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“

For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.

”

—Akira Kurosawa

It is common knowledge that Hirohiko Araki is an avid music lover. His love for it is seen throughout all of his works in many references and also discussed many times in comments and interviews. It is without a doubt one of the most well known aspects of his works which has been looked over extensively. However, Araki's avid love for movies is not something that is as extensively brought up in comparison. As a lover of movies, it is somewhat disappointing due to the many influences they've also had on his works (he's also literally written two books just about movies). Whether it's simply a mention of a title or it influenced the very making of a character, movies and their impact on him have been around since his very beginning.

This is why I'm attempting to make a comprehensive list of really everything (figuratively) with movies and Araki. The list of the movies that I've made is present --> here. This page simply acts as a breakdown of the specific sources of where some of these movies might have popped up in.

Structure

The list itself is a combination of multiple lists and specific titles from various works/sources, including sources not by/with Araki. Another key point is that all the movies have been either directly mentioned/stated or are obvious in its reference.

Collections

Everything from Pieces of Dreams (1) to The Bride (1069~) is from two pages in JOJO A-GO!GO!. "Hirohiko Araki's Top 10 Movies That Had Him Squirming in His Seat" "Araki's Most Watched Films - Best 10" Araki's "Top 10 Obscure Movies I Like" "Best 20 Horror movies chosen by Hirohiko Araki" and the films analyzed in it. "Hirohiko Araki's All-time Best 10 Clint Eastwood Films" "ARAKI'S BEST 20 SUSPENSE FILMS" The movie namesakes of various Stands in JORGE JOESTAR. Movies mentioned by Araki in Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques.

Overlap

Listed below are stand out movies due to their numeourous mentions in multiple lists and/or references.

[Work in progress]

Referenced Visually

Listed below are movies that have had some form of visual shown from them.

Referenced Visually

Battle TendencyStardust CrusadersDiamond is UnbreakableVento AureoStone OceanJoJolion

*The way Lisa Lisa, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, and Joseph Joestar are posed together on the second cover art is based on the poses from a poster for Some Kind of Wonderful.

*When Joseph Joestar is using Hermit Purple on the TV, one of the random programs shows Vito Corleone from The Godfather.

• Part of the poster for Pet Sematary is also shown in one of the programs.

*In the final shot after Yoshikage Kira escapes, a poster for "Powers 2" is shown that is based on a poster for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

*During the flashback of Guido Mista's past, he is shown walking past a theater with several movie posters on the windows. The identifiable posters are for War Horse, The Martian, The Bye Bye Man, Casablanca, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Dark Knight.

When Formaggio is describing the effects of a spider's venom to Narancia Ghirga, a shot is shown of Narancia that is based on the poster for House of Wax.

*Posters of From Hell and The Sixth Sense are shown as frames from the movies that are playing in the TV room of the prison.

*A poster for Enter the Dragon is shown on a wall in the underground bunker of the Higashikata estate.

Referenced by Name

Listed below are movies that have been referenced by their name either as a name used on something or as source of a title.

Referenced by Name

Baoh the VisitorDiamond is UnbreakableSteel Ball Run

*A tag on 22nd Man's jacket references Scarface with the tag saying "Scarface."

• Later 22nd Man pulls out a pack of matches with the brand of "Streets of Fire" that's in reference of Streets of Fire. A fuel can with the same brand also is shown.

*Chapter 88's WSJ title is derived from For Love or Money.

*The name of the part is derived from The Cannonball Run.

SBR Volume 5's title is derived from All the President's Men.

Mentioned by Name

Listed below are movies that have been directly mentioned by characters or have been mentioned in character profiles.

Mentioned by Name

Stardust CrusadersDiamond is UnbreakableVento AureoStone OceanJoJolionThus Spoke Kishibe RohanMisc

*Jotaro's favorite movie is Never Cry Wolf.

• Polnareff's favorite movie is The Bad News Bears.
• When trying to explain how to ride a camel to the group, Joseph mentions his "knowledge" of riding camels comes from him having seen Lawrence of Arabia three times, which he also mentions he may have slept during two of those times.
• Avdol's favorite movie is Midnight Run.
• Jotaro asks Joseph who was the lead actress of the movie Tarzan, the Ape Man as one of the questions to confirm he hasn't become possessed by DIO.

*Koichi references the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise while trying to figure out a lock combination of "1492". He mentions he knows it was movie by Ridley Scott and that he didn't see it because it seemed too long.

Okuyasu mentions to Josuke that he cried more when he watched The Champ then he did after drinking the water affected by Tonio.

Yoshikage Kira's favorite movie is The Remains of the Day.

*2001: A Space Odyssey is mentioned by Koichi in his opening narration of the part.

Abbacchio's favorite movie is Sling Blade.

Mista's favorite movies are Pretty Woman and The Bridges of Madison County.

Bruno Bucciarati's favorite movie is Il Postino.

*Atroe's favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands.

D an G's favorite movie is Showgirls.

*Yoshikage Kira mentions to Holy Joestar-Kira that they're supposed to see Titanic later and comments on the film's length.

*Takeru Mochizuki mentions that he'd want to watch Paul on Blu-ray at the family's backyard party.

Mika Hayamura mentions to Yoma Hashimoto that he looks like Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

The previous editor of Jugo Shishi had Home Alone 3 as his favorite movie out of the series.

*Dija Maker's favorite movie is Labyrinth.

Conceptually Referenced

Listed below are movies that had scenes referenced or influenced the creation process of a character.

[Work in progress]

Araki's Participation

Listed below are times when Araki himself discussed a movie in a review/comment, had a partial role in the promotion for a movie itself, or his own part in the making of one.

• Araki wrote a comment and drew an illustration of Neo and Jolyne in promotion of the soon release of The Matrix Reloaded at the time.
• Araki discussed the movie Spider-Man 2 in an interview he had with Sam Raimi.
• Araki drew illustrations of the cast of The Prestige for the Japanese premiere.
• Araki discussed the movie The Golden Compass in an interview he had with Chris Weitz.
• Araki reviewed the movie Taken and drew an illustration of the characters from it.
• Araki wrote a comment for the movie Cry Macho for its Japanese release.
• With the movie adaptions of his works done throughout the years (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - Chapter 1, and Rohan au Louvre), he seems to be overall lax in their productions beside supervision and to answers questions if needed (similar to his role in the anime). According to Takashi Miike, Araki himself told him "Every movie belongs to its director. Feel free to destroy the original universe".
  • However, Araki did contribute directly for that movie with drawing the camouflage pattern shown on Bad Company's soldiers.

Miscellaneous

• Joseph's favorite actor is Jean Gabin.
• Kakyoin's favorite actor is Masakazu Tamura.
• Joseph correctly answers "Bo Derek" when asked by Jotaro who was the lead actress of Tarzan, the Ape Man.
• Atroe's favorite actor is Johnny Depp.
• When asked what directors influenced him, Naokatsu Tsuda stated he was influenced by American movie directors including Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro, and Stephen Spielberg.
• When asked if he wanted to make a visit to America, Araki answered that if he could eat good food and meet Benicio del Toro, he'd liked to go.
• Masanori Shino has stated that Ermes Costello was the most difficult for him to draw and how it took him some time to figure out how to her draw her braided locks, which he compared to the dreadlocks of the Predators.
• In Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques - Continued, Araki praises the movie Joker for its portrayal of evil with Arthur Fleck.
• According to Reki Taki, when Scrooged was released in Japan in December 1988, Araki took his assistants to see it at the theater. Since it was after work, all the senior assistants had already gone home, so it was just Taki and a new assistant that went.

Araki's Comments/Notes

Comments/Notes

Phantom BloodBattle TendencyStardust CrusadersDiamond is UnbreakableVento AureoStone OceanSteel Ball RunJoJolionThe JOJOLands

*In the comment for Chapter 9, he mentions he hasn't been able to rewatch his favorite films lately due to being busy but definitely is going to rewatch David Cronenberg's The Fly.

• In the comment for Chapter 19, he mentions that Stephen King's Stand by Me was great and that he'd like to produce something like it some day.

*In the comment for Chapter 62, he mentions that he went to see RoboCop with all his assistants. He states that he was blown away by the intense action scenes and the depiction of a protagonist.

In the comment for Chapter 67, he mentions that was absolutely going to see Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.

*In the comment for Chapter 118, he mentions he was deeply moved by the movie Rain Man and that he'd like to attempt a road trip someday like the one in the movie.

In the comment for Chapter 164, he mentions he saw the movie Born on the Fourth of July and states it was more than just some half baked horror movie.

In the comment for Chapter 179, he mentions he saw the movie Tremors and thought it was pretty interesting even though it's a B-horror movie.

In the comment for Chapter 194, he mentions he was let down by Die Hard 2 being an average movie considering his expectations and considers the first movie better.

In the comment for Chapter 196, he mentions that Total Recall looks like a fun movie. He also points out that he's excited for it since there was only a few interesting movies recently.

In the comment for Chapter 211, he mentions he was given a complimentary ticket from the theater for The Godfather Part III.

In the comment for Chapter 220, he mentions that Jackie Chan's Armour of God II: Operation Condor was surprisingly interesting and that he was impressed by it.

In the comment for Chapter 231, he mentions that Home Alone was funny to him and that he'd like to see another protagonist like Kevin McCallister again.

In the comment for Chapter 246. he mentions he's been watching a lot of Steven Seagal movies. He states that they are thirlling and likes the refreshing feeling after watching them.

*In the comment for Chapter 266, he mentions he had seen JFK in the theater and commented on the showing being surprisingly packed for a first showing on a weekday.

In the comment for Chapter 284, he mentions that out of that summer's movies, he thinks Patriot Games was the most interesting.

In the comment for Volume 33, he mentions that he's always thought of the Academy Awards as being prestigious, but their selections are not always entertaining. When Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven won Best Picture, he was so happy as if it was his own movie and he couldn't sleep.

• In the comment for Chapter 314, he mentions that he was happy as a fan for Eastwood's Unforgiven winning the Academy Award.

In the comment for Volume 34, he mentions he's seen the movie The Day of the Jackal many times thinking its title was The Eye of the Jackal.

In the comment for Chapter 335, he states that Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story was fascinating and had a hand-to-hand combat manga feel to it.

In the comment for Chapter 429, he mentions that he was taking a late summer vacation to go to the Venice Film Festival. As a follow up, he mentions he met Tom Hanks and Spike Lee at the festival in the comment for Chapter 432.

*In the comment for Chapter 460, he wishes all foreign films would be dubbed in Japanese. He states it's a pain to read subtitles and wonders if he's alone on that.

In the comment for Chapter 507, he mentions he was invited to a party held by Dennis Hopper to promote Basquiat's release in Japan. He also states the movie was quite somber.

In the comment for Chapter 513, he mentions he watched Wings of Courage and liked how real the flying scenes were but felt airsick.

In the comment for Volume 56, he wonders why foreign films take so long to release in Japan. He understands why America gets to see Hollywood films before Japan but notes that when he saw a trailer for Men in Black and saw all the other countries where it had already come out. He posits it's a matter of profits but wishes that foreign films would release faster in Japan.

In the comment for Chapter 530, he mentions he had pre-ordered the complete LaserDisc set of Star Wars. He states he had already played other copies of the movies and wonders how the new one will do.

In the comment for Chapter 531, he mentions lately Steven Seagal is the leading star he's been going to see in theaters with his movies. He states he is just too strong and notes specifically his role in Fire Down Below.

In the comment for Chapter 553, he mentions Dobermann was a lot of fun and while it was vulgar, he liked it.

In the comment for Chapter 559, he wonders if something like 2001: A Space Odyssey could happen with the hotel, pool, and aspect of speading many days and nights in space.

In the comment for Chapter 567, he mentions that after seeing Dobermann, he decided to see Taxi and liked it. He states French movies are great though he notes he's only seen a few of them.

*In the comment for SO Chapter 29, he mentions his favorite film director recently is Michael Mann with works like The Insider and Heat.

In the comment for SO Chapter 38, he mentions the best movie that summer was The Talented Mr. Ripley and felt he wanted to stay in the world of the movie.

In the comment for SO Chapter 62, he mentions that Unbreakable was a good movie and that he'd want to see it again.

In the comment for SO Chapter 80, he mentions that the makeup on Michael Clarke Duncan in Planet of the Apes was "amazingly close" to his real face.

In the comment for SO Chapter 83, he mentions that he saw the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence and states it was very good and that it was similar to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.

In the comment for SO Chapter 98, he mentions that he enjoyed the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas and that's it a good type of psycho-fantasy movie for children.

In the comment for SO Chapter 103, he mentions that Michael Mann is his favorite film director and that he can't wait to see Ali.

• In the comment for SO Chapter 114, he mentions that Ali was impressive and that Mann is the best of the best at portraying loner heroes.

In the comment for SO Chapter 127, he mentions that Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones was very good and that Padmé Amidala was beautiful.

In the comment for SO Chapter 135, he mentions that he was recently shocked in learning George Clooney is a year younger then him.

In the comment for SO Chapter 137, he mentions that the movie Insomnia was an interesting movie that fall but questions if the houses in Alaska don't have blackout curtains.

*In the comment for SBR Volume 6, he mentions that he's been told he looked like James Spader from Stargate and also Jackie Chan.

In the comment for SBR Volume 9, he mentions that movies he'd recently seen that were great were by Micheal Mann with The Insider and Collateral, as well as the Jason Bourne movies. He also mentions Heat is the best one in reference to him talking about how the characters in these works have a sense of professionalism and act without hesitation.

In the comment for SBR Volume 12, he mentions that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and The Texas Chain Killer: Beginning recently came out and that he mistakenly bought the wrong DVD.

In the comment for SBR Chapter 76, he praises the movie Taken and states that it was both stylish and tear-jerking.

In the comment for SBR Chapter 91, he mentions he's hooked on the Twilight movies. He states he wants to suck blood but can't.

*In the comment for JJL Chapter 86, he praises Sicario: Day of the Soldado and that he looks forward to a third movie.

In the comment for JJL Chapter 101, he mentioned he was excited for Dune.

*In the comment for TJL Chapter 22, he states that in the movies Smile and The First Omen, there is a woman who dies while laughing. He thinks it was the same actress but could be mistaken.