Japanese Story (DVD)

What we have here is a tale of two opposites who meet, dislike each other, fall in love, and that's it. It's been done many times before, in many different ways, but none quite like Japanese Story. She, Sandy, is a brash, brazen geologist. "Large arse, blue eyes" as she's described in the film. Short crop of hair, something of an attitude problem. Even when she's at home of an evening she hardly relaxes - just puts the most basic meal together - beans from the pan, with lettuce thrown at toast. He is a rich, smart, somewhat uptight Japanese chap. His English is good enough, but he hardly says much to begin with apart from a ubiquitous ...  Read the complete review