The rules are as follows: The film features an American citizen with both feet on Japanese land.
Married man meets married girl, they hang out till he has to go home. The end. Bill Murray's a dick, and Scarlett Johansson is just flat-out annoying (especially her singing ugh), but there is something really special about it because it is liked amongst the average male. I like it just because of the fact that hanging out with a girl and becoming pals is something I can relate to. I was disappointed how culturally unjust they were though.
Tom Selleck's a hell of a guy, (Burt Reynolds Jr. as I like to call him). Shame on Rosie O'Donnell for attacking him on gun control. Jack Elliot gets traded to the Nagoya Dragons after the Yankees canned him. Baseball in Japan is practically as big as basketball in the US, it's been made into it's own kanji (rather than using it as a foreign word). As good ol captain mustache starts out in Japan, he has a few meiwaku moments. But he gets used to the culture and even gets a big philosophy lesson behind swinging at a curve ball. Thing that sucks, he goes back to America to play for the Tigers at the end, but he wears the same cap he did in Magnum P.I.
This is the film I based my blog title on. Joe Barrett owned a cafe in Tokyo before the war began, when he got the call of duty, he left. As he was gone, his wife re-married, and there was a little problem with the mob and it comes down to a jiu-jitsu match at the end. Humphrey Bogart can act, no doubt about it. The film in and of itself was Casablanca-esque, but it was flat out cool. This film was the first American film to be shot in post WWII Japan (1949), and I'm glad it was a decent drama rather some screwball film about culture clash.
Ok, just to make sure, I said it has to be a film that features an American in Japan. I didn't say that it had to be an American Film. This was the final Godzilla movie. It was released on the 50th anniversary. One of the main characters was Charles Gordon, who was played by MMA legend Don Frye. Giant radioactive monsters are engulfing the world. Gordon has the idea to use Godzilla against them... it's a fun movie if you're into the whole kaiju movie scene. The awesome thing about this, was the dialogue's in Japanese, except when it comes to Don Frye. He carries on the conversations in English. With an epic mustache like his, you don't need to learn Japanese haha.
The Toxic Avenger Part II is a retarded movie, but damn does it cleanse the sadistic humor palette. I'm not going to speak about Troma movies in general. But all I will say is that it's just funny seeing a random "super"hero kick ass in Japan. Toxie attempts to eliminate a corporation, he fails and gets shipped to Japan. Drink a few before watching... trust me. Your sense of humor will thank you.
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