Category Archives: Review: Films Set In Japan

Review: Films Set In Japan – The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by tokyofox

We all know that when the writers of a TV show or film franchise (and I use that term in the loosest sense regarding this movie!) run out of ideas they take the project overseas. Now, I’m not too sure … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Posted on August 4, 2012 by tokyofox

On the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941 Japan attacked and partially destroyed the American Pacific Fleet which resulted in the United States entering WWII. Of course no review of this film can ever be complete without mentioning the commercial … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by tokyofox

This third Austin Powers film is 10 years old this month and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that absolutely none of it was actually filmed in Japan. They didn’t reference this fact quite as blatantly as they … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Shinjuku Incident (2009)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by tokyofox

He may be one of the worlds most famous international action stars but I am ashamed to say that the only film of his that I’d ever seen before this was the 2009 re-make of ‘The Karate Kid‘. I actually … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Barbarian And The Geisha (1958)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by tokyofox

‘You Only Live Twice‘ or ‘Walk Don’t Run‘ may be the more famous of the older films set in Japan but I recently encountered one from nearly a decade before those. Of course I was very much aware of John Wayne … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by tokyofox

I decided to watch this again a few days ago having just taught a student who this week is going to visit the island of Iwo-jima which is actually part of Tokyo albeit a long, long way south (750 km) … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Enter The Void (2009)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by tokyofox

Starting off with a hard techno beat and flashing credits this arty-farty French directed film comes across as tediously excruciating with any real story replaced by indulgence for the sake of art. We see all the action through the eyes of … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by tokyofox

As someone who can’t drive and has no interest in cars I had no interest in this franchise for many many years and just assumed it was dumbed-down, brain-dead, lad-popularist titilation designed for people…..well people like me who have a … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Gung Ho (1986)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by tokyofox

Michael Keaton plays a cocky, obnoxious, arrogant and disrespectful American called Hunt Stephenson whose big car manufacturing company in Pennsylvania is on its knees and needs buying out by Japanese firm Assan Motors. He goes to Tokyo to convince their bosses to … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Stratosphere Girl (2004)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by tokyofox

This modern art film is a short 84 minute story (always a good thing in my book!) about an 18 year old blonde girl called Angela who gets into a conversation with a Japanese DJ about going travelling to seek adventure … Continue reading →

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