Peter's Japan blog

I was glad to see that such a big and very good movie had some very recognizable scenes in Japan :-)

General info
Title: Inception
Year: 2010
Languages: English and some Japanese
Actors: Leonardo Dicaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levith, etc.

Personal opinion:
A science-fiction movie that keeps you on the tip of your chair, builds up slowly to a huge climax. It is VERY good, no wonder it got third place on IMDB top 250 in its first week. It will surely drop a little over time, but still quite an achievement!

Mistakes (intentional or not)
- there aren't many scenes in Japan,not much to get wrong

Otaku references
- none

Picture of Japan
- Shinkansen (500-series & 700-series passing, plus inside train)
- Tokyo Tower
- Mori Building

Personal score: 10/10
Real score: 10/10
This film deserves oscars!

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Finally did the second entry of this category. Have been forgetting to get more movies here. Anyway, here's the second one, I saw yesterday: Shutter.

General info
Title: Shutter
Year: 2008
Languages: Engelish and some Japanese
Actors: Joshua Jackson as Benjamin Shaw
Rachael Taylor as Jane Shaw

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As a first film in this new section of my blog, I chose Wasabi with Jean Reno. I've seen many other foreign films that take place in Japan, but this is the last one I saw, the rest will follow later.

General info
Title: Wasabi
Year: 2001
Languages: French and some Japanese
Actors: Jean Reno as Hubert Fiorentini
Hirosue Ryoko as Yoshimido Yumi

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I love watching movies and if they take place in Japan, it's even better. In this section I will make some reviews about foreign non-japanese movies that take place in Japan.
I will also try to give some details about errors with Japanese culture, well known places in the movie and some other stuff.