Tag Archives: films set in Japan

Review: Films Set In Japan – Tokyo Pop (1988)

Posted on May 6, 2020 by tokyofox

Many people think of “Lost In Translation‘ (2003) as being the pioneer of the modern day film set in Japan but for people of a certain age it is this one from 15 years earlier which perhaps better encapsulates “the … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Jackass: The Movie (2002)

Posted on April 9, 2020 by tokyofox

For a few years now I’ve been wondering whether to include ‘Jackass: The Movie‘ or not. Is it really a movie? Well, it does have the word in the title and was released in cinemas so I guess it will … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Stopover Tokyo (1957)

Posted on March 27, 2020 by tokyofox

An American intelligence agent is sent to Tokyo to track down a Communist spy ring is the blurb but if I hadn’t read that beforehand then I probably wouldn’t have been aware of such a thing! For an espionage film, … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Sayonara (1957)

Posted on February 14, 2020 by tokyofox

“Don’t you think you’re taking a risk marrying a Japanese girl?’ They were not words of advice given to me ahead of my wedding in 2014 but the question posed by US Air Force fighter Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) to … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Films Set In Japan From The 2010s

Posted on December 8, 2019 by tokyofox

The standard of films “set” in Japan in the last ten years has overall been pretty poor and so ‘Cars 2‘ (2011), ‘47 Rōnin‘ (2013) and ‘Batman Ninja‘ (2018) all failed to make this list due to their low Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Earthquake Bird (2019)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by tokyofox

This Netflix movie was released on the video-on-demand streaming service on November 15th and is based on the novel of the same name (2001) by British author Susanna Jones. It stars Swedish actress Alicia Vikander who’s done films in her native Swedish … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Teahouse Of The August Moon (1956)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by tokyofox

“All moons are good but an August moon is a little older and a little wiser” So that’s what the latter part of the title was all about then! For many, many years I’ve been aware of this film but I … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Cove (2009)

Posted on June 24, 2019 by tokyofox

There have been many films over the years which have focused on negative aspects of Japanese society. The majority of them have been war-related ones but this movie is arguably the one which caused the biggest outcry. It’s a fascinating … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Batman Ninja (2018)

Posted on October 8, 2018 by tokyofox

It was really nice to see Batman in animated form for a colourful, witty and entertaining movie……but that’s enough about last years ‘The Lego Batman Movie‘!! This Japanese-produced film is a distant second to that though and I really do … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Isle Of Dogs (2018)

Posted on July 19, 2018 by tokyofox

In these times of computer wizardry the idea of stop-motion animation may seem a strange choice for many but not in the mind of director Wes Anderson whose second attempt (the other was ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox‘ in 2009) pays painstaking … Continue reading →

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