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From the lens Japanese Movies - The Old, Modern, Fun, and Bizarre!.

  • Tipi May 26, 2012 @ 9:39 am | delete
    Returning to congratulate you on front page honors!
  • UKGhostwriter May 26, 2012 @ 2:29 am | delete
    Terrific lens!
  • TraderGirl May 26, 2012 @ 12:09 am | delete
    Very informative lens. I'm a big fan of martial art films. So I have seen a few of the Japanese movies you showcased. I am a big fan of the Japanese anime, Bleach, English subtitles preferred. I think I get a better sense of the emotions by listening to the Japanese language. Great lens.
  • JoKelly May 22, 2012 @ 6:04 am | delete
    I like Japanese especially the Seven Samurai, I heard that each of them represented a spirit (friendship, brave, intelligence, optimistic, leadership, future and fighting skills). While a combination of them forms the symbol of samurai. Thanks for sharing.
  • Kalafina May 21, 2012 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Great selection of Japanese movies. My personal favorite is Taiyou no Uta (you can watch it through youtube). The movie stars the Japanese singer, Yui, who does an amazing job acting. Type it in on youtube and see it for yourself :)
  • CameronPoe May 21, 2012 @ 12:24 am | delete
    This is a great fun lens. i remember the days when a local channel would have a Godzilla marathon.
  • naheedahsan Apr 18, 2012 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    great selection of Japanese movies
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 13, 2012 @ 8:18 am | delete
    Great page, I'm not very familiar with Japanese movies -- if you have heard of The Hunger Games you might be interested in knowing that there was about 15 years ago a Japanese movie that has a very similar storyline.
  • SayGuddaycom Apr 8, 2012 @ 9:08 am | delete
    Hara Kiri is also an EXCELLENT Japanese movie.
  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 17, 2012 @ 6:50 am | delete
    So we have the Japanese to thank for Godzilla?! I learn something new every day. Happy St Patrick's Day!
  • blogalexg Mar 8, 2012 @ 12:40 am | delete
    This lens was lots of fun!
    Thanks for the posting!
    Alex
    Celebrity English
  • Edutopia Jan 30, 2012 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    Great lens, good collection of movies for the seasoned movie goer or those new to the market.
  • Inkhand Dec 22, 2011 @ 12:46 am | delete
    This lens gave me a sudden impulse to watch some of these olden day classic movies. Thanks.
  • brilliantfireworks Oct 23, 2011 @ 9:21 am | delete
    japanese horror is really good
  • NidhiRajat Oct 21, 2011 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    congratulations a ton!!!
  • lasertek Oct 19, 2011 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    I usually watch Japanese horror movies. It gives me the creeps.
  • Actiongames Oct 18, 2011 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    Vary nice vid list. My favorite has to be the Yojimbo & Sanjuro films. Got to love that feudal honor system.
  • TheBestGadgets Oct 18, 2011 @ 5:40 am | delete
    I like Japanese horror movies the best. They've made some really good ones.
  • cffutah Oct 17, 2011 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    awesome stuff your sporting here, gave ya a 'thumbs up' for it too.
  • JMaltman Oct 17, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Wow, after looking at this list, I realize how few of these classic Japanese movies I've ever seen. I've seen a lot more Japanese horror, anime, and others that you might find at an Asian film festival. But that would be subjects for a couple of other lenses. Great job!
  • vinc18 Oct 17, 2011 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Nice lens, thumb up
  • heehaw Oct 11, 2011 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    yup i have watched zaitochi before, it is a briliant movie.
  • wordstock Sep 19, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
    Went back to update my How to escape from Godzilla and reread your comment. Decided that I needed to add this as a featured lens. Thanks
  • goo2eyes Sep 10, 2011 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    YOU DID NOT INCLUDE TAMPOPO
  • Neoglitch Jul 28, 2011 @ 7:52 pm | delete
    Wow, what a great collection of movies! I will get and watch the Godzilla ones in the original Japanese on a later time. The office ladies ones look very, very interesting too. Thanks for sharing! :D
  • filmic Jul 25, 2011 @ 2:11 am | delete
    great list. Kurosawa!
  • Oosquid Jun 28, 2011 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    I am now a lot more informed about Japanese films. I've sen many of the Godzilla type, and I'm pretty sure I've seen The Seven Samuria at some time. What I do remember is seeing a Japanese Sci -Fi movie many moons ago that really impressed me. Thanks for making this lens.
  • sorana May 9, 2011 @ 4:19 am | delete
    A very well deserved Purple Star. Great lens. A very interesting collection of Japanese movies. Featured on My Visitors lens.
  • chrispell017 May 5, 2011 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    really nice lens!
  • NAIZA May 1, 2011 @ 7:56 am | delete
    Hey Editor Dave,
    I really enjoyed reading your Japanese movie compilation.. A totally great movie resource. Definitely, a fabulous five. ~Blessed by a Squid Angel.~
  • distancelearningcourses Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:20 am | delete
    Hi Dave, thanks for your effort to writing such great informative lens on Japanese Movies. I love Japanese Horror Movies especially. I am sure you would have rewarded LOtD from Squidoo. Here after I will keep visiting this page... keep writing Good Lens.. LOL
  • andreaberrios Mar 16, 2011 @ 8:22 am | delete
    I love Japanese movies, specially the horror movies! great job!
  • Samurai-Man Mar 10, 2011 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    I love japanese movies. Especially the ones with ninja and their ninja swords.
  • Lemming13 Mar 9, 2011 @ 6:31 am | delete
    Finally watched Kibakichi - thank you so much for telling me about it, it was such fun!
  • inksquid9 Mar 6, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Lensrolled you on my Battle Royale lens. Japanese movies are truly magnificent.
  • Tipi Mar 4, 2011 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    You sure have come up with a lot of fun here Dave!
  • FoxMusic Jan 17, 2011 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Thank you for this Lens on Japanese Movies, It is Very Informative about the Genre
  • dogodor Jan 1, 2011 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    Wow! You live in Guam? Awesome! What is that like?
  • EditorDave Mar 9, 2011 @ 10:53 am | delete
    Howdy... nope. Don't live there any more. I lived there for 12 years... from my early teen years, junior high school, senior high school, college, and my first few jobs there. That's where I learned how to speak, read, and write Japanese, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. (My first few jobs there were in the Japanese tourism industry.) If you'd like to know what Guam is like, see my lens about Guam: www.squidoo.com/guam_experience ... ) Thanks for commenting!
  • WeirdStuff Dec 30, 2010 @ 4:54 am | delete
    Japanese movies are something completely different. My perosnal favourite is Takeshi Kitano
  • jgelien Nov 24, 2010 @ 11:41 am | delete
    I of course love the old Godzilla movies but one of my favorite Japanese movies is a parody of 'International Secret Police: Key of Keys'. Woody Allen took that one and re-dubbed it as a spy spoof called 'What's up Tiger Lilly?' I also liked 'Memoirs of a Geisha' but I liked the book more. I enjoyed your lens.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 16, 2010 @ 2:56 pm | delete
    Our local museum showed a Japanese movie a while back, one of the famous, classy directors. It was a series of vinettes, one was a line of men walking through a blizzard and it seemed to go on forever. I could feel their suffering. But very interesting

    Love Godzilla and all its offspring.
  • LabKitty Nov 7, 2010 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Wow - so much lens goodness! We'll add three things 1) many of the Criterion DVD releases of Kurosawa's films include a commentary by critic Stephen Prince that are just superb, not to mention helpful in figuring out what the heck is going on (let's face it, a lot of Kurosawa can be confusing if you're not familiar with the history of feudal Japan). 2) The Zatoichi video and poster up there is from Beat Takeshi's remake of the original. It's a wonderful film, but Kurosawa fanatics hate it. Go figure. 3) You left out our favorite Samurai film: Yoji Yamada's Twilight Samurai. We include a review of it on our Books You Should Know lens (hey, what would a LabKitty comment be without a LabKitty plug?).

    Great lens!
  • charder Oct 26, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    I love this lens! I used to watch Zatoichi movies every Saturday morning on IFC.
  • arncyn Oct 24, 2010 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Fantastic collection! I've been into Japanese pop culture since I was a teen so I've seen the Kurosawa stuff. Will definitely take your recommendations into consideration since I'm addicted to watching Japanese films/dramas lately.
  • fanfreluche Oct 20, 2010 @ 9:45 am | delete
    I have seen most of the Kurosawa, Godzillas but none of the others!
  • italianizeyourself Oct 20, 2010 @ 9:18 am | delete
    I really love the old Zatoichi movies. The Kurosawa movies are great too.
  • leezillu Oct 18, 2010 @ 5:55 am | delete
    seen most of these but not all of them :)
  • thesuccess Oct 13, 2010 @ 7:26 am | delete
    Another great lens. I was shaken by the raw authenticity of Seven Samurai.
  • scar4 Oct 10, 2010 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    I enjoyed watching the Last Samurai. It was an American movie though. For Japanese movies, I like godzilla.
  • ZablonMukuba Oct 6, 2010 @ 9:59 pm | delete
    godzilla is still one of my favorite movies
  • JziE Oct 3, 2010 @ 5:37 am | delete
    saw Taiyo No Yuta
  • Stazjia Sep 29, 2010 @ 6:16 am | delete
    Blessed by an Angel - great lens.
  • GrowWear Sep 21, 2010 @ 7:16 pm | delete
    Have not seen many of these, but a Japanese film I did see, and will never forget, is Blind Beast. Congratulations for your Purple Star!
  • dagsmith Sep 8, 2010 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    Great Lens. A Squidoo Angel Monster Thumbs Up!
  • Lemming13 Aug 19, 2010 @ 10:23 am | delete
    Super lens, definitely coming back. But how about some stuff on the new wave of anime feature films, and the live action versions? Death Note and 20th Century Boys are absolutely wonderful
  • Norma_Budden Jun 1, 2010 @ 11:34 pm | delete
    Congrats on your purple star! It's been featured in my Purple Star Series.
  • charlino May 27, 2010 @ 10:31 am | delete
    I grew up watching Godzilla, Mothra, UltraMan, and others. Japanese movies were some of my most favorites. Memories of my brothers & I watching them on Saturday afternoons -- priceless. This is a great lens.
  • bennroy Jan 14, 2010 @ 8:24 am | delete
    Great! Give you 5 stars! And my favorite one is Fatal Beauty (all Japanese movies)
  • California_Dreamin Feb 12, 2009 @ 2:17 am | delete
    My favorite Japanese movie is Juzo Itami's Tampopo, definitely the funniest movie about ramen ever.
  • FreddyBenstein Jan 3, 2009 @ 12:51 am | delete
    My all time favorite Japanese movie: The Mystery of Rampo.
  • Margaret_Schaut Nov 12, 2008 @ 11:27 am | delete
    I never cared how hokey, Godzilla was always one of my favorites!
  • EelKat Sep 27, 2008 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    I love Godzilla. That's what got me started liking Japanese stuff. I started watching Godzilla and everything else just followed along in his footsteps.

    RE: about boarder boxes:

    I don't have a lens that tells how to do the boarder coding, but Glen's got one that tells how to get started: http://www.squidoo.com/advancedhtml

    You can change the colors by using different hex codes (http://www.immigration-usa.com/html_colors.html) and you can change the dots by changing the word dotted to: dashed, ridge, multi, solid, or double; and you can change the size by changing 2px to any other number (5px, 8px, etc)
  • Roy-Scribner Sep 20, 2008 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Wow, lots of great stuff here - I love those posters!
  • aquariann Sep 1, 2008 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Neat lens! I'll have to check out some of those movies. I've seen Godzilla, and watched Ran in school years ago ... but that's about it!

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