[REL] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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[REL] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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AKA The Strange Pair

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125444/

Based on the comic book by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu.
Rewiev by Oscar Lau:
The central story revolves around a love triangle between a loan shark, his wife, and their childhood friend who is recently released from jail, but it was told from a fourth-person perspective, an unreliable narrator (at the end of the film it implies the story is an imaginative fabrication of the narrator). There’s a subplot about a seaside cinema having its last show, playing Shima Koji’s 1952 film Shanghai gaeri no Lil, with the then-retired leading man playing a part in this film, thus further blurring the margin between the real and the fabrication. The film is imbued with Obayashi’s idiosyncratic narrative device, absurd slapstick humour, extravagant use of colours (the bright red and blue suits worn by the two leads for instance). But it really took a while for me to figure out the major storyline of the film, and I hardly connect with the characters as Obayashi painted them either cartoonish or excessive. Nevertheless, there’s never a dull moment visually.


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Does anyone have full movie?
Note: I have a few clips from the movie. However moderator (Night457) forbids sharing them.
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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Movie NOT found.

Info only sites:
https://sensitivecontent.info/movie.php?id=81215
https://mydramalist.com/71953-the-strange-pair
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E4%B8%89 ... 8M31ITHJRO (Japan DVD release)
https://51jieshuo.com/news_hot/201801/12861.html

The last one seems to indicate a torrent file, maybe?

日本殉情传.Nihon junjo-den okashina futari.1988.DVDRip.864x496.X264.AAC-日语.不世出之名将 压制.mkv

So if we just search for the title on Usenet, it will be there, right? Or maybe on a Chinese torrent site?
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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Night457 wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 4:05 pm Movie NOT found.

Info only sites:
https://sensitivecontent.info/movie.php?id=81215
https://mydramalist.com/71953-the-strange-pair
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E4%B8%89 ... 8M31ITHJRO (Japan DVD release)
https://51jieshuo.com/news_hot/201801/12861.html

The last one seems to indicate a torrent file, maybe?

日本殉情传.Nihon junjo-den okashina futari.1988.DVDRip.864x496.X264.AAC-日语.不世出之名将 压制.mkv

So if we just search for the title on Usenet, it will be there, right? Or maybe on a Chinese torrent site?

The movie is indeed in the Chinese site. But the picture quality is terrible (so it is not possible to upscale the video.) The Chinese subtitles on the video are also not removable. (Some ads during the movie are also not removable)

https://www.gangju.in/gangpian/rbxqchjder/0-1.html
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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maria2012 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 5:45 pm But the picture quality is terrible (so it is not possible to upscale the video.) The Chinese subtitles on the video are also not removable. (Some ads during the movie are also not removable)
That does sound bad but it is better than no movie at all. The site has the .in country code, is it restricted to India? Is there supposed to be a stream there, or a download link? I can not find either. I tried an India proxy and a China proxy, and switched off my Adblocker. What am I missing?
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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Night457 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 6:04 pm
maria2012 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 5:45 pm But the picture quality is terrible (so it is not possible to upscale the video.) The Chinese subtitles on the video are also not removable. (Some ads during the movie are also not removable)
That does sound bad but it is better than no movie at all. The site has the .in country code, is it restricted to India? Is there supposed to be a stream there, or a download link? I can not find either. I tried an India proxy and a China proxy, and switched off my Adblocker. What am I missing?

You can try the below links. They basically have the same version of the movie.
https://gimy.im/play/196257-1-1.html
https://8maple.tv/vodplay/304120-1-1.html
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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I got a request to share the clips but moderator Night457 will remove them
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Quality: 720:454, no chinese subtitle. 3 others clip has OT scenes.
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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maria2012 wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 9:40 am
Night457 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 6:04 pm
maria2012 wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 5:45 pm But the picture quality is terrible (so it is not possible to upscale the video.) The Chinese subtitles on the video are also not removable. (Some ads during the movie are also not removable)
That does sound bad but it is better than no movie at all. The site has the .in country code, is it restricted to India? Is there supposed to be a stream there, or a download link? I can not find either. I tried an India proxy and a China proxy, and switched off my Adblocker. What am I missing?

You can try the below links. They basically have the same version of the movie.
https://gimy.im/play/196257-1-1.html
https://8maple.tv/vodplay/304120-1-1.html
None of the links appear to work, is there any other uploads available?
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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ArtasKo wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 11:57 am AKA The Strange Pair

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125444/

Based on the comic book by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu.
Rewiev by Oscar Lau:
The central story revolves around a love triangle between a loan shark, his wife, and their childhood friend who is recently released from jail, but it was told from a fourth-person perspective, an unreliable narrator (at the end of the film it implies the story is an imaginative fabrication of the narrator). There’s a subplot about a seaside cinema having its last show, playing Shima Koji’s 1952 film Shanghai gaeri no Lil, with the then-retired leading man playing a part in this film, thus further blurring the margin between the real and the fabrication. The film is imbued with Obayashi’s idiosyncratic narrative device, absurd slapstick humour, extravagant use of colours (the bright red and blue suits worn by the two leads for instance). But it really took a while for me to figure out the major storyline of the film, and I hardly connect with the characters as Obayashi painted them either cartoonish or excessive. Nevertheless, there’s never a dull moment visually.


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Does anyone have full movie?
Note: I have a few clips from the movie. However moderator (Night457) forbids sharing them.
It's on vk (no subtitles unfortunately)
https://vk.com/video660837410_456239034 or
https://vk.com/video769350381_456240235
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

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jet444 wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:13 am It's on vk (no subtitles unfortunately)
Fantastic find, jet444! No hardcoded subtitles and no ads in the video. This is great! (I was not expecting to find subs I could read anywhere anyway.)

My question to myself is, since I know I searched for this with the actual native Japanese title ( 日本殉情伝 おかしなふたり ものくるほしきひとびとの群 ), why did I not search VK?!?? One of the links has been there two years! I need to start making and using a written checklist of sites to try when I look for movies. Obviously I forget some reliable ones.

Thank you!
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Re: [REQ] Nihon junjo-den okashina futari (1988)

Post by pillowbaker »   1 likes

Thank you jet444! I love it when someone comes across these hidden gems! For a 360p resolution, the quality is pretty darn good, too!
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