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Ame was already not attending school for a while. His "disappearance" from school was hardly unknown.
Indeed he was not, but still... Over here you would have social workers on your doorstep in no time, unless you home-schooled him, so I would expect she would have been on their radar. Also, how is she going to justify his not being there any more, even with the neighbours? You can't really make a child disappear for good.
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Also, I don't see how that line, Japanese or English, implied in any way of her age.
I don't know... the way it had been phrased and the intonation of the voice suggested some kind of sadness, like (in my opinion) her life was over, etc. etc., while instead she is still young. When I left the cinema I was thinking about it and how she had sacrificed her whole life for her children, but then when I thought should would have been some 45 years of age, I though... "wait a minute!!" 
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A couple of questions...
Small spoiler alert!!!! Scroll down to read.
1) if a child in Japan stops attending school or indeed disappears altogether, nobody actually bothers? I thought that was quite odd
2) This could be a problem with the translation (I have seen the film in English): in the final speech Yuki says something like "it has been 10 years since I have left home at 12 to go to high school, and my mother still lives there,alone, but content", or something along these lines. If my calculations are correct, Hana would have been about 45 at the most, so pretty much still in her prime, instead that speech implied that she was an old woman ready to die any second now. Anyone else felt that that speech could have been concluded better?
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| 01.27.2014, 09:40 AM |
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Just been to see this with my eldest daughter (AKA "the excuse", as it was showing early in the morning on a Sat  )
In short, I LOVED it. I didn't know anything about it. I knew it was on, but I confused it with a Danish film on werewolves and I didn't care about that one. As soon I saw it was a (non Ghibli) anime I knew I had to go, especially because on IMDB the reviews were very good.
Anyway... perhaps it could have been a tad shorter, but in any case I recommend it wholeheartedly. I agree with the comments above about the film (character development, style and quality of animation, etc.), so I won't bore you with all the details. Also I have not seen the other films by the same director, so I cannot compare it to them either, but that matters not as I found it excellent.
Go and see it. I am planning to get the DVD or at the very least record it and keep it when it comes out on TV.
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| 01.25.2014, 11:34 AM |
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Sheeta when she is in the would-be kite with Pazu.
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Gosh, in my version is called Jeff as well... I can't believe that detail never sank in at all
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| 08.25.2012, 06:55 AM |
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Is Jeff the name of the dog?
I need to check my subtitled version. It doesn't ring any bells... But I do remember them saying it had aged...
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| 08.25.2012, 03:49 AM |
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No idea who Jeff might be... Hhhmmmm.... I think I'll wait for some clues
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| 08.24.2012, 09:12 AM |
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Well, now I have Tales from the Earthsea waiting for me... I have read here that people don't think much of it, so I won't keep my expectations high... let's see how it fares with Ponyo
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| 08.23.2012, 05:40 PM |
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Yes indeed, Husky51. However I have read many a gushing review on this film and perhaps the build up has been to much.
In any case, I have read a short write up you posted on this board a couple of years ago and you seemed more than satisfied (at least at the time )
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| 08.22.2012, 04:44 PM |
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Forgot to say that I DO like Totoro, so the problem (for me) isn't in the kiddie genre per se.
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| 08.21.2012, 04:59 PM |
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We are now going through a "Ponyo" phase with my daughter, so now we have watched it about three times (small change compared to the likes of Laputa or Kiki).
However I have to say this is probably my LEAST favourite HM's movie.
Not only do I find it a bit of a snooze, but the plot seems rather flimsy (who/what is Fujimoto? And what about the sea-goddess? How on earth did they mate?? Why are the sea goddess and Fujimoto calling Brunhilde Ponyo? And so on...)
Some of the scenes, especially during the storm are very good indeed, but as a whole I have not managed to warm up to the characters; in fact I found Ponyo it/herself a bit unnerving...
Perhaps it is because I have watched it dubbed (alas, I don't have the original version at hand), but I don't think so as the voices are not so bad (after you get over the first few sentences, that is).
Anyway, am I alone in this?
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| 08.21.2012, 04:47 PM |
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| 08.15.2012, 10:56 AM |
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Originally posted by Calforsale
Yay i got one!
Ok, this is a bit different but it should still count:
Some say love, it is a river That drowns the tender reed.
Hhmmm... that must be a lyric from a song.
Mononoke?
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| 08.14.2012, 01:49 PM |
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It's at the very beginning... it is the introduction to the film when there is that little written speech which ends with my quote
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| 07.31.2012, 03:10 AM |
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yep... where in the film?
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| 07.25.2012, 12:05 PM |
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OK, here it goes...
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...there is a place you can go. That place is here
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| 07.24.2012, 04:08 PM |
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Originally posted by saviour2012
Easiest
"I smell like human"
Update: As no one answered here is a clue.
It is from scene where there is a lake.
HHmmm... unless I am very much mistaken, it is in Mononoke when San is by the lake with a wounded Ashitaka and is talking to Yakul.
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| 07.23.2012, 04:32 AM |
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Originally posted by husky51
yes, that is the Japanese term for 'Uncle'...
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Don't know, don't really care. I've enjoyed the movie all this time without giving it much thought and I'm not going to let a little dispute over semantics or wordings take away from my future enjoyment of the movie...
Now, now... no need to get too uptight
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| 07.15.2012, 11:36 AM |
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Originally posted by saviour2012
Now something is really confusing about this movie.
Now in english unless you are asian you do not call except your own uncle and aunt ,uncle and aunt. they call them by their name. that is why they call their teachers by their name too. so in my version of the movie patsu and sheta call dola by dola. But whoever have done your subs have missed this point.
Still father and uncle is a mile apart. this is a serious mistake .
Roar and husky please put some light by translating the original japanese.
update:there are atleast five official versions (let alone fan subs). not all of them were made in english speaking country. so even if your video is original japanese you can not believe the subs.
arkadian please can you give additional info about your one.
OK, in the original it says "Oji-san" which I understand means "uncle".
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| 07.14.2012, 12:41 PM |
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Wild guess... The Cat returns?
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