Batman Begins 2005   PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Mark Boone Junior, Linus Roache, Morgan Freeman, Larry Holden, Gerard Murphy, Colin McFarlane
In this prequel to the "Batman" series, Christian Bale takes over the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The story begins with the first day of training under the watchful eye of Ducard (Liam Neeson)–who teaches him to fight like a ninja–and reveals how Batman became a vigilante after his parents' murder. 2 User Reviews
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| | The best Batman yet! | battlin 01/20/2007 | | A thrill that lasts throughout the whole film. Lots of suspense and action for a "comic book" character. Christian Bale provides the hero with a persona that is missing from the other Batman movies. |
| | titilating film | frank zelot 01/19/2007 | | |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Willen Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Newman, Colleen Camp, Don McManus, Orlando Jones, Morgan Saylor
Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and his friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson) meet aging vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) while attending a traveling freak show. Larten fakes Dennis' death and turns him into a blood sucker. As a member of the undead, Darren joins the freak show and finds himself in the middle of a war between the vampires and their rivals, the Vampanese.
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 The Last Samurai 2003  R, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Koyuki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Aoi Minato, Masato Harada, Masashi Odate, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, John Koyama, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura
In 1876, Civil War veteran-turned-drifter Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) takes on the task of training the Japanese Imperial Army in the use of modern weapons of the West. With this new expertise, the Emperor plans to modernize Japan by sending his army into battle against the last of the feudal, militaristic samurais. Algren leads the troops into battle but is captured by samurai leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) from whom he learns meditative, instead of violent, ways to deal with life. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe).
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 Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Yuki Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Takashi Yamaguchi, Eijiro Ozaki, Nae Yuuki, Nobumasa Sakagami, Akiko Shima, Lucas Elliott
The World War II battle of Iwo Jima is told through the Japanese perspective. Ken Watanabe takes on the role of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi who leads the outnumbered Japanese forces on Iwo Jima. Despite shortages in ammunition, medicine, morale, and men, Kuribayashi gives controversial orders to rally his men for what will prove to be a futile defense of the island against the American forces. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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Tampopo 1986 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Juzo Itami
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Nobuko Miyamoto, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzoh Sakura, Koji Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho, Mario Abe, Hitoshi Takagi, Masahiko Tsugawa
This parody on spaghetti Westerns has a widow, Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), making the perfect Japanese noodle after the driver of a semi-truck, Ooro (Tsutomu Yamakazi), rides into town searching for the perfect noodle restaurant.
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| 1. Batman Begins (2005)
2. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
3. The Last Samurai (2003)
4. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
5. Tampopo (1986)
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