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Who plays the wandering samurai in Yojimbo?
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What does the word kaiju literally mean?
Answer: Strange beast
Why: Giant monster is daikaiju in Japanese: the prefix dai, meaning great, is what adds the size.
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What instrument does the hero of Departures play?
Answer: Cello
Why: Once his orchestra folds, the cellist ends up preparing the dead for cremation, a ritual called encoffinment.
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Who directed The Tale of the Princess Kaguya?
Answer: Isao Takahata
Why: Takahata co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 together with Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki.
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Which Miyazaki film won an Oscar in 2024?
Answer: The Boy and the Heron
Why: Its Japanese title, How Do You Live?, borrows the name of a 1937 novel by Genzaburō Yoshino, though the story differs.
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What job does the blind swordsman Zatoichi do?
Answer: Masseur
Why: Shintaro Katsu played the blind masseur in 26 films, from 1962 all the way to 1989.
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On what day did Yasujirō Ozu die?
Answer: His 60th birthday
Why: Japan celebrates a 60th birthday as kanreki, the moment a full 60-year cycle of the traditional calendar comes round.
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