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Cinema of the East: Japan

Tom Cruise talks about his film ' The Last Samurai' in this look at Japanese cinema and it's influence, from the Samurai sword genre to animation films like 'Spirited Away'. Japanese films explore loneliness, isolation and often include disturbing depictions of violence on screen.

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22 minutes

±«Óătv World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project