It may not be The Crying Game but "Crying Girl" (Nakigao, in Japanese) from Amuse Soft Entertainment has its fair share of crying. In fact, it's almost ALL crying. One after another, 11 minor female celebs shed real tears as they recount some of the worst days of their lives.
The "11 stories of people crying in earnest", as the DVD's tag line states, include some that really don't seem so terrible but instead reflect the rigors of being an up & coming model in Japan's fiercely competitive "idol" culture:
If the Crying Girl DVD was being marketed in the Western World, it would certainly be aimed at women who can sympathize, empathize and ultimately feel catharsis through sharing the sad recollections of the 11 women on the DVD.
But that's not the case - Crying Girl, which will be available at Amazon Japan from March 26th, appears to be aimed at Japanese men.
This is a tricky concept, but it seems that men in Japan need to have their "conquering instinct" stoked up, and the way to do this is by watching beautiful women cry. Yep, in a nutshell: men feel stronger after experiencing the weakness of women. Try expressing that select philosophical nugget over here and you'll earn yourself a swift kick in the, er, nutshells.
But hey - Japan is a different culture and Crying Girl just underlines that fact. What's that? Oh, the Crying Girl DVD will cost you 2,940 yen (discounted to 2,176 yen, about $24), tax included. Knock yourself (and ONLY yourself) out.
Steve Levenstein
J A P A N O R A M A
InventorSpot.com
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by Anonymous
Give the men some slack
At least this keeps Japanese men from marrying video game characters. They need to man up.
by Anonymous
recycling of false teeth
Says on main sheet recycle false teeth collection boxes, do they do in this country?? no telephone anywhere to talk to you direct?
by Anonymous
Crying girl
LMAO
by Anonymous
Oh so sad
:( :( :( :( :( :( :(
by Anonymous
I think crying men would
I think crying men would make me feel more manly.
by Anonymous
"This is a tricky concept,
"This is a tricky concept, but it seems that men in Japan need to have their "conquering instinct" stoked up, and the way to do this is by watching beautiful women cry"
And in the US they do it by watching others (bums, kids, animals, etc) get pwned...just as bizarre if you ask me.
by Anonymous
Loved it!
I ordered this 4 months ago and finally got it! All I can say is I have been rock hard since my first viewing, the Japanese finally got it right!
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