UPDATE | August 31, 2021
Many movie distribution sites found around the world have the ability to add or remove subtitles. Of course, subtitles will help you to understand Japanese. Here are three ways to study Japanese on the distribution site and three popular Japanese movies.
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For beginners and intermediate Japanese students, first turn on Japanese subtitles and watch Japanese movies. If you don't understand, you can stop in the middle, make a note, and then look it up in the dictionary later.
Even if you don't understand Japanese completely, keep subtitles turned on until you can understand most of the content.
Once you understand what it is, turn off the subtitles and watch the same movie again. I already know the contents, so please imagine "Is this Japanese meaning like this?" At this time as well, it is okay to watch the movie while stopping it. Japanese speak Japanese very quickly, so make a note of what you don't understand.
Finally, turn on subtitles. You can check if you understood Japanese. If you enjoy movies, you can learn listening comprehension.
If you are at an advanced level of Japanese, on the contrary, watch the movie with the subtitles turned off. You can learn the speed of daily conversation in Japanese.
So what kind of movies are popular with Japanese people now?
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Source:https://hoshi-no-ko.jp/
The leading girl is Mana Ashida, who is also popular with foreigners. She is good at acting and has appeared in many Japanese movies since she was a child.
"Hoshi no Ko" is a story about parents who believe in a suspicious religion, a girl who is the main character, and her sister. It is suitable for listening comprehension learning because there are many scenes where you speak Japanese slowly and politely compared to other movies.
The original is a novel of the same name written by Natsuko Imamura, a writer who has won many famous awards in Japan. If you are interested, please read the novel as well. You can also study reading comprehension.
Source:https://hana-koi.jp/
It is a romance movie that is often seen on distribution sites these days. You can understand not only listening comprehension but also modern Japanese life and youth culture.
The main character couple is played by Masaki Suda and Kasumi Arimura. Both of them are young Japanese actors and are very popular, so many of you may know them.
Japanese is also polite. And it is a movie that became a hot topic even during the screening at the movie theater. You can study Japanese while having fun.
Source:https://gekijyo-movie.com/
The original novel was written by Naoki Matayoshi, a well-known award-winning writer and comedian in Japan. It became a movie and many Japanese watched it.
It depicts the happiness, pain, and sadness of falling in love. While looking at it, some people may feel that they have had similar feelings.
The leading role is played by Kento Yamazaki. It is a very popular actor representing Japan.
If your distribution site has subtitles in your own language, you may want to see them. But if you do so, the effect of studying listening comprehension will be lost.
You may think it is "difficult" at first, but listening to Japanese while watching Japanese is the best way to study Japanese. It will take some time, but if you have an actor you like or if the movie is interesting, you can improve your Japanese listening ability while having fun. Please try it.
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Free writer who likes reading. Born and raised in Osaka and moved to Tokyo in 2010. He writes articles, book reviews, and columns. Currently, while writing, she teaches Japanese to foreigners at a Japanese language school in Tokyo.
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