VIDEOS, MOVIES and TV
on Japan and Japanese things
Interesting videos, movies and DVDs on Japan and Japanese things.
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Japanese pay tv in Australia
Get live NHK to your tv in your home in Australia. http://www.japantv.com.au/english/index.htm |  |
Movies and DVDs
Burke's Backyard in Japan DVD 
|  DVD available from: http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1180713 | ||
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Howl's moving castle
Students learn about the characters and the plot of Howl's moving castle. Use this worksheet before viewing the movie.
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Howl's moving castle
Students watch the movie and discuss what happens in various scenes. Then write a movie review. Donated by T. MacDonald 
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Monkey magic さいゆうき
PowerPoint Slide for students to copy down before watching movie... lists キャラクター they need to know and gives a space for an あらすじ that students will need to complete/add to as they watch the movie. Donated by T. MacDonald 
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My neighbour totoro
Students discover the differences between their homes and Japanese homes. Students also write a description of one of the characters in the movie. Donated by T. MacDonald
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Shall we dance
Movie about learning ball room dancing. Donated by T. MacDonald
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Sumo do Sumo don't しこふんじゃった
Students learn about Sumo and the training that sumo wrestlers go through. DVD available from: http://www.tapeservices.sa.edu.au/ Donated by T. MacDonald
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TV and J-Drama
Churasan
Get your students interested in J-Drama with Churasan. Great 15 minute episodes - perfect for the end of the lesson. Complete series download available from: http://silentregrets.com/completed-jdramas/churasan.php (Click on the link 'Megafolder'.) |  |
The Simpsons in Japan Watch the video of The Simpsons in Japan (Season 10 Episode 23). Then answer questions. Students then create a Simpson avatar on the Internet, print it out and write a short profile or introduction o the character.
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Videos of interest
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Futuristic Japanese cars
A quick look at some cool Japanese car prototypes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpAgUMUlhw4 |
Japanese Robot of the year (2007)
Various interesting robots from Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3f6BOrD9Ek |
Rice field art
Japanese rice growers put different types of rice species into their fields to create amazing art. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ6r41z7kLw&feature=player_embedded OR http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6719123n&tag=related;photovideo |
Tokyo Mater
'Cars' characters go to Tokyo for a race to Tokyo tower. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5gdy-6Y6RY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2F2009%2F05%2F14%2Fvideo-tokyo-mater-pixars-cars-stars-head-to-japan-for-some-d%2F&feature=player_embedded |
Tongue twisters (Hayakuchi) Crocodile - Wani |
Tongue twisters (Hayakuchi) |
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Top gear - Toyota iReal concept |
Websites
http://club.pep.ne.jp/~hiroette/en/facemarks/
Japanese emoticons/smilies
Electrical appliances
http://www.neverland.to/kanji/gate.html
Reading Kanji on electrical appliances. Kanji explained with pictures.
Japanese 'My space'
http://mixi.jp/show_log.pl
Biggest on-line networking site in Japan with more than 4 million participants. Students can create their own profile, upload photos, write a diary entry etc. Japanese version of ‘facebook’ or ‘myspace’,.
Movie, books, game top charts
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/
Contains ranking charts for music, movies, books and magazines, as well as game software, comics, dramas and even commercials. Useful when gathering information for comparative cultural studies (or the new Intercultural Investigations). Compare what rates well in Japan with that back here in Australia or the US.
Movie new releases
http://www.eiga.com/index.shtml
Information about recent releases and reviews of already released movies.
Movie trailers
http://www.apple.com/jp/trailers/
Free downloadable Japanese movie trailers.
TV commercials
http://www.cmjapan.com/
Japanese TV commercials
TV guide
http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/
Japanese TV program guide. Search by prefecture, day & date, time slot or genre.
Weather
http://weather.msn.co.jp/world.armx
Japan's weather
Weather report
http://www.tenki.jp/syoh/weekly_300k.html
Watch TV broadcast of daily, weekly or monthly weather through Windows Media player
