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Category: Movies on Japan

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Jana J. Monji

Remembering Pearl Harbor: ‘None But the Brave’

August 19, 2016August 2, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and the Buddhist Moon

December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

‘Unbroken’ breaks into our present dilemma: America on torture

December 25, 2014December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Unbroken: Rumor, racism, hypocrisy and hyperbole

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 Jana J. Monji

‘100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience’: A look back and a look forward

January 3, 2014December 3, 2021 Jana J. Monji

East versus West and 47 samurai: How Variety and Universal got it wrong

December 25, 2013December 3, 2021 Jana J. Monji

The Hollywood ruin of ’47 Ronin’

March 31, 2013 Jana J. Monji

Matthew Fox’s ‘Emperor’: An exasperating example of imperialism in history

February 23, 2013February 23, 2013 Jana J. Monji

From liking to loving: ‘Like Someone in Love’

October 7, 2012 Jana J. Monji

Memories of old stereotypes refreshed

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