Tokyo

A dinosaur-like monster's peace is disturbed by postwar H-bomb testing, and it sets about venting its anger on the people of Tokyo. Raymond Burr stars

Multi-stranded drama, telling various interconnected stories around the world. An American couple travel to Morocco to recover from the death of their child, but when one of them is accidentally shot, it causes an international crisis. Back in the US, their Mexican maid, left to watch the children, encounters difficulty crossing the border after her son's wedding, while in Tokyo, a deaf-mute girl struggles to cope with her mother's suicide. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal.

A retired cop sets out to rescue a friend's daughter from a Japanese gang with the help of a killer who owes him a debt of honour. Thriller, with Robert Mitchum and Ken Takakuraza

À la suite de la mort d'une ancienne maîtresse, un inspecteur de police se rend au Japon pour découvrir que l'héritage qu'elle lui a laissé est une fille de 20 ans.

Old friends fall for the same woman at the height of World War Two. Underwhelming but good-looking adventure, starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale.

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A young girl is sold to a geisha house where she is taught the appropriate manners and talents required to entertain men. Period drama, starring Ziyi Zhang

Sofia Coppola's Oscar-winning comedy drama, starring Bill Murray as a washed-up actor visiting Japan whose life is turned around when he meets a young woman at his hotel

The emperor of Japan recruits an American Civil War veteran to train his troops to wipe out a rebel force of Samurai warriors. After the defeat of the imperial army, the soldier is captured and in time comes to respect his enemies' traditions and code of honour, finally going over to their side. Period drama, starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall and Billy Connolly.

An American teenager in Japan becomes involved in illegal street racing and must master a special driving style. Action adventure, Starring Lucas Black and Nathalie Kelley.

A maverick cop and his partner scour Japan in search of a convicted killer who gave them the slip in Tokyo. Ridley Scott's thriller, starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia

A tall, blond punk-rocker in New York moves to Tokyo and falls for the leader of her band.

War drama focusing on the carefully planned build-up to America's first attack on Japan in retaliation for the bombing of Pearl Harbour. Van Johnson stars, with Robert Walker and Spencer Tracy

Tension mounts as the commander of a US submarine leads his crew into the hostile waters of Tokyo harbour. World War Two suspense thriller, starring Cary Grant and John Garfield

An elderly couple visit their children and grandchildren, but are made to feel a burden. Eastern family drama, directed by Yasujiro Ozu, and starring Chishu Ryu

Martin Balsam and Joseph Cotten head the cast in this reconstruction of events leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbour during World War Two, told from the perspective of both the Americans and Japanese. Spectacular drama that is really too ambitious, with a large helping of even-handedness making it difficult to sympathise with either nation. Co-starring James Whitmore, Jason Robards and So Yamamura.

Slick romantic comedy, starring Cary Grant in his final film as a British industrialist at the 1964 Olympics who ensures romance blossoms between his flatmates. With Samantha Eggar

James Bond is sent on a mission to Japan, where old adversary Blofeld is making a bid for world domination. Top quality thriller, with Sean Connery and Donald Pleasence.

Offbeat thriller about an armed man who prowls the streets of Tokyo in search of victims, but always dons glasses to blur his vision before opening fire - with the result that he inevitably misses. Shinji Takeda stars

Akira Kurosawa's postwar allegory focusing on an alcoholic doctor's determination to cure a gangster of tuberculosis.

A shipwrecked English navigator joins a warlord's power struggle in 17th-century Japan.