Lists of Bests: TajLV's "Top Movies for Understanding Japan" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/5057 For a glimpse inside the Japanese mind, and how different it is from others, these films provide great insights. Thu, 31 May 2012 11:45:41 GMT en-us 0 50 38 0 0 Gung Ho http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/416110 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/416110"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517Z1NCY6AL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ron Howard</div> Mr. Baseball http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/150352 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/150352"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VVGTXXR9L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Fred Schepisi</div> Black Rain http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/501144 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/501144"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iseC1Lb0L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ridley Scott</div> Shall We Dance? (1996) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37295 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37295"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Rl4miF7FL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Masayuki Suo</div> Otoko wa tsurai yo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1171265 <div id="position">5</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Yamada Yoji</div> Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [Region 2] http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/165365 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/165365"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VMPRW1S9L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nagisa Ôshima</div> Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection Spine #2) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/41262 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/41262"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51175A95QSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> The Ramen Girl http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5899512 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5899512"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4116qaWv19L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Allan Ackerman</div> Sayonara http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/714700 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/714700"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517VE5TJ8QL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joshua Logan</div> The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37024 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/37024"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rloiB%2BEmL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward Zwick</div> James Clavell's Shogun http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76616 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/76616"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UaiSzzUEL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jerry London</div> Memoirs of a Geisha (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/216428 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/216428"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514RJRGQTNL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rob Marshall</div> Tora! Tora! Tora! http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63509 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63509"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415bl-HY15L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kinji Fukasaku</div> The Bridge on the River Kwai http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35996 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/35996"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dEE9oKfVL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Lean</div> Puccini - Madam Butterfly - Placido Domingo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1166994 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1166994"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CL38E2.01-A13FD75XCLIICR._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> Lost in Translation http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64831 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64831"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VWMC2YZNL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sofia Coppola</div> Ran (Masterworks Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38891 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/38891"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51065EADBQL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> Godzilla - 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