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List creator: MLindberg Created on: October 27, 2011 - 3:05 PM PDT Description: No, actually it's mostly Japanese film.

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	Still Walking (Criterion) (2008)
How families function and then don't function. And the joys of Japanese home cooking.
	The Ballad of Narayama (1983)			Not Rated
Yes, that is a dead baby in the rice field.
	When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Criterion Collection) (1960)
Eat your heart out Hara Setsuko!
	Early Summer (Criterion Collection) (1951)
When you want to watch a peaceful post-war Japanese family,
	Tampopo (1986)			Not Rated
If you weren't hungry before you started watching this, you will be soon.
	Twilight Samurai (2002)			Not Rated
Enjoy the frigid winter landscape of northeastern Japan.
	Rashomon (Criterion Collection) (1951)
THEY ALL DID IT! or did they?
	Tokyo Story (Criterion Collection) (1953)
When you want to watch more peaceful post-war Japanese families.
	Bashing (2005)
And you thought that volunteering was a good thing...
	Linda Linda Linda (2005)
I want to become beautiful like a sewer rat...
	Ping Pong (2003)
An engaging look at friendship. Based on a comic book, but it works.
	Departures (2008)
A crowd pleaser and an interesting look at contemporary funeral practices.
	Onibaba (Criterion Collection) (1964)			Not Rated
This stupid mask won't... come ... off!!
	Kamikaze Girls (2004)			Not Rated
Yes, it's based on a comic book, but somehow it works.
	Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) (1953)
When something seems too good to be true, it usually is.
	Good Morning (Criterion Collection) (1959)			Not Rated
Just in case you wondered whether neighborhood gossip and fart jokes are culturally universal.
	Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Holding a family together through long term recession.
	Shall We Dance? (1995)
Still amazed at how well this film stands up after almost 20 years. Stay away from the J-Lo Richard Gere version.
	After Life (1998)
What a lovely idea. What will your film be?
	Nobody Knows (2004)
Heartbreaking, based on a true story, and yes, that is the mother's real voice.
	A Taxing Woman (1987)			Not Rated
Japanese mafia, white-collar crime, and women in the workplace - only Itami Juzo could bring all those themes together.
	The Taste of Tea (2004)			Not Rated
Yes, this movie is slow. It's so you pay closer attention. Take deep breaths.
	Kwaidan (Criterion Collection) (1964)			Not Rated
If you didn't want to read the Tale of the Heike before you watched this, you'll run right out and get a copy after you're done.
	Twenty-Four Eyes (Criterion Collection) (1954)			Not Rated
How many bad things can happen to one beautiful island?
	Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
Remember, these are Kurosawa's dreams, not Japan's. I'm not sure Japan would have Martin Scorsese play Van Gogh.
	Dodes'ka-Den (Criterion) (1970)			Not Rated
Wonderful to look at. This film snuck up on me and I really enjoyed it.
	Tony Takitani (2004)
Beautiful (marital) despair
	Blood and Bones (2004)
A complicated and violent film.
	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Criterion) (1985)
Art direction befitting this film's subject.
	The Eel (1997)			Not Rated
One man's new best friend.
	Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
When Mt Fuji doesn't want you around anymore.
	Maborosi (1995)
Esumi Makiko is sad and holed up at the sea shore. I wonder why,
	Hausu (Criterion) (1977)
Just be happy that your house isn't trying to eat you.
	All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
isolation, despair, suicide, social networking, and music. It sounds like high school, but much harder to watch.
	The Funeral (1984)			Not Rated
It makes you wonder whether you will need to watch a how-to video when you plan a funeral.
	Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
A beautiful sentimental weepie. Don't judge. Be impressed at how well Yoshinaga Sayuri plays a young mother.