Jan. 20th, 2017 11:44 pm
Too Young to Die: Movie Notes
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earth_colorsHere are some notes from the movie I subbed, "Too Young to Die!"...
Buddhist Beliefs on the Afterlife. I won't explain much on this since it's complicated. If interested, you can learn about the Six Realms of Existence or Samsara (also Circle of Transmigration), the kinds of Hot and Cold Hells, Enma (also Yama), and his assistants, Horse Face and Ox Head. Terms mentioned in the lyrics of songs: Datsu-eba, and Sai no Kawara or Children's Limbo.
Cameo Appearances. Guitarist Char played the demon musician vs. a high school student challenger played by Nomura Yoshio. They were interrupted by a tambourine player played by comedian/talent Gonzo. Raspy voiced blues singer Kimura Atsuki sang "Enma wo Tataeru" (Song for Summoning Enma). The one who asked him for a cigarette was illustrator/cultural critc Miura Jun. The band that sang Hellboy was Kaisoku Tokyo. "Junko A" was played by Marty Friedman (of MEGADETH not "Metallica" as mentioned in the subs, my apologies m( _ _ )m) while "Junko B" was played by guitarist/actor, Rolly Teranishi. The "Gaman-jiru" character who shoved Daisuke (who was in the form of a sperm) was a cameo by kabuki actor Nakamura Shido.
"I took the shot, okay!?" When Killer K took a pic with his OniPhone ("DemonPhone" in the subs), a voice of an angry oji-san was heard saying: "Totta no kayo!" 「撮ったのかよ！」which means "I got the shot, okay!". Imagine taking pictures of a group of people, and they keep asking if you got the picture, and you, feeling annoyed, answer, "Totta no kayo!" or something like that. This recording was used in a certain brand of cellphone when taking pictures, and the thing is, it had caused a certain phenomenon in 2010-ish. Remember the "black and blue dress or gold and white?". This was something similar in Japan. When people hear the recording, many say they could not make out the words, "Totta no kayo!". Instead, what they swear they heard was, "Ei Ai Ai!" or something along that line. An explanation is that people's hearings tend to be different as they get older. Hear it HERE if you're curious. For me, I definitely don't hear "Ei ai ai!"
(info: rocketnews.jp)
Costumes. This is just mostly my opinion. Nothing official (except Killer K's) but I noticed how costume designer Iga Daisuke paid homage to the concert get-ups and costumes of iconic rockers. Jako's look seemed inspired by KISS's Gene Simmon's look and attire with the mohawkish hair, and intimidating shoulder pads. Cozy's was hard to place and may be a bit of a stretch, but my guess was Judas Priest's Rob Halford's bdsm attire. Enma's beard-stache and hat are obviously a reference to Motorhead's Lemmy. When Daisuke became a demon, his school boy attire is definitely an homage to ACDC's Angus Young. Junko's black cloak (to hide the arms) and make-up seemed to be channeling Ozzy Osbourne. With regards to Killer K's costume, his was an interesting combination of Japanese elements (Namahage mask, kabuki) and Western inspiration (celebrating the glam-rock look of the 80s like Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue). According to cinema.ne, if you look at his kimono sleeves (and take note of the theme song's lyrics), Iga Daisuke said the right sleeve has psychedelic designs to signify Jimi Hendrix while the left sleeve has a flannel look to symbolize Kurt Cobain. Meanwhile his tight pants are said to be Michael Jackson-inspired.
(info: cinema.ne)
Actual names/meanings of terms, and what was actually said. "Band Club"'s real name is Keiongaku-bu [軽音楽部] or literally, "Light Music Club" or "Easy-Listening Music Club". Jako's name [邪子] means "Evil One". The band's name is [地獄図] written as "Jigoku-zu" but pronounced as "Herezu" or "Hellzu" or "Hellz". The school's complete name is [地獄死立地獄農業高校]; the first part of the name was hard to translate, something like "Hell Pre'death'tural (instead of Prefectural) Hell Agricultural High School". When Killer K was running away from Enma's wrath (after Killer K grew big doing the "mya-mya" scene in the climactic ending), he couldn't get inside the school building since he was in his giant form. I think what he said was "I can't get in!" but since it doesn't make sense to the viewer, I changed it to "Nowhere to run!"
Link to Subs (here)
Buddhist Beliefs on the Afterlife. I won't explain much on this since it's complicated. If interested, you can learn about the Six Realms of Existence or Samsara (also Circle of Transmigration), the kinds of Hot and Cold Hells, Enma (also Yama), and his assistants, Horse Face and Ox Head. Terms mentioned in the lyrics of songs: Datsu-eba, and Sai no Kawara or Children's Limbo.
Cameo Appearances. Guitarist Char played the demon musician vs. a high school student challenger played by Nomura Yoshio. They were interrupted by a tambourine player played by comedian/talent Gonzo. Raspy voiced blues singer Kimura Atsuki sang "Enma wo Tataeru" (Song for Summoning Enma). The one who asked him for a cigarette was illustrator/cultural critc Miura Jun. The band that sang Hellboy was Kaisoku Tokyo. "Junko A" was played by Marty Friedman (of MEGADETH not "Metallica" as mentioned in the subs, my apologies m( _ _ )m) while "Junko B" was played by guitarist/actor, Rolly Teranishi. The "Gaman-jiru" character who shoved Daisuke (who was in the form of a sperm) was a cameo by kabuki actor Nakamura Shido.
"I took the shot, okay!?" When Killer K took a pic with his OniPhone ("DemonPhone" in the subs), a voice of an angry oji-san was heard saying: "Totta no kayo!" 「撮ったのかよ！」which means "I got the shot, okay!". Imagine taking pictures of a group of people, and they keep asking if you got the picture, and you, feeling annoyed, answer, "Totta no kayo!" or something like that. This recording was used in a certain brand of cellphone when taking pictures, and the thing is, it had caused a certain phenomenon in 2010-ish. Remember the "black and blue dress or gold and white?". This was something similar in Japan. When people hear the recording, many say they could not make out the words, "Totta no kayo!". Instead, what they swear they heard was, "Ei Ai Ai!" or something along that line. An explanation is that people's hearings tend to be different as they get older. Hear it HERE if you're curious. For me, I definitely don't hear "Ei ai ai!"
(info: rocketnews.jp)
Costumes. This is just mostly my opinion. Nothing official (except Killer K's) but I noticed how costume designer Iga Daisuke paid homage to the concert get-ups and costumes of iconic rockers. Jako's look seemed inspired by KISS's Gene Simmon's look and attire with the mohawkish hair, and intimidating shoulder pads. Cozy's was hard to place and may be a bit of a stretch, but my guess was Judas Priest's Rob Halford's bdsm attire. Enma's beard-stache and hat are obviously a reference to Motorhead's Lemmy. When Daisuke became a demon, his school boy attire is definitely an homage to ACDC's Angus Young. Junko's black cloak (to hide the arms) and make-up seemed to be channeling Ozzy Osbourne. With regards to Killer K's costume, his was an interesting combination of Japanese elements (Namahage mask, kabuki) and Western inspiration (celebrating the glam-rock look of the 80s like Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue). According to cinema.ne, if you look at his kimono sleeves (and take note of the theme song's lyrics), Iga Daisuke said the right sleeve has psychedelic designs to signify Jimi Hendrix while the left sleeve has a flannel look to symbolize Kurt Cobain. Meanwhile his tight pants are said to be Michael Jackson-inspired.
(info: cinema.ne)
Actual names/meanings of terms, and what was actually said. "Band Club"'s real name is Keiongaku-bu [軽音楽部] or literally, "Light Music Club" or "Easy-Listening Music Club". Jako's name [邪子] means "Evil One". The band's name is [地獄図] written as "Jigoku-zu" but pronounced as "Herezu" or "Hellzu" or "Hellz". The school's complete name is [地獄死立地獄農業高校]; the first part of the name was hard to translate, something like "Hell Pre'death'tural (instead of Prefectural) Hell Agricultural High School". When Killer K was running away from Enma's wrath (after Killer K grew big doing the "mya-mya" scene in the climactic ending), he couldn't get inside the school building since he was in his giant form. I think what he said was "I can't get in!" but since it doesn't make sense to the viewer, I changed it to "Nowhere to run!"
Link to Subs (here)
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And logically this option fits the description better. The one who takes the picture gets angry and repeats the phrase of those who ask if he took the picture.