Rate this Movie 
Japanese Story (2004)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted:87
Fresh:58
Rotten:29
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: An emotional film where Toni Collette gets to show her impressive range.
Theatrical Release:Dec 31, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $189,209
Synopsis: This romantic drama stars Toni Collette as Sandy, a high-strung Australian geologist assigned to escort Japanese businessman Hirotmitsu (Gotaro Tsunashima) on a tour through the outback. Ostensibly... [More]
Starring: Toni Collette, Gotaro Tsunashima, Lynette Curran, Yumiko Tanaka
Director: Sue Brooks
Get This Movie
Reviews for Japanese Story
| Tomatometer | Critic | Review | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
 |
Despite an uninspiring first half, the film delivers a strong emotional impact in its final reels.** Full Review |
||
 2/5 |
An underdeveloped film that requires all of [Collette's] ample skills merely to rise to the mediocre. Full Review |
||
|
4/5 |
A heartbreaking and complex film about human relationships. Full Review |
||
|
3/4 |
Lots of pictures begin strongly only to lose their focus; this one gains momentum with every sequence -- ambivalent at first, we're firmly hooked by the final frame. Full Review |
||
|
|
Tsunashima gives a deft performance in a role that starts out as caricature but becomes full-bodied. Collette commands the screen virtually the entire time. Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
Mixing cultural comedy, survival tension, unlikely romance and an extreme about turn, it's a moving and unusual film. Full Review |
||
|
6/10 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
||
|
4/5 |
A raw emotional journey in which character is everything -- although the scenery is spectacular. Full Review |
||
|
|
It's powerful, but fatally contrived Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
Japanese Story gives Australian actress Toni Collette a chance to demonstrate the full range of her acting skills in a cross-cultural tale filled with many surprises. Full Review |
||
|
4/5 |
Tender, original and moving. Full Review |
||
|
4/5 |
The film acts as a tale of human strengths and frailty as well as a barometer of cultural diversity. Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
The conflict ... is all internal, and that's the problematic conceit on which Japanese Story turns. Full Review |
||
|
2/5 |
Starts off promisingly. Eventually, though, it collapses into melodrama. Full Review |
||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
1/4 |
An embarrassing bit of housewife Orientalism erotica... that easily could be summarized by Monty Python's "I Like Chinese" song. Full Review |
||
|
B- |
Click to read the article Full Review |
CommentRT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Take a look at MSN's choices for the Top 10 films of 2009.
What were your favorites? Least favorites? The funniest and scariest? Moviefone wants to know!
Hollywood.com explores why QT's characters resonate so well with audiences.
TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.
Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds