It all seems silly until you discover that defying numerous Japanese superstitions rules to a gruesome curse. Like every country, Japan is potent for its unique and borderline bizarre superstitions, from unfortunate sleeping positions to rituals.
1. The Burmese Harp
The story revolves around a Japanese platoon surrendering to British forces in Burma in 1943. The platoon's harp player, Mizushima, is selected from the prisoners of war to deliver a request for surrender to a Japanese regiment holed up on a mountain. Mizushima conceals himself as a Buddhist monk and starts a voyage toward ease of mind amid the chaos.
2. Muddy River
Two boys whose parents ply their work by the mug of a muddy river in Osaka evolve into close friends. The two families' "businesses" are dining and prostitution. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language movie. It again entered the 12th Moscow International Film Festival, beating the Silver Prize.
3. The Wind Rises
The movie was released in 2013. Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises was considered the final film for the legendary animation director. When Jiro was just a youthful boy, the film charts his passion for airplanes in his youth through his involvement in designing the Mitsubishi A5M and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. he also makes time to develop a tender romance between Jiro and his wife, Naoko.
4. The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai ensues Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada), a widowed, low-ranking samurai who, as he cares for his two young daughters and senile mother, has no interest in remarrying. The structure is something you've witnessed a million times before, but Yamada uses those anticipations to his benefit as he spins an affective, inflammatory story about a tragic protagonist.
5. Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fiction film animated by Studio Ghibliis, composed and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is an undisputable crossover hit that continues to engage and delight audiences nationwide. It offers western audiences massive to the results of Studio Ghibli. It is also deemed one of the best anime films of the 21st century.
6. Paprika (2006)
The Paprika is based on the story of Yasutaka Tsutsui and was directed by Satoshi Kon of Perfect Blue, which should provide an opinion of what to anticipate here. Paprika conveys the tale of a breakdown psychologist Atsuko Chiba who uses a revolutionary device to enter patients' dreams to support them. She shortly discovers herself mired in a confusing story that risks her presence. This stood the latest movie by Kon before his demise in 2010.
7. Ran (1985)
The Ran is a classic war movie with lots of action and drama, written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story of the movie takes place in the medieval era of Japan. The film depicts a feast of destruction and perdition, charged with symbols and powerful pictures like it is rarely found in today's cinema.
8. Ringu/Ring (1998)
The ring is a movie directed by Hideo Nakata and adapted from the novel. This movie falls in the category of supernatural horror in which a woman and her ex study a series of teen deaths, and their son become a victim of a mysterious videotape.
9. Fireworks (Hana-Bi)
The firework movie has an engaging plot of an officer investigator who has had to bargain with a string of emotionally devastating events in the recent past. His only minor, then at prekindergarten age, died two years ago. His wife, presently in the clinic, has been diagnosed with a terminal leukemia case. The movie was written and staged by Takeshi Kitano.
10. Perfect Blue (1999)
The Perfect Blue is the directorial debut of animator Satoshi Kon. It is an adaption of the 1991 best-seller Perfect Blue. Perfect Blue is an accomplished and disturbing questioning of obsession, renown, and truth. Mima Kirigoe is an associate of the cutesy pop pack CHAM!', ultimately settling the on-stage Lolita-type role demanded of her. When she chooses to quit the group to follow an acting career, clearing the integrity of her pop-idol persona, some of her fanbases don't take well to the difference.
