Japanese Videos & Media
Home>>Japanese>Japanese Videos & Media Starting February the 21st, and each weekend since then, we have revealed a unique 50% discount voucher/coupon code for each one of our 10 DVD guides, which were promised to be released April 30th! Hopefully you've been among the ones collecting the voucher codes, so you can get the most out of this new language learning tool! Even if you haven't, don't worry, they are very affordable! Here is a preview of what each DVD guide generally contains, within the average 12-15 pages: Table of Contents Introduction Why use DVD's to learn and teach languages? Instructions on use of the DVD guide and exercises Movie Vocabulary Language Learning Activities: Language Learning Activities by chronological order/running time in the film Bonus material (for teachers of English): Idiomatic Expressions ...And here are the long awaited DVD guides, ready for instant download thanks to E-junkie and Paypal! Click on the Add-to-cart button if you want a DVD guide, and use the Buy and Rent buttons to search for a DVD with the language options that are best for you, as well as the right region DVD!
The DVD guides we've created will help you apply the methodology to the individual movies above, letting you know which scenes to use which activities for, etc. Using our more generic tips and instructions on our Videos page you can also easily teach yourself any language using Dvds. Here are more movies below that we can suggest, also available with Japanese dubbing and Japanese subtitles, but that we have not created DVD guides for yet. But we're soon to we're sure!
Original Language Japanese FilmsHere is a table of classic and well known Japanese films that a learner could watch, and if possible, obtain in DVD format so as to be able to use English subtitles to learn the dialogues, etc. Hopefully there is something for everybody in the following list, while at the same time we are only recommending films that have a rating of PG-13 or under. If you watch any of the films and find any of them offensive please let us know and we will remove it from the list.
Internet freebies: Now Anime is known worldwide and although more often times extreme in nature, than not, it is a large part of Japanese culture and it is not uncommon to see grown men reading these "comic" books on subway trains in Japan. The first feature-length Anime motion picture came out in 1945 in black and white, called Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors. For westerners, it may be rather reminiscent of Snow White or the original Mickey Mouse cartoons in its style. Here is a clip of it:
This film is in the public domain, as are all other movies made in Japan, prior to 1953, by law. So feel free to have a field day when it comes to searching for old Japanese movies, there should be plenty around on the web and legally free to watch!
Help Others Live & Learn JapaneseAre you learning this amazing language? If you are, we'd love to hear about any suggestions you may have about learning the language. Which Japanese videos or dvds, for example, have you especially enjoyed? Do you know of any online sources for DVDs with Japanese language options? Please e-mail us your findings using the form below. Your shared language learning experiences will save other language learners' time, energy, and money. In fact, that is the the mission of Live & Learn Languages!
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