The Last Survivors

 Viernes, 31 de octubre de 2025: 

 In the early hours of the morning, I watched the following movie in the living room:

　"The Last Survivors" (2014. USA. Original language: English. Japanese dubbing).

 It was interesting.

 This kind of plot is used a lot of movies and dramas in Western Europe and America. In Japan, it has been used since "Fist of the North Star" (manga, anime). 

 I started watching it thinking it would be a rehash of something I'd seen before. The tempo was slow, so I couldn't concentrate and almost stopped playback midway, but it became interesting towards the end.

 Swinging a Japanese sword with one hand in a "forehand" motion to cut down enemies is practically impossible unless he is an incredibly strong man. It's especially impossible for a small girl. Even the "backhand" upward swing motion, like in iaido techniques, requires speed and strength to defeat an enemy with a single blow, which is difficult even for an adult man. That's precisely why it was all the more interesting.

 The actress playing the daughter of the villainous group's boss skillfully portrayed the look and expression of a pathologically father-obsessed woman.

She was clingy and obedient to her father, possessing a twisted love for him, while being cruel, ruthless, merciless, emotionless, wicked, and only concerned with self-interest towards others. Many "tsundere" women in Japan are of this type.

 In Japan, many middle-aged women (mostly single or divorced women) who are overly attached to their mothers are of this type. This is one of the biggest causes of Japan's declining birthrate.