Category:Movies

Characters from movies; actors, directors, writers and producers of movies; and the movies themselves.

To Investigate

• Toshia Mori who played Mah-Li (Chinese) in the 1932 film "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" with Barbara Stanwyck
• Dirty Hearts a 2012 film about the Shindo Renmei, Japanese Brazilian terrorist organization in the post-WWII era.
• The Barbarian and the Geisha
• Bridge to the Sun with James Shigeta
• The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film directed by Tom Kotani. Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser and James Earl Jones appear in this film.
• Come See the Paradise is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita.
• Cry for Happy is a 1961 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford and Donald O'Connor. It is a service comedy set in Japan and largely filmed there. The title song is sung during the opening credits by Miyoshi Umeki, who has a major role in the movie.
• Domo Arigato (aka Thank you very much) is a 3-D film which was produced in 1972 and shown in limited theatrical runs, mainly larger markets. It was re-released in 1991.
• Escapade in Japan is a 1957 American family adventure film.
• Gung Ho (Movie)
• House of Bamboo is a 1955 American film noir shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller and starring Robert Ryan.
• Immortal Combat, also known as Resort to Kill[1] is a 1994 action film directed by Dan Neira.[2] The plot involves an East-meets-West buddy scenario, starring martial artist Sonny Chiba, wrestler Roddy Piper, Meg Foster and Tiny Lister.
• Joe Butterfly is a 1957 American comedy film directed by Jesse Hibbs starring Audie Murphy, George Nader and Keenan Wynn, with Burgess Meredith in the title role as a Japanese man.
• Kate is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and written by Umair Aleem. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Michiel Huisman, Miyavi, and Jun Kunimura.
• Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American martial arts film.
• The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah. It is considered to be among the first American films to feature ninjas.
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 war film co-written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring David Bowie.
• Ninja III: The Domination is a 1984 American martial arts action horror film directed by Sam Firstenberg,[1] and stars Sho Kosugi
• Pray for Death is a 1985 American martial arts action film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Sho Kosugi and his sons Kane and Shane Kosugi.
• The Punisher is a 1989 American action film in which DOlph Lundgren battles Lady Tanaka of the Yakuza.
• Rain Fall is a 2009 Japanese/Australian action thriller film written and directed by Max Mannix. In the film a half-Japanese half-American hitman protects the daughter of one of his victims against the CIA.
• The Sea of Trees is a 2015 American drama mystery film directed by Gus Van Sant