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TF Top 10……Films Set In Japan From The 1980s & 1990s

Posted on January 16, 2021 by tokyofox

  These two decades saw the production of a few of my sentimental favourites when it comes to films “set” (but not necessarily filmed!) in Japan. Sadly, there’s no room in the list for ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ (1993) or ‘Bushido … Continue reading →

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Kyoto Filming Locations – The Challenge (1982)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tokyofox

In my review of this film last year I said that the grounds of the Shokoku-ji buddhist temple in Northern Kyoto were used throughout and that they have supposedly remained unchanged since it was founded in 1382. That may be … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Challenge (1982)

Posted on March 21, 2017 by tokyofox

Once released as a TV movie called ‘The Sword of the Ninja‘, this John Frankenheimer directed film features Scott Glenn as the frustrated sparring partner of a champion boxer. One day his character Rick Murphy decides enough is enough and fights … Continue reading →

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