SterlingBen

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?

islandclaws

Black Rain.
The Yakuza.

Mondo Kane

You only live twice?

Mr. Cinema

Mr. Baseball

kms_md

damn, that was my choice.

SterlingBen

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

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

mrhan

John Frankenheimer's "The Challenge".

Joe Molotov

It's a miniseries, but Shogun is worth mentioning.

dugan

Sands of Iwo Jima?

baracine

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?searc...the+geisha+boy
including the classic "pool scene":

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