Movie List for "japanese 2"

The Bushido Blade (1981)

A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it. Year 1981.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani
Writer: William Overgard (screenplay)
Actors: Richard Boone, Toshirô Mifune, Mike Starr, Timothy Patrick Murphy

Makai tenshô: The Armageddon (1999)

An evil sorcerer summons seven legendary Samurai warriors to aid him in his conquest of the world. One valiant warrior stands against them. Year 1999.

Generes: Action, Fantasy
Director: Kazumasa Shirai
Writer: Eric P. Sherman (english version), Fûtarô Yamada
Actors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Tomorô Taguchi, Yûko Moriyama, Hitomi Shimizu

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

Ten-year old Sakura Avalon, Cardcaptor of the elusive, magical Clow Cards, unexpectedly wins a trip to Hong Kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards. Year 1999.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Director: Morio Asaka, Terry Klassen
Writer: Jennifer Pertsch (English adaptation), Jennifer Pertsch, Nanase Ôkawa (original script), Nanase Ôkawa, Clamp (comic), Clamp (manga)
Actors: Sakura Tange, Aya Hisakawa, Junko Iwao, Motoko Kumai

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado. Year 1999.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Musical
Director: Mike Leigh
Writer: Mike Leigh
Actors: Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger Heathcott

Gorgeous (1999)

A romantic girl travels to Hong Kong in search of certain love but instead meets a kind-hearted professional fighter for whom she begins to fall instead. Year 1999.

Generes: Action, Comedy, Romance
Director: Vincent Kok
Writer: Jackie Chan, Ivy Ho (story), Vincent Kok, Yiu Fai Lo
Actors: Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Emil Chau

San luen oi sai gei (1998)

Movie Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jing Wong
Writer: Jing Wong
Actors: Leon Lai, Qi Shu, Carina Lau, Ann Lee

A Doll in the Dark (1997)

While visiting L.A., a Japanese tourist named Ryoko is drugged and kidnapped by a young man who believes her to be a reincarnation of a lover who died years before. Investigating the case … Year 1997.

Generes: N/A
Director: Phil Scarpaci
Writer: Brian Everingham (screenplay)
Actors: Billy Drago, Joe Ho, Josh Brauer, Alan Charof

Broken English (1996)

Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her … Year 1996.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Gregor Nicholas
Writer: Gregor Nicholas, Johanna Pigott, James Salter
Actors: Rade Serbedzija, Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga, Marton Csokas

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)

The brothers, Andy & Terry Bogard, along with Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui, try to help Sulia Gaudeamus stop her ambitious brother Laocorn from finding the magical armor of Mars. Year 1994.

Generes: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Director: Masami Ôbari
Writer: Yuji Matsumoto, Takashi Yamada
Actors: Mark Hildreth, Peter Wilds, Jason Gray-Stanford, Lisa Ann Beley

Defending Your Life (1991)

In an afterlife way station resembling a block of hotels, the lives of the recently-deceased are examined in a court-like setting. Year 1991.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Albert Brooks
Writer: Albert Brooks
Actors: Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach

Heaven and Earth (1990)

In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside; one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy. Year 1990.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Director: Haruki Kadokawa
Writer: Haruki Kadokawa, Chôgorô Kaionji, Toshio Kamata, Isao Yoshiwara
Actors: Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen

Farewell to the King (1989)

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told… Year 1989.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Director: John Milius
Writer: Pierre Schoendoerffer (book), John Milius (screenplay)
Actors: Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez

Erik the Viking (1989)

Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok. Year 1989.

Generes: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Terry Jones
Writer: Terry Jones
Actors: Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones

In the Aftermath (1988)

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, an angel descends to help the survivors. Year 1988.

Generes: Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Carl Colpaert
Writer: Carl Colpaert, Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Tony Markes, Rainbow Dolan, Kenneth McCabe, Kurtiss J. Tews

Living on Tokyo Time (1987)

When her visa expires, a young Japanese immigrant in San Francisco agrees to marry a Japanese-American boy to avoid being deported back to Japan. Year 1987.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Steven Okazaki
Writer: John McCormick, Steven Okazaki
Actors: Minako Ohashi, Ken Nakagawa, Mitzi Abe, Bill Bonham

King Lear (1987)

Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespear Junior the Fifth to restore the … Year 1987.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: William Shakespeare (play)
Actors: Woody Allen, Freddy Buache, Leos Carax, Julie Delpy