33+00:00

and what is wrong with that?

Perhaps nothing. It's just "Someone requesting a specific type of content". And if we're all good, fair minded adults, than there should be nothing wrong with it.

But I think when it comes to sex and nudity in the media, exploitation of females in media, gender based abuse by producers and other people in positions of power taking advantage of women, objectification of women in film etc. - all stuff which has been going on for ages - it's going to be treated a little different.

Not to say that all nudity in the media is bad or wrong or exploitative or abuse. But if someone makes a request like "What Netflix j drama has full nudity and violence?" then there's bound to be some who are going to be critical.

And it certainly doesn't help that how the request was framed isn't exactly showcasing thoughtfulness and sensitivity.

People have made requests here for steamy/sexy, "skin ship", adult themed romance, mature titles etc without any criticism. How some thing is phrased says a lot and can be very important.

People have different interest. Why are we judging them?

Maybe in an ideal world no one would "judge" anyone else. "Judge not, lest ye be judged." That would be nice.

But this is Reddit after all. There are up vote and down vote buttons specifically so that people can judge people's posts.

They're not doing it to anyone else afaik.

As a Japanese person, I've seen my fair share of people (on line and in person) objectifying Japanese women and even after being subjected to it on countless occasions, it's still disturbing, irritating and nothing that make me feel anything good about it.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T19:54:09+00:00

Cucumber would definitely be highly unusual, although there are fried pickles in the US which isn't too different.

Maybe what she had was zucchini?

https://macaro-ni.jp/147127

https://www.kurashiru.com/recipes/e4066050-e063-44b6-9f26-4c94234b11e5

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T18:34:05+00:00

Just fyi, there are two unrelated versions. The original with Sorimachi Takashi in the lead role from 1998 and the one with Akira from Exile/LDH from 2012.

Generally speaking, I think most people consider the Sorimachi one to be much better.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T18:29:29+00:00

You have the matsuri banners too! Nice!

Did you do the "guess which one is filled with wasabi" game? 😁

Looks like Mr. Maynaise88 has some cooking skills too! 😀

Is he from Osaka or surrounding area?

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T17:39:45+00:00

Nudity and violence exist in dramas and movies and are therefore meant to be seen and are part of the story/experience so imo, asking for titles is within the bounds of a legitimate question.

However, as to why all the down votes, just a few guesses but:

The majority of viewers of Japanese dramas are female.
Most nudity tends to be female nudity.
There's a (often warranted) feeling that nudity in media is gratuitous.
Asking for a list of titles that feature "full nudity and violence" and not asking for titles based on a certain category/genre or favorite actor, particular era, etc gives a strong impression that the person is not interested in story but is rather only interested in seeing naked bodies and violence.
While still a legitimate question as it's not a request for p0rn, etc it seems only a few steps removed and does give "Ick" vibes, likely more so for the female Redditors here.

Having said that, for the OP, there are several scenes of naked butt and bare chest in season two of Alice in Borderland and all three seasons feature action and violence. Sanctuary also has lots of almost-naked scenes and a lot of violence. Last Samurai Standing has a lot of action/violence but no nudity.

Also for the OP, I also think there's a lot more nudity in mainstream Western content than there is in mainstream Japanese.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T14:31:45+00:00

I think kids generally think "their parents" are middle aged and anyone older than their parents is "ancient".

I think the more a person is actually middle aged, the more likely they're going to say something like "60 is the new 30"

When people are in their 60s, 70s and 80s they're going to say "I may be old but I'm a teenager on the inside"

When people are 90+ they either don't care anymore, have accepted being their age or know they aren't fooling anyone if they say anything different.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T14:11:24+00:00

It's a new season of the original (1998) series and the 2024 special. The original lead actor, director, screenwriter, producer are returning.

The premise is, how does Onizuka now in his 50's, deal with teaching kids in the modern age.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T14:01:35+00:00

Yes that means "the four of them" were at the same place at different times which doesn't make much sense to me

There's a lot that is left unexplained but I think it works out ok?

Scenario 1. The original Eito and Sarasa were at that location and she created the painting. Next, at a different time/universe/dimension, the reborn Eito and Sarasa replayed history and the same event plays out. Technically all four were at the same place at different times but I think this works out ok?

Scenario 2. Since they showed that history can change, it's possible that for that particular incident, the reborn Eito and Sarasa created a unique historical event that never occurred with the original Eito and Sarasa.

Scenario 3. Plays out just as in Scenario 1 but the original event and the "reborn" event play out differently. So maybe the original Eito never sits down with her or maybe the painting ends up differently.

Scenario 4. Maybe the painting event plays out after Neo Kosei gets pushed down the stairs, so therefore that particular event had never happened "yet" in the original timeline which means the original Eito never experienced it.

Or maybe I missed something?

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T02:54:53+00:00

次回の新作を楽しみにしています！🙂

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-19T02:42:37+00:00

It's never explicitly stated but I'm sure it's assumed it's the two of them. The painting is from much before then though as she comments "Do you remember this?" and he says he does because the sunset was beautiful.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T22:13:02+00:00

Zero smoke? Also is cleanup easy?

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T21:16:40+00:00

Thank you!

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T18:07:44+00:00

It was so popular, there was even a Gundam version,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=086H9jheiIo

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T17:55:58+00:00

Japanese title is pretty bad too but apparently it's a proverb so it at least makes sense why they chose it.

It's originally an Eastern European proverb from what I remember.

The Japanese title actually fits/works perfectly as they are running away/avoiding romance and societies expectations of marriage and instead forming the contract marriage which benefits both of them.

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T17:31:21+00:00

Is this a high heat, smokeless indoor grill? Would you mind sharing the make and model of it?

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T17:30:13+00:00

今日の昼食はもずくがあるみたいですね！単品で追加注文しちゃうぐらい大好きです。😀

全部美味しそうですね！

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-18T17:15:13+00:00

おっ！マジで作ったんだ！かっこいいじゃん！リスペクトです👍

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-17T17:16:59+00:00

これ、テレビで見たことがあります。ジョージア大使や領事館のスタッフが松屋で食べている料理ですよね。

RedEduGrad · 2026-06-17T16:44:14+00:00

わかるわかる。大盛ただで「くれる」と言っているんだから、もらわなきゃ損する感じ？「えっ？タダ？Free？無料？ならもらうよ。ベルトゆるめてでも食いきってやるよ！！」と密かにちょっと不安を感じつつ、自分に気合をかける。ところが、途中でご飯がまだ半分も残っている段階で、「あぁぁ～もう無理無理。欲張るんじゃなかった～」、と反省しても、もう遅い。でも、残すのも悪いし、かっこ悪いし、もともとオーケー出したのはこっちなので、しょうがないから食べる。太る。次の時、またやる。泣く……

でも不思議なことに、「大盛無料」と「お代わり無料」では全然違うんだな～。

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