American Movies filmed in Japan?

[MMM]

最初の投稿者：JField

The Grudge and Black Rain are two of my favorites that I remember being filmed in Tokyo.

There was another which featured a dark Samurai clan hunting down an American fighter across hospitals & stations... Had a famous scene within a bullet train / 80's movie (can't remember the name).

Actually Black Rain was mostly filmed in Osaka. The final scene was filmed in LA.

[JayT]

Almost all of Tokyo Drift was filmed in Los Angeles *cough*

[thcuteness]

最初の投稿者：rina26

So you're looking for films that had some sort of filming done in Japan or majority or only? Because Memoirs of a Geisha was mostly filmed in California with some scenes filmed in Kyoto.

It.......wasnt......filmed.........in.....Japan?

[Sangetsu]

It is extremely difficult for foreign countries to film movies in Japan, there are endless amount of red tape to get through. In the end, it takes less time and costs less money to build an imitation "Japan" in California or some other place.

More than 90% of Tokyo Drift was not filmed in Tokyo (or Japan, for that matter). The famous scene where the cars "drift" through Shibuya crossing was computer generated.

[JayT]

最初の投稿者：Sangetsu

It is extremely difficult for foreign countries to film movies in Japan, there are endless amount of red tape to get through. In the end, it takes less time and costs less money to build an imitation "Japan" in California or some other place.

More than 90% of Tokyo Drift was not filmed in Tokyo (or Japan, for that matter). The famous scene where the cars "drift" through Shibuya crossing was computer generated.

Mhmm, Japan would never close off the crossing for filming anyways.

[joeyj]

Sayonara with Marlon Brando
Flags of our Fathers
The Yakuza
Shutter
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

(you can find more on IMDB)

Also Wasabi is a French movie made in Japan which is really good

[burkhartdesu]

lol, The Ramen Girl.