Author Topic: The most realistic anime films? (Read 2483 times)

thinredline · « **on:** July 25, 2012, 07:38:26 PM »

Hello.
I'm searching for the most realistic anime films (whose plot is put in the 20th century and on - thus excluding samurai anime etc.) which means NO elements of science fiction, fantasy, mecha, wizards, magic, ghosts, anthropomorphism, etc.etc.
I'm interested only in films, NOT in series.

Some that I could think of (those in red are not subtitled):

Ghibli:
-Only Yesterday
-Whisper of the Heart
-From Up On Poppy Hill
-Ocean Waves
-Grave of the fireflies
-My neighbors the Yamadas

other:
-Byousoku 5 Centimeter
-Tokyo Godfathers
-Chie the Brat
-Diary of Anne Frank
-Furusato Japan
-Piano No Mori
-The Day the Earth moved
-5-tou ni Naritai
-Pattenrai!! Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
-Momoko
-Dioxin no Natsu
-Κ-Οn Movie
-Mai mai Miracle
-Nasu: Summer in Andalusia

WWII:
-Barefoot Gen 1 & 2
-Who's Left Behind (Ushiro no Shoumen Daare)
-Rail of the Star
-Glass no Usagi
-Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane
-Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta
-Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
-Kankara Sanshin
-Hi no Ame ga Furu
-Chocchan no Monogatari

Any other suggestions?

Al_Sleeper · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:57:25 PM »

Momoko
5-tou ni Naritai
Dioxin no Natsu
Glass no Usagi
Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta
Bakumatsu no Spasibo - if you don't mind XIX century.

thinredline · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:24:56 PM »

Yes, thanks.
I knew these too (except the 2nd one - I'm gonna check it), but unfortunately noone seems to subtitle them!

Garret02 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2012, 09:04:46 PM »

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

deadskin · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2012, 09:31:42 PM »

lol
How about the K-On movie?

Al_Sleeper · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:13:47 AM »

Glass no Usagi has HK English subs.
neo1024 translates Momoko subs from Russian to English. Hopefully, they will be available in a month or two.

Triltaison · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:40:56 AM »

I don't remember any fantastical elements in The Place Promised in Our Early Days or Millenium Actress, though the latter does skip around time frames.

Erm. Kind've drawing a blank on ones I've seen.

There are a few I have lined up for watching, but haven't gotten to yet: The Tibetan Dog, Lady Lady, A Wind Skimming the River's Surface, Rail of the Star, and Run Melos. The last is ancient Greece and Rail of the Star is WW2 era, but I dunno when the others take place yet (or if they fully meet your criteria). They look interesting anyway, so thought I'd mention them in case they do.

deadskin · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:14:28 AM »

Quote from: Triltaison on July 26, 2012, 02:40:56 AM

I don't remember any fantastical elements in The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Not fantasy elements, but definitely sci-fi.

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thinredline · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2012, 04:17:12 AM »

Thanks for your suggestions.

@Garret02
this has sci-fi or fantasy elements, doesn't it? I've seen it but I don't remember much..

@Al_Sleeper
What do you mean HK subtitles?
the only ones i've found are machine translated, and wasn't able to download them either..
And i want to see this film very much!

@Triltaison
Yes, A Wind Skimming the River's surface fits the category, although it's an OVA. But it's very good.
And I'm still waiting for a better quality version of Rail of the Star, to watch it.

Triltaison · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2012, 05:32:51 AM »

Quote from: deadskin on July 26, 2012, 03:14:28 AM

Quote from: Triltaison on July 26, 2012, 02:40:56 AM
I don't remember any fantastical elements in The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Not fantasy elements, but definitely sci-fi.

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Massive tower in the middle of nowhere? Come on now

Oh, right... I watched it like five years ago so it's pretty fuzzy. I really don't remember much about it other than someone played a violin and a plane was involved. Maybe I should dust it off again, because I totally forgot about the sci-fi stuff and it's pretty major.

Welp, scratch it then.

Al_Sleeper · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2012, 06:46:28 AM »

HK subs are subs translated by Chinese translators.
Partially fixed subs for Glass no Usagi:
http://www.filedropper.com/theglassrabbit2005dvdripxvid-cnxp

thinredline · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2012, 07:42:59 AM »

Thanks a million Al_Sleeper!

(Oh, as I saw a bit, they're quite watchable!

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Some i want to add (also without subtitles):
-Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane
-Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
-Kankara Sanshin

newy EDIT: Don't doublepost.

arisvang · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:07:59 PM »

would like to add
-usagi drop
-clannad (excluding the alternate dimension point of view)
-princess sara (forgot the japanese title for this anime)

thinredline · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:21:27 PM »

Thnaks but as I stated in my first post, I'm looking for movies, NOT series!

arisvang · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:26:59 PM »

oops, sorry, didn't notice it.

bangbus · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2012, 07:23:34 PM »

-1 millennium actress

Al_Sleeper · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2012, 03:30:39 AM »

BTW, you can watch Dioxin no Natsu with auto-translated Russian subs. Its story is not too convoluted, therefore I doubt you'll have troubles understanding it.

thinredline · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:18:09 AM »

well, I don't know any russian.
or do you mean to use the russian subtitles and auto-translate them in English?
Either way, I think I'd like to wait until someone releases it..

Any Russian guy here?

(by the way, I saw Glass no Usagi yesterday. it was good, thanks again for the subtitles. I wonder if the original DVD has this audio. It sounded like being on a radio or something, without any bass frequencies)

Al_Sleeper · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2012, 10:02:00 AM »

Quote from: thinredline on July 27, 2012, 09:18:09 AM

or do you mean to use the russian subtitles and auto-translate them in English?

Yes.

thinredline · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:52:39 PM »

I've updated the first post with a more complete list (based on some suggestions from the others too)