Go (2001), Kurosawa (2001), Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015), Gung Ho (1986), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Japanese Culture movies.
Storyline: Sugihara (Yôsuke Kubozuka) feels more like a misfit than most high school students, being the son of a Japanese mother (Shinobu Ôtake) and a North Korean father (Tsutomu Yamazaki). Changing schools does not help much, as he is simply taunted by a different group of kids. Fortunately, his father has given him boxing lessons to keep the bullies at bay. When Sugihara falls for the popular Sakurai (Kou Shibasaki) and she seems interested in him, he sees the possibility of being accepted.
Plot Keywords: high-school student, mother, father, teen girl, teen boy, north korean, frenetic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Director Adam Low explores the life and work of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all-time. Low begins with Kurosawa's childhood in Tokyo and chronicles his ascent following the release of such masterpieces as "Rashomon," "Seven Samurai" and "Throne of Blood." The film also includes interviews with figures Kurosawa has influenced, including such film icons as Clint Eastwood and George Lucas.
Plot Keywords: filmmaker, friend, historian, critic, clint eastwood, fascinating, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
Plot Keywords: japanese man, actor, director, wife, friend, brooding, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Hunt Stevenson works for a large car manufacturer that has just been bought out by a Japanese firm. Suddenly finding himself having to justify his own job, he's forced to choose between redundancy or the seemingly inhuman Japanese work ethic that the new owners have brought with them.
Plot Keywords: union boss, mayor, foreigner, hilarious, offbeat, unrestrained, pennsylvania ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Detective Chris Kenner was orphaned as a child as his father was in the service and was killed and lived in Japan. Now he is on the trail of ruthless Yakuza leader named Yoshido, who helped establish a small Japanese area in Los Angeles and is now running a drug ring disguised as a brewery. However, Kenner must team up with a Japanese-American detective named Johnny Murata, and he also must protect a witness named Minako who would testify against Yoshido. But what Kenner will soon discover that he will be in a lot more than what he bargained for.
Plot Keywords: police detective, partner, drug dealer, yakuza member, pretty woman, brutal, intense ...
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