Message from vortiz

[Anonymous]

A movie I have had success using in geography class and with the Japan Club I sponsor is Tampopo.

Director Juzo Itami made a movie about food, passion, and persistence agains the odds. His wry, sometimes dark, sometimes sensual humor makes it a classic.http://imdb.com/title/tt0092048/

It came out in the 80s and is dated in a visual way, but still offers many relevant societal views.

It took me a while to connect Gun, the hero Goro's sidekick, with the great samurai character, Katsumoto, in the Last Samurai. He was just starting out, but was an integral part of the story.