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Japanese Movies That Don't Suck
By an Amazon.com customer
Shall We Dance?Shall We Dance?
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.00
A movie about having the courage to be what you are, while others are watching. A salaryman learns to ballroom dance.
Minbo [VHS]Minbo [VHS]
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Stand up to bullies! The staff of a hotel learns how to deal with the gangsters that harass them.
The Sword of Doom - Criterion CollectionThe Sword of Doom - Criterion Collection
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A samurai violates his code of honor at every turn, leading to his own destruction. A dire warning against betraying one's principles, whatever they may be.
Ping PongPing Pong
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Perhaps the greatest movie ever made about the sport of ping-pong. Full of humor and life.
Kamikaze GirlsKamikaze Girls
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A funny and offbeat story celebrating the right of everyone to be unconventional. Two girls -- one a former member of a biker gang, the other a devotee of girly "goth-loli" fashion -- form a lasting friendship in a satirical cartoon version of modern Japan.
Cutie Honey - The Movie (Live Action)Cutie Honey - The Movie (Live Action)
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Go Nagai's sexy superheroine from the swingin' seventies is brought to life in this live-action epic by Evangelion director Hideki Anno. A precise visual style and frantic theatrical action combine to make pure fun.