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SterlingBen
06-01-07, 03:32 PM
Tokyo Joe (1949) - Humphrey Bogart
House Of Bamboo (1955)
Sayonara (1957) - Marlon Brando
Walk, Don't Run (1966) - Cary Grant
Death Ride To Osaka (1983) - Jennifer Jason Leigh

Can anyone suggest anymore?

KillerCannibal
06-01-07, 03:33 PM
Black Rain.
The Yakuza.

Mondo Kane
06-01-07, 03:48 PM
You only live twice?

Mr. Cinema
06-01-07, 03:56 PM
Mr. Baseball

kms_md
06-01-07, 09:07 PM
Mr. Baseball

:sad: damn, that was my choice.

SterlingBen
06-01-07, 10:29 PM
Mr. Baseball and You Only Live Twice totally slipped my mind good ones though.
I just ordered Black Rain
and I'll look into The Yakuza

thanks

RobCA
06-02-07, 12:00 AM
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

mrhan
06-02-07, 01:03 AM
John Frankenheimer's "The Challenge".

Joe Molotov
06-02-07, 01:05 AM
It's a miniseries, but Shogun is worth mentioning.

dugan
06-02-07, 02:30 AM
Sands of Iwo Jima?

baracine
06-02-07, 06:57 AM
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/2e/200px-Geishaboy.jpg
http://www.jerrylewiscomedy.com/pix/jlcmstv_8.jpg

The first time I saw Japan on the big screen: 1958. (Not available on DVD in Region 1)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geisha_Boy

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There are five other scenes on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+geisha+boy
including the classic "pool scene":

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