Hello! My name's Rhys, nice to meet you. This is (quite obviously) a fanblog dedicated to Akihiko Hirata. Almost everybody knows that he played Dr. Serizawa, but not as many people know that he had a 30-year career afterwards, with hundreds of other credits across film, television, and stage. I became a fan after watching
Godzilla some years ago and was surprised to learn how prolific he was and how much of his work is entirely unknown outside of Japan. So the point of what I write here is to shine a spotlight on things that have little to no English-language information available about them. Don't let the "fanblog" moniker fool you: we do serious film scholarship here, or at least try to; I place as much emphasis on academic rigor as I can muster with no formal training.
I also occasionally do fansubs (as "guzareshirei"). Here and elsewhere, I always try to be open about the fact that while I do know some Japanese and can read kana, I am not fluent, and my translations are more a matter of careful research and cross-referencing than full by-ear translation. I do my utmost to ensure accuracy to the best of my ability, but keep in mind that I'm neither fluent nor a native speaker. ChatGPT and generative AI will never be used on this blog.
I welcome any and all comments, suggestions, questions, "why are you like this" messages, et cetera. Tell me whatever you want. I'll do posts on request as well.
Yes, I am autistic.
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