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Films set in Japan

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Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao, and Michael Caine.

Independence Day

1996 film directed by Roland Emmerich

The Last Samurai

2003 film directed by Edward Zwick

2006 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

You Only Live Twice

1967 film directed by Lewis Gilbert

2016 film directed by Mel Gibson

2001 film by Michael Bay

2013 film directed by James Mangold

Spies in Disguise

2019 animated film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane

The Matrix Resurrections

2021 film directed by Lana Wachowski

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007 film by Tim Story

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023 film directed by Chad Stahelski

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005 film directed by Rob Marshall

2022 film directed by David Leitch

The Cabin in the Woods

2012 film directed by Drew Goddard

Resident Evil: Afterlife

2010 film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson

2013 film directed by Ron Howard

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009 film directed by Lasse Hallström

1970 film by Robert Altman

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018 film directed by David Kerr

Ghost in the Shell

2017 film directed by Rupert Sanders

2018 film directed by Roar Uthaug

2021 film directed by Simon McQuoid

2023 film directed by Gareth Edwards

2013 film directed by Carl Rinsch

2016 film directed by Oliver Stone

1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata

2014 film directed by Angelina Jolie

The Karate Kid Part II

1986 American film directed by John G. Avildsen

2015 film directed by Bill Condon

Sayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel.

2016 film directed by Park Chan-wook

Pacific Rim: Uprising

2018 film directed by Steven S. DeKnight

The Bad Sleep Well

1960 film by Akira Kurosawa

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

2021 film directed by Robert Schwentke

Godzilla: Final Wars

2004 film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura

2009 film by James McTeigue

2020 film directed by Andrew Levitas

2023 film directed by Jon S. Baird

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954 film by Mark Robson

2009 film by Louie Psihoyos

2007 film by François Girard

Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991 film by Alek Keshishian

Beverly Hills Ninja

1997 film directed by Dennis Dugan

DOA: Dead or Alive

2006 film directed by Corey Yuen

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

1994 film by Andy Morahan

1995 film directed by Gordon Chan

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Blood on the Sun

1945 film by Frank Lloyd

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

2016 film by Mario Van Peebles

1977 film by Joseph Sargent

1993 film by Wong Jing

2012 film by Peter Webber

1983 film by Chris Marker

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958 film by John Huston

One Missed Call

2003 Japanese horror film by Takashi Miike

1941 film by George Stevens

The Sea of Trees

2015 film directed by Gus Van Sant

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995 film by Takao Okawara