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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:36 pm
Post subject: Japanese Remakes
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"Dark Water", The Grudge", and "The Ring", are the latest western films that
are direct remakes of Japanese films. Obviously, horror being the current
popular genre for remakes. I know that there are quite a few other western
remakes of Japanese films, but off the top of my head can think of only a
few.
"A Fistful of Dollars" helped launch the career of Clint Eastwood was a
remake of "Yojimbo" (sp?) the Akira Kurasawa film.
"Last Man Standing" was also based on "Yojimbo".
"The Magnificent Seven" was based on another Kurasawa film, "The Seven
Samurai".
"Godzilla" I think was originally Japanese, but I'm not sure (I was trying
to do this w/o looking it up for now).
What others do you remember? |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:36 pm
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"Delbert Stanley" wrote:
> "Dark Water", The Grudge", and "The Ring", are the latest western films that
> are direct remakes of Japanese films. Obviously, horror being the current
> popular genre for remakes. I know that there are quite a few other western
> remakes of Japanese films, but off the top of my head can think of only a
> few.
>
> "A Fistful of Dollars" helped launch the career of Clint Eastwood was a
> remake of "Yojimbo" (sp?) the Akira Kurasawa film.
>
> "Last Man Standing" was also based on "Yojimbo".
>
> "The Magnificent Seven" was based on another Kurasawa film, "The Seven
> Samurai".
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> "Godzilla" I think was originally Japanese, but I'm not sure (I was trying
> to do this w/o looking it up for now).
>
> What others do you remember?
Gojira/Godzilla is *still* Japanese in all two dozen or so movies. The
American movie was about some other monster.
Also recent was the Richard Gere/J-Lo "Shall We Dance." Easy to see how
you overlooked that one.
I'd love to see an American version of "The Crazy Family" starring
anybody other than Will Ferrell. I heard once that it was in the works
but it may just have been a title confusion. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:22 pm
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"Delbert Stanley" wrote in message
> "Dark Water", The Grudge", and "The Ring", are the latest western films
that
> are direct remakes of Japanese films. Obviously, horror being the current
> popular genre for remakes. I know that there are quite a few other western
> remakes of Japanese films, but off the top of my head can think of only a
> few.
>
> "A Fistful of Dollars" helped launch the career of Clint Eastwood was a
> remake of "Yojimbo" (sp?) the Akira Kurasawa film.
>
> "Last Man Standing" was also based on "Yojimbo".
>
> "The Magnificent Seven" was based on another Kurasawa film, "The Seven
> Samurai".
>
> "Godzilla" I think was originally Japanese, but I'm not sure (I was
trying
> to do this w/o looking it up for now).
>
> What others do you remember?
I think there are other remade Japanese horror flicks, but it is not my bag.
Rashomon was remade as The Outrage--yuck.
Ikiru is supposedly being remade as we write--words fail me.
Shall We Dance was a non-horror remake (well, in the genre sense)--I've seen
neither version. >> Stay informed about: Japanese Remakes |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:57 am
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"Richard Schultz" wrote in message
> In article , Kingo Gondo
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> Wasn't Polanski's "Macbeth" a remake of "Throne of Blood"?
Good one!
While not really a remake, I wonder if the Japanese horror movie "H-Man"
predates "The Blob?" Both are about gooey boobs devouring people . . . at
least one of Yukio Mishima's novels has been filmed (not very well) in the
US: "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea."
Paul Thompson >> Stay informed about: Japanese Remakes |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:46 am
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"Paul B. Thompson" wrote in message
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> While not really a remake, I wonder if the Japanese horror movie "H-Man"
> predates "The Blob?" Both are about gooey boobs devouring people .>
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> Paul Thompson
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Both "The Blob" and "H-Man" were released in
1958, I think. I suppose they were in production
at the same time, though I stand to be corrected. >> Stay informed about: Japanese Remakes |
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