I remember I used to watch this movie on VHS all the time, until my dad saw that there was a scene where the father is bathing with his young daughters. It really is weird, but is it normal in Japan? I could not imagine being exposed to a penis at that let alone your father's that is really weird, I'm sorry, but it still is a beautiful movie and soundtrack none the less.
shareDon't start this again, please, there have been numerous threads on the subject. Scroll down to read them if you really must.
Not only is this behaviour normal in Japan, it's normal anywhere where normal people live.
This is not normal where I live...no daughter wants to see there days penis or them naked period, hell no son either that it traumatizing.
shareOut of curiosity, where do you live? And how old are you (approximately)? I'm guessing you don't have children of your own yet.
shareI have two daughters (as well as two sons), and while I bathed with them when they were really young (like baby/toddler age), age 4, and whatever age the older one is, is too old in my opinion. I am not saying that the intent there was sexual or anything like that; just that I'm not comfortable with it.
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I remembered bathing with my parents too but I don't remember anything down there when I was younger. I remember washing my younger brothers too when I was 7 and above. I never thought of anything sexual about it. I was just doing it out of love as an elder sister and as a responsibility as an elder sister.
Anyone who thinks its sexual have crossed that line in their mind. Meaning they have sexual thoughts already. As a child, that sort of thing never really enters the mind completely.
no daughter wants to see there days penis or them naked period, hell no son either that it traumatizing.
I have just watched this movie again after many years since the last time, and seeing this scene I was thinking "I bet there are people offended by this completely innocent scene on IMDB, I'll see after the movie ends". And voilà.
shareSure it was innocent, but I will never want to see my father's penis, at any age.
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Well, you don't know that. Not that you would want to see it, but — put it on cultural difference maybe — if you were raised from your birth to take your bath with your father, you wouldn't have any problem with it, at least until a certain age, of course.
shareI bet your reaction would be different if it was their mother. "Sure it was innocent, but I will never want to see my mother's vagina, at any age."
Nudity doesn't always equal sex. Just because it's not right where your from doesn't make it wrong in other countries. This question is getting too much! What about violence, kids are exposed to violence in America all the time! I don't see many making a big deal out of it.
No offense but America has crazy people as a whole. There are retards who think that breastfeeding is wrong, taking people seriously here is hard.
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My reaction would probably be no different if it was their mother. I am fully aware that nudity does not equal sex - PS: I live in Europe.
shareYeah, it would be different if in my opinion if it was my mom. I was exposed and bath with my mother and grandmother, didn't think it it was weird. I have no problem with seeing women breastfeed in public, I think it is natural.
shareThis is not any diffrent, just with the dad. I don't know about you, but I hate when ignorant morons shame public breastfeeding. That's what you're kinda being that right now.
Plus they're too young it know what a penis is.
Maybe not in Japan, but at that age I was well aware what a penis and vagina.
shareOk let's say that your know what a penis was when your were 7 (Satsuki's age). My question is: did you start watching porn that early?
shareNo, I knew the difference between a vagina a penis.I saw my baby cousin with a penis and naturally asked why it looked different then my privates. I wasn't looking at porn (I grew up in the late 90s to 2000s with a family gateway computer --porn was not an option), nor did I know what sex was. But I knew because of my morals and the way I was raised I was not to be exposed to male genitals opposite of my own (unless it was a baby) . Even if we didn't have enough water to bathe, does not mean we had to bath together. All I am saying is that I would have a problem seeming my dad's penis, its awkward. Maybe because I was raised in black Christian Midwest home and not Japanese or European, I just find it weird. I used to watch this movie all the time when I was a young kid and I thought it was a tad bit weird just because my dad never bathed with me naked, but once my dad saw that scene he thought it was absurd to see a father bathing with daughters.
shareJust stop. It's a cultural difference, get over it. Just cuz you don't like it doesn't mean it's not ok. Not everyone is Merican. I was raised in European Christain home but took baths with my uncle when I was 4. Even if guy knew what a penis was, you didn't know it's fucntions because you didn't know what sex was. Don't like it just doesn't watch the movies, simples as that. That is why every country is diffrent, and has diffrent cultures and norms. Like in Korea you can't smile at strangers because it's rude. Look up cultures from other countries. You are a very stiff person, so is your dad.
shareDouble standards much?
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Too bad he clearly wants to show his dong to you, missy. You'll learn the hard (sic) way !
shareIt is normal, yes. And if you went to some parts of Africa, people would be shocked that anyone would be surprised by this. Also, in Japan it is not uncommon for friends to visit bathhouses together (Search Onsen). The uncomfortable nature of nudity really is a western problem, that doesn't affect the rest of the world to quite the same degree.
Although there are worse extremes.. *cough* *cough* Saudi Arabia *cough*
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As a child it was fun to be in the bathtub with my dad and my sister, you fooled around.
It must have stopped somewhere between the age of 6 to 8 but I can´t remember when, because the Bathtub wasn´t big enough.
At that age, there was nothing sexual, heck I didn´t even know that much about sex or the whole concept of "erotic" as a whole.
Its also a thing about saving water.
Back then, we went into the tub together, because now way it would be filled 3 or 4 Times, way to expensive (if you do it every week)
But the same discussion was with the movie "The Hunter" where a similar scene happens.
Children can see all the violence,blood and beheading on the TV but can't see a penis. LOL
shareThat's because you grew up in a society that told you that that would be extremely weird. Evidently that is not the case in Japan, they consider it completely innocent and mundane and logically there's no reason not to. I'd consider it pretty weird myself but I can respect the cultural differences. Try imagine it from their point of view. Imagine there was some other country where it was considered indecent for domestic dogs to be naked. If you met someone from this hypothetical country and they tried to tell you that having naked dogs in the house was disgusting, you'd probably think they were a bit crazy.
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Yes, I am fully aware that nudity does not equal sex. But I feel that genitals are something that should remain private, when it comes to parents that are the opposite sex. I don't have a problem with moms bathing with daughters.Or sons bathing with fathers. I wouldn't have a problem seeing the genitals of my significant other. Is it normal for a mother naked with her 9 year old boy? Breast out and everything? Boys think about sex at an early age, I know I have a brother. Its all over media, bra commercials, the fact that you can't watch a PG-13 or rated-R movie with out mentioning sex.
shareRemember that you refer to media, you mean media in Merica'. This a Japanese movie for JAPANESE children. Watch summer wars: there a women open breastfeeds her baby a front of everyone. In Wolf Children, a scene with a Hana who just gave labor, most of her breast and nipple is shown. In Only Yesterday, a naked little girl is in floating in the wanter, but you only see her back and butt. In Tekkonkinkreet, there is a scene with two small boys in a public bathhouse with an old man who they think of as their grandpa (not blood relate, just close). In Grave of the Fireflies, brother and sister took a bath together. So media in Japan is very differently from in media in Merica'. What's ok to show is culturally different.
Is it normal for a mother naked with her 9 year old boy? Breast out and everything? Boys think about sex at an early age, I know I have a brother. Its all over media, bra commercials, the fact that you can't watch a PG-13 or rated-R movie with out mentioning sex.
I thought this was typical everywhere in the world? In fact, I didn't even think there was anything strange about this scene until you mentioned it. It is hilarius to think that there can be places in the world where children bathing with their parents is considered to be a strange thing! :D
shareit's completely normal in many cultures and even some that don't do it so much anymore, used to. just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it's not valid an action. it doesn't damage anyone
well the movie is not based where you live.
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