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theredbaron
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Tom Cruise dumped by Paramount.
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Date created
3-Sep-2006, 8:34 PM
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: theredbaron
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: ricarleite
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...).


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.


Did you see the "Memoirs of Geisha" or "Memories of the Geisha' or whatever it was called?


The first one was right - nah, I was extremely put off by the fact that they used a Chinese actress to play the Japanese main character...