nah, its cringe. I live in Germany for already more than 15years. Each time some germans try to speak my language or just few words, i ask myself 'why?' can't they speak german? bcoz i can. The real citizens feel the need to lower their expectations or to impress someone bcoz of language barrier.....never do that, that is actually cringe and rude. Speak your native language in your country, and expect everyone else to be able to speak it too.
Let me tell you, as a gaijin who initially didn't speak much japanese, it didn't take much to convince a Japanese person that my Japanese sounded natural by simply being able to put together a few sentences. Us foreigners joke about how Japanese think we're fluent when we aren't, simply because our delivery for one sentence or two can sound "natural".
Not really. His accent is quite good for a foreigner, which makes him sound relatively natural, but he doesn't really speak it, he couldn't have a conversation. He couldn't understand when she said ペラペラなんですね, which is pretty simple.
@@beeceebee1 That's correct, Japanese people aren't usually the best judges of determining whether someone is good at speaking Japanese or not, simply because most are blown away when a foreigner can string together even just a few sentences together using a good accent. Basically Japanese set the bar lower for good Japanese for foreigners subconsciously.
Because everyone on the internet is a musclebound genius who bench presses 600lbs, has a 180 point IQ, and knows every language there is to know. They TOTALLY didn't get bullied at school, and they TOTALLY aren't doormats who look downward when they pass people in the streets.
@@MNGN101 So you're another of these geniuses who can go from English to perfect Japanese without missing a beat, eh???? Did you save a damsel in distress from an attack by a grizzly bear on your way home before you wrote this message, too????
@@STEJTHEGREATEST No, I don't speak Japanese at all, what's your problem? The interviewer said he spoke perfect Japanese and people decide to correct her. Why tf are you so mad?
@@brians9508 Maybe, but he is definitely underappreciated in the sense that a lot of people wouldn't even recognize him. I love character actors, but so many of them suffer from "Hey, I've _seen_ this guy/gal before! What's his face?"-syndrome. James Remar is amazing! Also you know what the guy meant, you're just being snarky ;)
0:25 “You’re fluent right?” “Excuse me” “Awesome, your Japanese is good” “Oh thank you, I don’t understand anything at all, I only speak a little bit. Really really” “Awesome, he’s understanding me”
It's not even being humble. It's called being in touch with reality and not lying. He knows like 10 words of Japanese. Was basically having a little fun with her. The LAST thing a Japanese woman married with a White American wants is for them to speak Japanese.
Love this guy. Remar is a criminally underrated actor, some awesome performances over the years. Fired as the lead in ‘Aliens’ because of a drug habit, but hot clean and has had a distinguished career since.
That's crazy because I always thought Michael Biehn was always meant to be Cpl. Hicks since he was Cameron's lead before as Kyle Reese in Terminator. But it makes sense since Walter Hill (who directed The Warriors) was also the producer for the original Alien and co-wrote Aliens had chosen him to play Hicks.
Not just the drugs but the fact that he was so high that he accidentally fired a shot into the set of the film Little Shop of Horrors that was filming next door.
She is stroking his ego so that she could get a good interview. Japanese tend to be polite and always say 日本語上手 = you're good at Japanese no matter the level of proficiency. If you go to France and speak French as a foreigner, no one will bat an eye, and that's how everyone actually feels.
@@mikael9325 Lol ego stroking for a good interview? Most celebs are happy to give interviews. They're whole job is to be in the limelight. He was happy as soon as he walked up to her, and she seemed pretty happy too even before he said anything in Japanese. It was more of a sign of respect to the interviewer than it was a flex lol. The reason it's so impressive is because it's unexpected lol.
@@mikael9325 I've been to France multiple times and people always react just the way the reporter reacted, when they realize that I could speak a little bit French. People all over the world really appreciate if you can speak their language.
Many many years ago, when I was little, family would rudely revert to Spanish (the secret language)so people wouldn’t understand what they were saying. Fast forward and I’d say, hey it’s not a secret language anymore. Everyone either speaks Spanish or at least understands some of it.
You couldn't be more wrong. She asked him first why he could speak the language, and that's when he replied "I don't know (why I speak it). I don't know. I don't know why at all."
Fuofu I know. I am fully aware he said his wife is Japanese. My comment was about the wrong translation found in the original comment above. I gave, in my opinion, a better translation given the context of what is said in the video.
Why are people getting so upset about this? The guy has some basic conversation skill in a language he is not supposed to know, how is that a bad thing? I'm not a native but is pronounciation wasn't all that bad. Get over it.
@@ZomgZomg007 no lol, he acted as Raiden in the MK sequel but the one who was originally Raiden and who also starred in Highlander is french actor Christophe Lambert
Please don't act like such a weeb. You probably don't know that sushi is rice with vinegar. Before any other weeb tries to contradict me, my source: My partner is Japanese and makes sushi. I reckon she knows what's she talking about more than some kid whose cultural understanding of Japan is limited to _Sailor Moon_ and bad games shows.
@@markv1274 Why are you trying to bring a brother down let the young have their aspirations lmao "uh actually you don't speak japanese at all 🤨🤓" like common bruh stop pretending too if you could you would その性質は奥さんがはなしかけないでくださいｗｗｗｗｗ
I've been studying Japanese for 8 months and I can somewhat understand the conversation: - こんばんは (konbanwa): good evening. - お元気ですか (o genki desu ka): how are you? - 知らないわかりません。全然わかりません (shiranai wakarimasen, zenzen wakarimasen): I don't know, I don't understand. I have no idea. - ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita): thank you. - だから、奥様日本人です (dakara, okusama wa Nihon jin desu): well, my wife is Japanese. The reporter compliments him with 日本語上手ですね (nihongo jouzu desu ne): your Japanese is great.
@@reynaldoflores4522 no shit mate. English is a globally recognised language and Japanese is not, plus she’s a reporter so obviously her English would be better than his Japanese.
@@davidthorpe3122 I beg your pardon. Japanese ( 日本語 ) " ニホンゴ " is " not a globally recognized " language unlike English? FYI, Japanese is universally considered as one of the top 10 prestige languages of the world!!!
@@reynaldoflores4522 well, Mr. Remar's Japanese is certainly much, much better than my Japanese (I would not comment about yours, no idea about your Japanese), so good for him (and his Japanese wife), may them have a longer and happy life together
Wow! Japanese is one of my most favorite languages ever. I'm planning to learn how to speak it very soon, and hopefully, I can speak as much as James here! 😁🇯🇵
James Remar wife is Japanese. They've been married since 1984. so I would expect him to know the language. He admitted in an interview that after The Warriors, which brought him attention, he was filming Aliens. He had a drug habit and was arrested which got him fired from that franchise. He was Cpl. Hicks. He then got himself clean.
While I like Michael Biehn's acting, I like James Remar's more. That would have been a hell of an alternate Aliens movie 😱 Anyways, most people fail on getting out of drugs, so kudos to Remar, Downey Jr. and the late Jones/Bowie, they made it and had a clean, bright second half of their lives 👍 interestingly enough, it seems that in all 3 cases, their wives (respectively, Atsuko Itsuki, Susan Levin & Zara Abdulmajid) played a key role in their rebirth. So important to have someone worthy by your side, so, SO important...
@@carlosayala5161 Honestly...done right, I wouldn't mind another "Aliens" movie. With Xenomorphs, Colonial Marines, the whole bit - Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and James Remar all together. Haven't seen too much with James personally, but I loved his villan/anti-hero portrayal in Jericho, and he did a solid job in Dexter. Would love to see things come full circle and have him don the armor of one of the galaxy's Ultimate Badasses!
@@FrederikEngelmand What's wrong with his wife? You know she's 70 years of age, right? Still attractive, and still rather slim. I'm going to be brutal with this: there are countless women at my neighbourhood supermarket who are half her age, look twice as old, and are more than twice her weight. The interviewer is quite ravishing. I'm not trusting your judgement about anything.
@@markv1274 He was saying his wife is insanely beautiful...apparently you don't understand social interactions too well, which judging by your response, isn't all that surprising. The interviewed is beautiful, but nothing out of the ordinary among Japanese standards. You really do need to get out more than just to your supermarket.
ここでは多分長く話していないけど、もっと喋れる方なんだろうな。 自然な日本語、そして何よりも好きなのが「わかりません」という謙虚なところが好き。 This is just a short clip, but definitely could tell he could speak Japanese very well. His Japanese is natural, and what I love about him in this is that he claims to not know Japanese as much. James Remar has humility and I love it!
At 0:24 She says that he is very fluent, and since he didn’t understand, she rephrase it : «Your Japanese is good» which could be subject to diverse interpretations. One of them is «You’re not there yet».
As a fellow white Japanese speaker, I will say a) what he said was pretty basic, but it would require some skill to be able to bring it out spontaneously like this. Also, his pronunciation is excellent, and the woman’s reaction is painfully authentic.
As an interviewer having a guest surprise you with a skill, you show surprise once and throw a compliment then allow the guest to proceed (whether they continue or slow down showing their skill) and take it from there. Here, you've shown surprise and disbelief about ten times in 50 seconds. In fact, so much that your guest is repeating your surprise at the end (it's not good when a guest repeats a host. It shows discontinuation of the conversation). Anyway, I mean this comment with good intentions (and also being a linguist I specifically care about meeting of languages). It's cool that you were there meeting stars and I wish you the best. That looks like a fun day and thank you for sharing.
Why is it always so admirable to hear a celebrity speaking a different language? So well, especially when he's clearly not half himself. It tells a lot about a person's character that they would take time to learn somebody's culture, enough to speak their language and communicate with them. When they have no ties to the culture, personally themselves or genetically, it just means that they were very, very interested and took an action on something
Answer: He married a Japanese woman.
That "honeymoon in Kyoto" line from Oppenheimer comes to mind.
Lucky man
He's also RAIDEN
@@ryanfowler3285, that helps! 👌 But all jokes aside, he was awesome as Raiden, wasn't he? 😄 (No, he wasn't, but I love him!)
Question: Did he start studying Japanese before or after meeting the woman who would later become his wife?🤔🤨😘
Speaking to someone in their language is a great sign of respect .
Apart from when they try to speak yours and they scoff and speak your own
maybe it is, but most of the time I cringe tbh,
nah, its cringe. I live in Germany for already more than 15years. Each time some germans try to speak my language or just few words, i ask myself 'why?' can't they speak german? bcoz i can. The real citizens feel the need to lower their expectations or to impress someone bcoz of language barrier.....never do that, that is actually cringe and rude.
Speak your native language in your country, and expect everyone else to be able to speak it too.
Talking sense to someone in any language is a sign of respect.
Depends..I was born in the states and yet some ppl greet me in Chinese or Japanese. I'm not Chinese nor Japanese.
I am Japanese. His Japanese is much better than my English. His Japanese is natural. It doesn't sound unnatural like something from a textbook.
he had a great teacher, and played an awesome bad guy in the movies.
I'm not Japanese, but he sounded like true samurai to me too
Let me tell you, as a gaijin who initially didn't speak much japanese, it didn't take much to convince a Japanese person that my Japanese sounded natural by simply being able to put together a few sentences.
Us foreigners joke about how Japanese think we're fluent when we aren't, simply because our delivery for one sentence or two can sound "natural".
Not really. His accent is quite good for a foreigner, which makes him sound relatively natural, but he doesn't really speak it, he couldn't have a conversation. He couldn't understand when she said ペラペラなんですね, which is pretty simple.
@@beeceebee1 That's correct, Japanese people aren't usually the best judges of determining whether someone is good at speaking Japanese or not, simply because most are blown away when a foreigner can string together even just a few sentences together using a good accent.
Basically Japanese set the bar lower for good Japanese for foreigners subconsciously.
Why are people so damn critical in the comments? He never claimed to be fluent, he even said so himself in Japanese.
Because everyone on the internet is a musclebound genius who bench presses 600lbs, has a 180 point IQ, and knows every language there is to know. They TOTALLY didn't get bullied at school, and they TOTALLY aren't doormats who look downward when they pass people in the streets.
Well, tbf the interviewer did say he was "perfect," which warranted correcting (even if she was just being nice).
@@MNGN101 So you're another of these geniuses who can go from English to perfect Japanese without missing a beat, eh???? Did you save a damsel in distress from an attack by a grizzly bear on your way home before you wrote this message, too????
@@STEJTHEGREATEST No, I don't speak Japanese at all, what's your problem?
The interviewer said he spoke perfect Japanese and people decide to correct her. Why tf are you so mad?
because the internet is dumb
One of the most humble and best underrated actors in Hollywood!
If you’re a crackhead.
he is NOT underrated. He is rated exactly as he should be.
@@brians9508 Maybe, but he is definitely underappreciated in the sense that a lot of people wouldn't even recognize him. I love character actors, but so many of them suffer from "Hey, I've _seen_ this guy/gal before! What's his face?"-syndrome. James Remar is amazing!
Also you know what the guy meant, you're just being snarky ;)
Yes. As the commenter calamity below says , "under appreciated ". Not as widely known and famous as some of us would hope. @@brians9508
@@CalamityCainyeah , it's semantics , but underrated means people think less of someone or something. There's a difference.
0:25 “You’re fluent right?” “Excuse me” “Awesome, your Japanese is good” “Oh thank you, I don’t understand anything at all, I only speak a little bit. Really really” “Awesome, he’s understanding me”
Yeah, he was bluffing.
Obviously Hard working Black guy is jealous hard working white guy can speak a second language
In Japanese, it's more natural to downplay compliments than accept them.
@hardworkingblackguythatspeaksjapanese...
...i'm @hardworkingblackguythatspeaksfrench 😎
@@mikeg4691that's the mark of a good second language learner: you _live_ your second language
To be able to answer her right away and yet be respectful and humble enough to know that he isn’t fluent.
It's not even being humble. It's called being in touch with reality and not lying. He knows like 10 words of Japanese. Was basically having a little fun with her. The LAST thing a Japanese woman married with a White American wants is for them to speak Japanese.
Love this guy. Remar is a criminally underrated actor, some awesome performances over the years. Fired as the lead in ‘Aliens’ because of a drug habit, but hot clean and has had a distinguished career since.
That's crazy because I always thought Michael Biehn was always meant to be Cpl. Hicks since he was Cameron's lead before as Kyle Reese in Terminator. But it makes sense since Walter Hill (who directed The Warriors) was also the producer for the original Alien and co-wrote Aliens had chosen him to play Hicks.
I agree I've either liked or loved him in pretty much everything I've seen him in...it's cool he speaks solid Japanese
Not just the drugs but the fact that he was so high that he accidentally fired a shot into the set of the film Little Shop of Horrors that was filming next door.
not everyone that you like is underrated
He was never the lead in Aliens. Hicks is like the 4rth most important character.
奥さん日本人だったんだね、普通に日本語のイントネーションが上手いです＾＾
Yes, his wife is Atsuko Itsuki.
I've never heard okaasan use in reference to wife. I thought he said mother, but then he would have said HaHa instead. Little subtleties
日本語で話してくれると急に親近感湧きますね
昔"コットンクラブ"で狂気じみたギャングの親分演じてたとは思えない、素敵なおじさま
He's not exactly fluent, but he speaks more than just standard phrases and has almost 100% mastered the pronunciation.
Anyone who reads this and wants to learn Japanese: This accent is so far from native sounding it's not even funny, don't trust this comment.
His intonation is bad,,
Correct. Nothing special.
You're right. He's really good, but not fluent (aka can pass for a native speaker) but his pronunciation is really good.
yeah, 100% as good as someone who started off with english can get lol
That reaction is why I love languages so much. People look at you like your superman and just took flight. It's awesome
She is stroking his ego so that she could get a good interview. Japanese tend to be polite and always say 日本語上手 = you're good at Japanese no matter the level of proficiency. If you go to France and speak French as a foreigner, no one will bat an eye, and that's how everyone actually feels.
@@mikael9325 Lol ego stroking for a good interview? Most celebs are happy to give interviews. They're whole job is to be in the limelight. He was happy as soon as he walked up to her, and she seemed pretty happy too even before he said anything in Japanese. It was more of a sign of respect to the interviewer than it was a flex lol. The reason it's so impressive is because it's unexpected lol.
@@mikael9325
I've been to France multiple times and people always react just the way the reporter reacted, when they realize that I could speak a little bit French. People all over the world really appreciate if you can speak their language.
Many many years ago, when I was little, family would rudely revert to Spanish (the secret language)so people wouldn’t understand what they were saying. Fast forward and I’d say, hey it’s not a secret language anymore. Everyone either speaks Spanish or at least understands some of it.
He charmed the hell out of her!
Good Japanese but fluent in riz.
@@breadyegg *fluent in rice
"if you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. if you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart"
-nelson mandela
Doesnt take much for white guys to rizz up asian women. They glaze them big time.
@@ptolemeeselenion1542 a typical ass backwards racist hick.
自然な日本語だね。
普通にその辺にいる優しいおっちゃん(in Japan)みたいで良い👍
Lol in the very beginning he asked her how she was doing. Then she asked if he speaks japanese and he said "i dont, i dont speak it all"
+davintheraven, not irony. He was being self deprecating and polite. He said Zen zen (not at all) Wakarimasen (I don't understand (japanese)).
You couldn't be more wrong. She asked him first why he could speak the language, and that's when he replied "I don't know (why I speak it). I don't know. I don't know why at all."
@@flensdude he said his wife is a japanese 0:23 "okusan nihonjin desu"
Fuofu
I know. I am fully aware he said his wife is Japanese.
My comment was about the wrong translation found in the original comment above. I gave, in my opinion, a better translation given the context of what is said in the video.
@@flensdude ohh, that part. I see, I see
Why are people getting so upset about this? The guy has some basic conversation skill in a language he is not supposed to know, how is that a bad thing? I'm not a native but is pronounciation wasn't all that bad. Get over it.
anytime anyone uses Japanese online the weabos will chime in
EvilKris so youre saying the guy in the video is a weeaboo because he has something to do with japanese
EvilKris Anytime anyone posts a video with something good for your brain the imbeciles will chime in.
nice dp sano..
Them damn weaboos at it again
He said his wife was Japanese..
His son played in one of the High&Low movies
Ahh, good to know. Thx 🙏
she is no longer Japanese?
@@brians9508They are still together and they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year. Together they have a daughter and a son.
I think you mean he has a Japanese Waifu.
0:28 she pulled a nihongo jouzu desu ne.
she realized he doesn't know the word perapera so she used the more formal phrase instead....
@@greggybada you don't get it
what is wrong with that?
@@greggybadaYES。ペラペラは上手よりもネイティブだからね
外国人は上手と言われる事を不名誉な事だと思い過ぎだ。日本語を喋る外国人がそもそも少ないうえに、例えそれが完璧な発音や言い方で無かったとしても、勇気と自信を持ってカタコトな日本語で喋る外国人に対して我々は「上手だね」と言うんです。思いやりでもある。海外で日本人に上手と言われる事が不名誉な事だと流行ってるのは嫌いだ
He is Lord Raiden. He invented the japanese language.
Oh my goodness I totally forgot about that. You just blew my mind.
he was also in highlander :)
@@ZomgZomg007 no lol, he acted as Raiden in the MK sequel but the one who was originally Raiden and who also starred in Highlander is french actor Christophe Lambert
The best part is how delighted the reporter is about all of this.
He seems happy to speak Japanese, like he has been waiting for a situation to use it :)
his wife is japanese, and they been married for almost 40 years, i am sure he has picked it up :)
If you can speak a rare language, you actually are happy every time you can use it. ;)
He has an amazing voice. Good for him
Dexter will never recover if he found out about this
Translate the code into Japanese, and he'll be fine.
I understood everything he said by watching anime alone.
I'm ready to eat that sushi.
metalsabatico i feel you 😂😂
Lol 😆
Please don't act like such a weeb.
You probably don't know that sushi is rice with vinegar.
Before any other weeb tries to contradict me, my source:
My partner is Japanese and makes sushi. I reckon she knows what's she talking about more than some kid whose cultural understanding of Japan is limited to _Sailor Moon_ and bad games shows.
@@markv1274ching chong hon chi i like fucking schoolgirls
@@markv1274 Why are you trying to bring a brother down let the young have their aspirations lmao "uh actually you don't speak japanese at all 🤨🤓" like common bruh stop pretending too if you could you would
その性質は奥さんがはなしかけないでくださいｗｗｗｗｗ
I've been studying Japanese for 8 months and I can somewhat understand the conversation:
- こんばんは (konbanwa): good evening.
- お元気ですか (o genki desu ka): how are you?
- 知らないわかりません。全然わかりません (shiranai wakarimasen, zenzen wakarimasen): I don't know, I don't understand. I have no idea.
- ありがとうございました (arigatou gozaimashita): thank you.
- だから、奥様日本人です (dakara, okusama wa Nihon jin desu): well, my wife is Japanese.
The reporter compliments him with 日本語上手ですね (nihongo jouzu desu ne): your Japanese is great.
Well, the Japanese reporter's English is certainly much, much better than Mr. Remar's Japanese.
@@reynaldoflores4522 no shit mate. English is a globally recognised language and Japanese is not, plus she’s a reporter so obviously her English would be better than his Japanese.
@@davidthorpe3122 I beg your pardon. Japanese ( 日本語 ) " ニホンゴ " is " not a globally recognized " language unlike English?
FYI, Japanese is universally considered as one of the top 10 prestige languages of the world!!!
@@reynaldoflores4522 very known, but only few people in western culture bother to learn it.
@@reynaldoflores4522 well, Mr. Remar's Japanese is certainly much, much better than my Japanese (I would not comment about yours, no idea about your Japanese), so good for him (and his Japanese wife), may them have a longer and happy life together
言葉を沢山知ってるわけじゃ無いだろうけど発音が自然😂
first time ive ever seen じゃ無い written using the kanji for it
@@xObscureDarknessIt’s grammatically incorrect but people do it when they didn’t check or mind in a case of unofficial
@@ふみ-w7w ah thanks for clearing that up ive realised that the kana keyboard sometimes corrects things into kanji in weird ways
He taught Dexter the code
It helps to know more than one language when you're a Warrior
Wow! Japanese is one of my most favorite languages ever. I'm planning to learn how to speak it very soon, and hopefully, I can speak as much as James here! 😁🇯🇵
Well he can't speak very much so, it'll be easy
@@chciken lol
You learned?
@@chciken even i can speak a little more but its still pretty cool
Ninhongo hanase masu ka?
James Remar wife is Japanese. They've been married since 1984. so I would expect him to know the language. He admitted in an interview that after The Warriors, which brought him attention, he was filming Aliens. He had a drug habit and was arrested which got him fired from that franchise. He was Cpl. Hicks. He then got himself clean.
While I like Michael Biehn's acting, I like James Remar's more. That would have been a hell of an alternate Aliens movie 😱
Anyways, most people fail on getting out of drugs, so kudos to Remar, Downey Jr. and the late Jones/Bowie, they made it and had a clean, bright second half of their lives 👍 interestingly enough, it seems that in all 3 cases, their wives (respectively, Atsuko Itsuki, Susan Levin & Zara Abdulmajid) played a key role in their rebirth. So important to have someone worthy by your side, so, SO important...
I didn't know he was in the warriors that's awesome
@@carlosayala5161 Honestly...done right, I wouldn't mind another "Aliens" movie. With Xenomorphs, Colonial Marines, the whole bit - Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and James Remar all together. Haven't seen too much with James personally, but I loved his villan/anti-hero portrayal in Jericho, and he did a solid job in Dexter. Would love to see things come full circle and have him don the armor of one of the galaxy's Ultimate Badasses!
OMG the interviewer is gorgeous!
she is okay, his WIFE though. my god
@@FrederikEngelmand What's wrong with his wife? You know she's 70 years of age, right? Still attractive, and still rather slim.
I'm going to be brutal with this: there are countless women at my neighbourhood supermarket who are half her age, look twice as old, and are more than twice her weight.
The interviewer is quite ravishing.
I'm not trusting your judgement about anything.
@@markv1274 He was saying his wife is insanely beautiful...apparently you don't understand social interactions too well, which judging by your response, isn't all that surprising. The interviewed is beautiful, but nothing out of the ordinary among Japanese standards. You really do need to get out more than just to your supermarket.
@@markv1274 calm down lol, i think he meant his wife is hot and amazing too
I first saw James Remar in The Warriors and 48 Hours. Two very good intros for a very good actor.
His pronunciation is really good!!!
He’s got a Japanese wife and mixed Japanese kids! Clearly an attentive husband.
I can't believe James Remar was the Bay Japanese Speaker.
Pearl Harbor Butcher
I like how he kept speaking to get the interviewer to change to Japanese for a bit
As soon as he started speaking, a thought bounced in my mind..he would have been a wonderful actor to play as an martial arts master in the Matrix.
This guy has just blew my mind! I'm so astonished!
Very cool that he has the guts to speak Japanese to the reporter. Two thumbs up James!
James Remar + this interviewer = Legends
So quick to smile too, he comes across as a really nice guy
Pretty good!! Excellent!!
めちゃくちゃ発音自然やし奥様と良くコミュニケーションとってるんやろなっていうのがわかる！！突然おすすめに出てきた😂自分日本人で英語好きで何年も勉強しててほんまによく思うことは、自分が日本以外の国に生まれて日本語勉強しよう！ってなって人と会話できるレベルまで続くかなってこと。日本語はホンマに繊細でちょっとしたニュアンスで意味変わったりするから、日本語を勉強してる人まじで尊敬する
He should said "Warriors come out and play"
イントネーションが自然すぎてびっくりした！！
奥さんの母国語で会話をしたくて覚えたのでしょうけど
奥さんへの愛で成せる事なんでしょうね。
ごちそうさまですｗ
すごいですね! That's cool! 🇯🇵
So that line of his in the Oppenheimer movie was no joke …he really did care about Japan and the intimate moment with his wife.
He learned the language to know what his wife's insults mean :D
Certainly was of great help to him to secure a Mitsubishi Eclipse and an Evo before they even went on sale back in 2003.
James Remar-senpai!!!
Give him props for knowing even a few, simple words in Japanese which is why the interviewer is impressed
Why are people complaining about people complaining? I literally only see positive comments here.
Learning to speak conversational Japanese just for his Japanese wife is amazing
I mean, he IS the Japanese God of Thunder. That tracks.
This appeared on my recommended, I clicked. I was blown way.
That is so cool! Like SO cool!
Lord Raiden got the japanese rizz....
ここでは多分長く話していないけど、もっと喋れる方なんだろうな。
自然な日本語、そして何よりも好きなのが「わかりません」という謙虚なところが好き。
This is just a short clip, but definitely could tell he could speak Japanese very well.
His Japanese is natural, and what I love about him in this is that he claims to not know Japanese as much. James Remar has humility and I love it!
Excellent! Amazing!!
Answer: james is the goat - most underrated villain
Best Anime Ever
Poor little fella can’t tell what’s what
OMG, the interviewer is so beautiful.
Y’all know why he is able to speak a bit of Japanese? Because I just learned that his wife, Atsuko is Japanese.
I remember James Remar from his role as Raiden in Mortal Kombat Annihilation movie and Mr. Pooch in Django Unchained! His japanese it's outstanding!
Little do people know he's telling her Harry's code
Who knew that James Remar was The Bay Harbor Butcher all along.
@@guts2186Pearl Harbor Butcher
@@Drifter1989 Lol
I think anyone who tries to converse in a foreign language is fantastic, should be thanked
At 0:24 She says that he is very fluent, and since he didn’t understand, she rephrase it : «Your Japanese is good» which could be subject to diverse interpretations. One of them is «You’re not there yet».
In my experience, nothing charms a person more than speaking in their native language when they don't expect it
All the butthurt comments are hilarious. Apparently he’s showing off just because he speaks a few sentences in Japanese.
As a fellow white Japanese speaker, I will say a) what he said was pretty basic, but it would require some skill to be able to bring it out spontaneously like this. Also, his pronunciation is excellent, and the woman’s reaction is painfully authentic.
0:22 his wife is Nihon, and what about me ??? I'm Anime Otaku
Maybe you are America.
Man, speaking different languages is an amazing skill and one of the most useful no doubt.
I knew there was a reason Ajax was my favorite Warrior
Kudos to him for getting that far :) He seems a natural at languages. I've been a fan of his acting forever since I was a kid.
Damn Ajax, that is amazing. Don't tell Swan or Cleon ok?
Damn I never knew Harry Morgan was the bay harbour Japanese speaker.
That guy is full of surprises!
"Wow, you're fluent!" "What?"
I should release a full interview of this. We talked in Japanese for like good 5 minutes long! :)
Kaoru Koike please do it
I've always dug James Remar but he just got cooler and more suave than I ever thought possible
As an interviewer having a guest surprise you with a skill, you show surprise once and throw a compliment then allow the guest to proceed (whether they continue or slow down showing their skill) and take it from there. Here, you've shown surprise and disbelief about ten times in 50 seconds. In fact, so much that your guest is repeating your surprise at the end (it's not good when a guest repeats a host. It shows discontinuation of the conversation).
Anyway, I mean this comment with good intentions (and also being a linguist I specifically care about meeting of languages). It's cool that you were there meeting stars and I wish you the best. That looks like a fun day and thank you for sharing.
I remember he played an impressive part in "The Warriors (1979)"
Ajax from the Warriors xD
he always will be ajax the toughest among the warriors
I don't know fam, Snow is a brute as well
I always see him as Ganz from 48 Hours
And Peter gambi from black lightning
One of the most underrated actors fr
なかなかすごい
I love Japan and I love James Remar. This video has just made my day.
i want to learn japanese
His intonation is simply amazing!
I am Japanese. His pronunciation is good. He speaks like a neighborhood uncle lol
Ajax is so good man it’s cool he speaks Japanese
めっちゃうまい！！
Why is it always so admirable to hear a celebrity speaking a different language? So well, especially when he's clearly not half himself. It tells a lot about a person's character that they would take time to learn somebody's culture, enough to speak their language and communicate with them. When they have no ties to the culture, personally themselves or genetically, it just means that they were very, very interested and took an action on something
Wife is Japanese
james: speaks japanese
some people: turns on subs
subs: *para outro amigo voĉe engoliu o hotel the london todo*
Oh yes fuck
He is such a great actor, he really does sound Japanese
Hehe no way! His wife is Japanese.. well well. Yea, he speaks ok.
I am always in awe of anyone who can speak multiple languages! And he's so easy-going and natural about it!
do you speak Ukrainian or are you just a low iq band-wagon jumping virtue signaling lil b* that puts up a flag in a conflict they know nothing about?
It's how you get some of them hot Asian chicks just learn a few words
So not only can he woo ladies in English but can do so in Japanese too, what a man.
Shett AJAX CAN SPEAK JAPANESE WOW!
Really wish there were translated subtitles here.
I did, on my channel
Apparently 初めまして、よろしくお願いします、全然わかりません、and not understanding ペラペラ only 上手 means you're fluent.
私はアメリカ人です
僕わ友達が寸くない
私はじゅ六才です。
V O I D Yeah that kanji is grade 1 it's super easy
私は１６才です
Sorry I was taught that way at school. 😝
coming from someone who speaks it natively, ’歳´ is the correct kanji.
She hit him with the classic "Nihonga jozu" 😂😩