Friday, March 25, 2011

5 Famous Hollywood Movies Shot In Tokyo

By Cecilia Owens


Hollywood's search for new and exciting places has gone to Tokyo, which is more exotic location and allows the audience to be pulled into a movie. A film produced in Tokyo will definitely engulf the audience to an unimaginable experience. Even if the city is still old fashioned, it helps the film production to bring a world of realistic future.

Movies are a way to get to see the world even if you will never be able to see those wonderful places and sceneries. You can just sit in a cinema hall, watch the movie and imagine yourself enjoying those beautiful scenic spots.

Many of the movies take us to a world that portrays Japan while being filmed in other locations. But here is a list of 5 of the most famous Hollywood movies actually shot in Tokyo:

Letters from Iwo Jima

One of the most realistic war movies of all time gives the movie audience a peek into the Battle of Iwo Jima. Director and Producer Clint Eastwood transformed the set into the infamous battle allowing the viewer to see the war from the aspect of two Japanese soldiers. While using the authentic location of Tokyo, the film crew transformed the set to look like a Japan of the past.

The Last Samurai

Next on the schedule is another war movie, which starred Tom Cruise. Identical to Letters from Iwo Jima only in the feature that Tokyo was converted into a world of the past. This film narrates the story of a troubled American soldier while he searches inner peace living at a remote Japanese village.

Kill Bill

Kill Bill, shot entirely in exotic locations, was divided into two parts for world wide audience and is an epic journey about old fashioned characters in true Japanese style.

The Grudge

Japan is one of the best locations for horror films because it takes the audience into one of the scariest journeys into the unknown quality that exudes from the atmosphere. The original Japanese movie "The Grudge", with the help of the director of the original Japanese movie and filmed in Tokyo, still remains to be one of the scariest movies ever watched.

Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Probably one of the most famous of movies filmed in Tokyo is probably the one movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise that remains the least popular. This movie ranks high in action with a great story of a young American man becoming involved with illegal street racing in Tokyo.

So when choosing a locale for a movie and exotic is the desire, Tokyo should be a definite consideration.




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