Originally posted by: ricarleite
Well, to me, it would be kinda like having a scientologist crazy Ken Watanabe playing a samurai turned soldier figting alongside americans on the civil war. Plus, japanese audiences have a distinct sense of what is considered bizarre.
Originally posted by: theredbaron
I am familiar with Japanese culture, and I saw it with my Japanese family at least twice and we all loved it. I was opposed to the idea when I saw the trailer, but I think it really highlights something about Japan even today.
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
To say the least.
Originally posted by: ricarleite
For those familiar with japanese culture, the mere fact that we see Tom Cruise as an american fighting on the side of the shogunates during the Meiji Restorarion is absolutely bizarre.
Originally posted by: theredbaron
Yeah, I have to say, I loved The Last Samurai. It's so confusing watching it in Japan, though - you can never get the perfect combination of Japanese with English subtitles and English with Japanese subtitles (that is to say, it's impossible to satisfy both audiences at once...).
Yeah, I have to say, I loved The Last Samurai. It's so confusing watching it in Japan, though - you can never get the perfect combination of Japanese with English subtitles and English with Japanese subtitles (that is to say, it's impossible to satisfy both audiences at once...).
For those familiar with japanese culture, the mere fact that we see Tom Cruise as an american fighting on the side of the shogunates during the Meiji Restorarion is absolutely bizarre.
To say the least.
I am familiar with Japanese culture, and I saw it with my Japanese family at least twice and we all loved it. I was opposed to the idea when I saw the trailer, but I think it really highlights something about Japan even today.
Well, to me, it would be kinda like having a scientologist crazy Ken Watanabe playing a samurai turned soldier figting alongside americans on the civil war. Plus, japanese audiences have a distinct sense of what is considered bizarre.
