When I travel to Japan, I try to "get in the mood", in advance. One method is to watch film.
One of my favorite films is
Ikiru or
To Live. In this film, I saw that the culture of 1952 Japanese bureaucracy parallels closely 2007 US bureaucracy.
A recent film that touches on Japan is
Babel. A Japanese friend of mine recently watched it and wrote:
I went out with my friend to see babel yesterday.
I didn't feel good after I saw it.
Many poeple didn't feel well after the scene that Rinko was on the swing.
It was about 1 hr. 20 minutes from the beginning.
My friends and I were closing our eyes for about 3, 4 minutes.
Originally Posted by
railroadtycoon
Yes, my bad, I'll bring my comments over to this thread.