Do Mainland Chinese feel a cultural kinship when watching Japanese films and TV series?

Question

Coming from a Taiwanese family and growing up in both Taiwan and Hong Kong, I always experience a cultural familiarity when watching Japanese TV series and films. We seem to share similar backgrounds, similar environments and similar mannerisms. I can relate to what the characters are experiencing, much more than when I am watching American productions (and also Mainland Chinese productions, actually).

I am just wondering if our Mainland Chinese tongbao have the same feeling? Or is daily life in Mainland China different to such an extent that you perceive Japanese dramas as being foreign and unfamiliar?

Curious ^^

Answer 1

Yes I do, I grew up watching Japanese films and TV shows, most of us do, though we may be angry with Japanese in public, culture is another story, Han Chinese (especially southerners) and Japanese culture are still very close.

I love 北野武 and 岩井俊二.....^^

Answer 2

many Chinese are still a little bit upset with Japan

Answer 3

China and Japan are as different as night and day...