Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Directed by: Nasiga Oshima
Starring: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Themes, Characters, Acting, Soundtrack
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
A British officer tries to bridge a cultural divide in a Japanese POW camp.
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Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Directed By: Rupert Sanders
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence, Suggestive Content, and Some Disturbing Images
Run Time: 1h 47m
TMM Score: 2 Stars
Strengths: Action Sequences, Some Production Design Elements
Weakness: Story, Acting, Characterizations
Major Mira Killian will stop at nothing to track down Section 9’s greatest enemy, a cyber terrorist, callsign: The Puppetmaster. As she unravels the mystery behind him, will she unravel herself in a miasma of blocked memories and identity? Are these all just byproducts of being a cyborg?
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