Tag Archives: films set in Japan

Review: Films Set In Japan – The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by tokyofox

This sequel starts exactly where the original one finishes including an overly long re-cap of the first film. There is debate around whether the first part of this movie was made at the same time as the original or if it … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Kagemusha (1980)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by tokyofox

This ‘films set in Japan’ series is principally about international movies but I have made an exception for this purely because it was executive produced by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. In reality they did nothing other than persuade … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Wasabi (2001)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by tokyofox

Jean Reno, of Mission Impossible fame, (the French guy with a beard) is a Cop who comes to Japan after he finds out his ex-Japanese girlfriend has died. The will is read out and what do you know but he … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Black Rain (1989)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by tokyofox

This was directed by Ridley Scott (of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Gladiator’ fame) and filmed mostly on location in Osaka but due to the typical amount of red tape involved in doing things in this country he got disillusioned with it … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Last Samurai (2003)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by tokyofox

Back in 2006 I gave this film a very short brief review with brief being the word! I only said it was better than expected but too long for my liking which I say for any film over two hours. … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – 3 Ninja’s Kick Back (1994)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by tokyofox

I originally thought this was one of those made-for-TV kids movies; the kind of which used to be shown on BBC1 on Friday afternoons when I was a child. However, it seems I was wrong as its actually the second of four … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by tokyofox

Get beyond the whole Chinese actresses portraying Japanese geisha debacle and what you see in ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (called ‘Sayuri’ in Japan) is a beautiful, colourful, gorgeous film showing the spirit of this one girl as she battles against the odds. That … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Into The Sun (2005)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by tokyofox

Love him or hate him Steven Seagal films do a job. Admittedly its usually the same job and that is usually wooden acting, bad dialogue, unrealistic action scenes, pathetic plots and heavy duty martial arts action combat where the bad guys are … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

Posted on April 16, 2011 by tokyofox

Well I managed to sit through all 95 minutes of this movie which is set in feudal Japan (1185 to 1868). I will never ever get that time back! I watched this with one eye very much on how it inter-spersed the … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Walk, Don’t Run (1966)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by tokyofox

Set during the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 this was Cary Grant’s final film appearance and it sees him arrive in the Japanese capital on business but he is unable get any accommodation. Whilst at the British Embassy he sees an advert for an apartment which he … Continue reading →

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