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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.
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 twobooks 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.[a]
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
A tag on 22nd Man's jacket references Scarface with the tag saying "Scarface."[16]
Later 22nd Man pulls out a pack of matches with the brand of "Streets of Fire" that's in reference of Streets of Fire.[17] A fuel can with the same brand also is shown.[18]
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.[22]
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.[24]
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.[25]
Okuyasu mentions to Josuke that he cried more when he watched The Champ then he did after drinking the water affected by Tonio.[26]
Listed below are movies that had scenes referenced or influenced the creation process of a character.
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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.
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.[48]
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.[49]
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.[51]
Araki's Comments/Notes
Comments/Notes
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.[52]
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.[54]
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.[56]
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.[58]
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.[59]
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.[60]
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.[63]
In the comment for Chapter 284, he mentions that out of that summer's movies, he thinks Patriot Games was the most interesting.[64]
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.[65][d]
In the comment for Chapter 314, he mentions that he was happy as a fan for Eastwood's Unforgiven winning the Academy Award.[66]
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.[67]
In the comment for SO Chapter 135, he mentions that he was recently shocked in learning George Clooney is a year younger then him.[78]
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.[79]
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.[81]
↑For example: the way Pet Shop licked his blood is an obvious reference to "Enter the Dragon", while Johngalli A.'s sniper being inspired by the thin rifle used in "The Day of the Jackal" is possible but not confirmed as of yet.
↑There is a sizable amount of movies missing from this list due to: Titles being completely covered, only partially shown, the partial text is too non-specific to narrow down, the title is too vauge even if fully shown, multiple movies have the same name and either could be the intended title based on year, or simply the movie is known but it's not even on Letterboxd at the moment.
↑The director of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - Chapter 1
↑In total the movie won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Film Editing.
↑In America, this movie is referred to as "Hoboken Hollow"