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1. The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
PG | 113 min | Action, Family, Sport
Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Pat E. Johnson, Bruce Malmuth
Votes: 99,183 | Gross: $115.10M
2. South Pacific (1958)
Approved | 157 min | Musical, Romance, War
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
Votes: 9,860
3. Still the Water (2014)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Romance
On a subtropical island, a teenage couple deal with the interwoven cycle of life, death and love.
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Nijirô Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda, Tetta Sugimoto
Votes: 3,077
4. The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
On a routine flight from Hong Kong to Japan, a British military transport aircraft's fate may or may not depend on a prophetic nightmare.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 1,591
5. Giovanni's Island (2014)
102 min | Animation, Drama, History
A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Masaki Tachibana | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukie Nakama, Yûsuke Santamaria, Tatyana Sharko
Votes: 2,238
6. Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Approved | 126 min | Comedy
Gus Brubaker has been drafted... again. Due to a clerical error, Gus finds himself deployed to a little Japanese island where everyone is bored to death. So Gus decided to build a hotel and hire locals to run the place.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Ernie Kovacs, Dick Shawn, Margo Moore, Jack Warden
Votes: 411
7. The Karate Kid (1987 Video Game)
Sport
After Daniel LaRusso's victory at the All Valley Karate Tournament, the fresh champion flies off to Okinawa to put to the test his rigorous training, using his lethal bare hands as a weapon. Can he become a martial arts master?
Director: Jimmy Simeone | Star: Dawna Oak
Votes: 117
8. Deadman Inferno (2015)
108 min | Action, Horror
A member of the yakuza exits prison determined to make good with the one friend he has and he's immediately challenged by an unnatural disaster on a nearby island. The friend's daughter was... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Han'nya, Masamune Hori, Kunihiro Kawashima
Votes: 201
9. Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013)
109 min | Drama
A British military transport plane makes an emergency landing on Sado Island. The residents on the island take care of the crew members until the plane can take off once again despite knowing that Britishers are their enemies.
Director: Seiji Aburatani | Stars: Manami Higa, Masataka Kubota, Akira Emoto, Yoriko Dôguchi
Votes: 22
10. Hello Zombie (2014)
45 min
Don and his unsuccessful indie film crew are shooting a trashy zombie flick in Okinawa, which - due to lack of funding - will probably be their last. When some holy grounds become the ... See full summary »
Director: Sôichi Takayama | Stars: Benbî, Shin'ichirô Chinen, Kyôhei Higa, Ai Kawamitsu
Votes: 8