The Japanese Original Thread

[gnome]

Wherein we find out if various movies have a Japanese Original^TM.

My first question: Three Amigos

Is there some old film where three Kabuki performers or something are mistaken for real Samurai and have to save a village?

[Anaxagoras]

Despite living in Japan, I'm afraid my knowledge of Japanese cinema doesn't run very deep.

I do know that some Kurosawa movies were based on Shakespeare plays, so in some cases there was an English Original to the Japanese Original.

[Doctor X]

Could never watch that movie.

No one funny in it.

Perfect Blue

--J.D.