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?

Black Rain.
The Yakuza.

You only live twice?

Mr. Baseball

damn, that was my choice.

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

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

John Frankenheimer's "The Challenge".

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

Sands of Iwo Jima?

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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