archiemcphee:

Who is that cheerful man with the adorably double-braided beard and why is he dressed up as a Japanese schoolgirl? Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft has the scoop: This is Hideaki Kobayashi and he’s known (and rightfully so) as “Sailor Suit Old Man.”

Recently, Japanese sites and Twitter users in Tokyo have spotted an old guy dressed in a sailor style school uniform—a truly unusual sight to behold. People were amused. People were baffled. What the hell was going on?!

Japanese site IT Media met Kobayashi and asked him the question on everyone’s mind: Why do you dress like a Japanese schoolgirl?

“That’s a difficult question,” said Kobayashi. “It’s not really something I’ve thought too deeply about. Hrm. I guess it’s because sailor suits look good on me?”

We hope Mr. Kobayashi has some inkling of just how awesome he is. We can’t stop smiling as we look at these photos. Head over to Kotaku to learn more about “Sailor Suit Old Man,” our new hero of Japanese weirdness.

nicolesjstuff:

Don’t have to bloom prettily, had been struggled and couldn’t bloom in the past days, it’s fine. Just focus on what you can do now, and believe that your own flowers will bloom one day.

― Osozaki no Himawari finale

nicolesjstuff:

“It’s good that the sunflower was strong enough to make it through.”

“It’s fully blooming.”

“Amazing.”

“Yeah.”

― Osozaki no Himawari finale

zankyo:

そして父になる[Like Father, Like Son]

“The son he has raised for six years was someone else’s child.”

Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu, In Competition for the 66th Cannes International Film Festival

purisuka:

Soshite Chichi ni Naru Cast (and Director) at The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

purisuka:

Best Drama:

1. Saikou no Rikon
2. Nakuna Hara-chan
3. Tonbi

Best Actor:

1. Eita (Saikou no Rikon)
2. Nagase Tomoya (Nakuna Hara-chan)
3. Uchino Masaaki (Tonbi)

Best Actress:

1. Suzuki Kyoka (Yakou Kanransha)
2. Nakama Yukie (Saki)
3. Natsuna (Jun to Ai)

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Yoshida Kotaro (Karamazov…

lessons in science & reason with Yukawa-sensei → 2/x