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An emotional film where Toni Collette gets to show her impressive range. Read critic reviews
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Sandy (Toni Collette), the co-owner of a software company, is responsible for making sure a Japanese businessman, Hiromitsu Tachibana (Gotaro Tsunashima), is taken care of while they try to work out a possible deal. A power play is immediately set into motion, with Hiromitsu treating Sandy as his subordinate and Sandy accepting it. Their relationship, however, grows much more complicated when they get stuck in the desert with only each other to count on.
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Rating: R (Language|Some Sexuality)
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Genre: Romance, Drama
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Original Language: English (Australia)
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Director: Sue Brooks
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Producer: Sue Maslin
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Writer: Alison Tilson
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $647.1K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company, IDP Distribution
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Production Co: Gecko Films
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Critic Reviews for Japanese Story
Audience Reviews for Japanese Story
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Good movie overall, carried by Toni Collete's strong performance. The problem with the movie is that it turns on the waterworks really heavy at the end there. It was good, but it felt like too much. There's also the matter of the 'twist' and how it's handled. It's just out of left field. Just because this can happen in real life doesn't mean it's going to work in a movie. In here, it just happens there's no build up to it and it feels flat. Of course, you can't build up to a moment that's supposed to be completely random, but it just felt flat. For example, Audition, started off like a romantic comedy but you always had an uneasy feeling and that something weird is gonna come out of this. In this movie it just happens. It's probably all a moot point anyway because, again, it's supposed to be a random moment. Anyway, the movie is still good. It has some touching moments and Toni Collete is great.
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Cheesy Australian mismatched couple drama raised above the average by Toni Collettes action and some very nice pictures of the Australian mining industry. <img src="http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/images/29/japanese_story.jpg">
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A shocking and touching film. A very unique tale that is executed with a true genuine quality to it.
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<a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/27yrew0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>for sexuality and language Japanese Story had a good storyline, and an unexpected surprise. The romantic part between Colette and the Japanese was nice to see, two complete different culture. The movie was developing so nice till the last part. I could not understand why they had to do this and let it end this way. It wasn't necessary. Toni Collette did a very good as the Australian geologist who must tour around the Japanese businessman. They become friends during this trip in the Australian desert.
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