Know any good movies set in/about tokyo or japan in general?

Question

an IMDB or rotten tomatoes link would be great

Answer 1

Godzilla vs the Smog Monster is a fave of mine. Also Dark Water, One Missed Call, Dolls..

Answer 2

battle royale, tokyo psycho

Answer 3

Lost in Translation

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_...

Kill Bill I

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_bil...

both of these hollywood films show modern Tokyo - though a bit askewed for artistic purposes

The Grudge - both the Japanese and American version. You see the characters riding thru the city and see the residential part of Tokyo

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grudge/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/juon_the...

Samurai Assassin with Mifune Toshiro. This shows Tokyo at the end of the Edo Era.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/samurai_...

Another old one - Tokyo Story

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tokyo_st...

Answer 4

Akira Kurosawa is the quintessential Japanese film director.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/

It should be relatively easy to find his films in most countries.