Over quarantine there are many shows/movies that I have watched, and believe that many more people should watch as well. I will be including a recommendation of 4 movies as well as 2 tv shows in this blog post.
4 movies that I recommend
Made by studio Kyoto Animation
Brief Synopsis: After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends.
Main Cast:
Saori Hayami as Shouko Nishimiya
Miyu Irino as Shouya Ishida
Aoi Yuuki as Yuzuru Nishimiya
Yuuki Kaneko as Naoka Ueno
Brief Synopsis: A cop is assigned to a case of escorting a criminal to Japan while dealing with relationship problems, and his enormous change in appearance as a result of being dumped.
Main Cast:
Donnie Yen as Fallon Zhu
Niki Chow as Chloe Song
Teresa Mo as Charisma
Jing Wong as Thor
'A fun Watch'
Brief Synopsis: A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
Main Cast:
Jackie Chan as Bennie Chan
Johnny Knoxville as Connor Watts
Bingbing Fan as Samantha Bei
Eric Tsang as Yung
Another fun watch
4. Kizumonogatari Part I: Tekketsu (2016)
By studio Shaft, the first part of a trilogy as well as part of my fave series watch order if interested
Brief Synopsis: March 25th just another day during spring break. Koyomi Araragi, a second year high school student at Naoetsu High School, befriends Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honors student at his school. She mentions a rumor about a "blonde vampire" that has been sighted around their town recently. Araragi, who is usually anti-social, takes a liking to her down-to-earth personality. (read the rest at the link)
Main Cast:
Hiroshi Kamiya as Koyomi Araragi
Yui Horie as Tsubasa Hanekawa
Maaya Sakamoto as Shinobu Oshino
Takahiro Sakurai as Meme Oshino
2 TV Shows I recommend
Made by studio Kyoto Animation
Brief Synopsis: Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the ‘Light Music Club’. Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up. However, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument. (read fully synopsis on link)
Main Cast:
Aki Toyosaki as Yui Hirasawa
Youko Hikasa as Mio Akiyama
Satomi Satou as Ritsu Tainaka
Minako Kotobuki as Tsumugi Kotobuki
Brief Synopsis: To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.
Main Cast:
Hiroshi Kamiya as Kusuo Saiki
Daisuke Ono as Riki Nendo
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shun Kaido
Ai Kayano as Kokomi Teruhashi
P.S. A Silent Voice, K-On! and The Disastrous Life of Saiki K can all be found on Netflix
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