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TajLV's "Top Movies for Understanding Japan"

For a glimpse inside the Japanese mind, and how different it is from others, these films provide great insights.
1. Gung Ho
by Ron Howard
  
2. Mr. Baseball
by Fred Schepisi
  
3. Black Rain
by Ridley Scott
  
4. Shall We Dance?
by Masayuki Suo
  
5.
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 Otoko wa tsurai yo
by Yamada Yoji
  
6. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
by Nagisa Oshima
  
7. Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection
by Akira Kurosawa
  
8. Sayonara
by Joshua Logan
  
9. The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Edward Zwick
  
10. James Clavell's Shogun
by Jerry London
  
11. The 47 Ronin: Parts 1 & 2
by Kenji Mizoguchi
  
12. Memoirs of a Geisha (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Rob Marshall
  
13. Tora! Tora! Tora!
by Kinji Fukasaku
  
14. The Bridge on the River Kwai
by David Lean
  
15. Puccini - Madam Butterfly - Placido Domingo  
16. Lost in Translation
by Sofia Coppola
  
17. Ran (Masterworks Edition)
by Akira Kurosawa
  
18. Godzilla - The Ultimate Collection (Godzilla, King of the Monsters/Godzilla vs. Mothra/Godzilla's Revenge/Terror of Mechagodzilla/Rodan)
by Terry O. Morse
  
19. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
by Shohei Imamura
  
20. Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 (Box Set)
by Quentin Tarantino
  
21. Samurai I - Musashi Miyamoto - Criterion Collection
by Hiroshi Inagaki
  
22. Battle Royale
by Kinji Fukasaku
  
23. Getting Any?
by Takeshi Kitano
  
24. Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (Sub)
by Akira Kurosawa
  
25. Rashomon - Criterion Collection  
26. Kagemusha - Criterion Collection
by Akira Kurosawa
  
27. Empires - Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire  
28. Sesame Street - Big Bird In Japan  
29. Lupin the 3rd - Voyage to Danger
by Masaaki Ôsumi
  
30. Lupin the 3rd - Dragon of Doom
by Masaaki Ôsumi
  
31. Dragonball Z: 7 Disc Fusion Boxed Set
by Minoru Okazaki
  
32. Pokemon the First Movie - Mewtwo vs. Mew  
33. Pokemon Heroes: The Movie
by Kunihiko Yuyama
  
34. Sailor Moon S - The Complete Uncut TV Set
by Junichi Sato
  
35. My Neighbor Totoro
by Hayao Miyazaki
  
36.
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 Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie  
37.
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 Sazae-san
by Fuji Television
  
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Created by TajLV on May 01, 2006.