He is some relaxed handsome thick trimmed mustached hunk of a man. impeccable.

Wow, imagine that: a man not afraid to open up his deepest fear to a woman, and a woman who won't judge him for what that deepest fear is...

if women were like this, the divorce rate would be at an all time low...

The Japanese people and their culture is portrayed so inaccurately in this film. That's why things were unintentionally funny for me since I'm Japanese. The way they eat noodles, for example was so exaggerated, and to see old people eat like that-it was funny.

I've always loved the music in the background while he's talking

this scene was so touching the bathtub scene...i love love love this movie :)

Thank you for your comment selty. Yes, the sterotypes are rather blatant, but not as bad as some of the other films made about Japan at that time.

agree, she speaks good English too.

'Pliant.' That words sounds so wonderfully enticing, yet entirely unfamiliar.

is it possible to get the entire movie uploaded? im a huge baseball fan and a big fan of japanese culture and i remember seeing this movie once a long time ago =)

i agree....and im a completely straight guy!

This actress disappeared real quick after this film!

Yep. On another note, many of the movies you've selected reflect a pre-1995 relations between japan and the US. I chose 1995 because it represents many changes between their relations. IE the clinton Hashimoto Summit, and increased Japanes involvement in US militaristic affairs. A combination of the second wave of propaganda promoting US goods in the 80's, which reflects the "cunning" japanese has diminished significantly since then.