In reply to: It was great. Much more subtle than GOT. I don't need a posted by Raoul
The Japanese people have many great actors and I have just never paid much attention. Some show up as 1 character in a big budget movie. Watching them all work together in Shogun, Giri/Haji and Tokyo Vice (where anglos are the minorities) has been a revelation.
Perfect Days is a movie released last year starring Koji Yakusho. I'm not sure how to really describe this movie. But it is worth the short run time if you have the chance to see it:
I read that it surprised people in Japan that she seemingly had such a minor role in the series (Tozawa's wife). You completely find out why in the last few episodes! They kept that under wraps for a few years.
featured in these films is very interesting. Different from the bombast one is used to.