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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: 98,976 | Gross: $115.10M
2. Stitch! (2008–2015)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Comedy, Family
Follows a girl named Yuuna and her adventures with a mysterious space alien on an island off the coast of Japan.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Motoko Kumai, Yûji Mitsuya, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 364
3. Why Not? (1981)
151 min | Drama
Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile in America searches for his wife and becomes swept up in the current of revolution in this incisive period drama from the great Shohei Imamura.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Masao Kusakari, Ken Ogata
Votes: 690
4. 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: 116
5. Chura-Chura: Omake hizô (2006 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Toshihiko Egi | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Hîsa, Makiko, Maririn
6. Uyafaafuji's Refusal: An Ode to the Yanbaru (2021)
10 min | Short
From the dense rainforest of memory, strange images and sounds present themselves. Our uyafaafuji (ancestors in Okinawan language) appear to intervene in our daily lives. They refuse to let... See full summary »
Director: Shô Yamagushiku
7.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Destination Okinawa
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
Anticipating an excessive commitment of resources to take and hold the island, American war planners abandon an invasion of Formosa and focus directly on the Japanese home islands. They set... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Hirohito, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance
Votes: 5
8.
Captivating History (2017– )
Episode:
5 Ways the Atomic Bombing Changed Japan
(2023)
13 min | Documentary, History
The history and social reforms of post-World War Two Japan.
9.
Signore Galilei (2020– )
Episode:
Japan's Forgotten Islands
(2023)
10 min | Documentary
Japan is a nation of islands. Over 14,000 of them larger than 100 square meters.
10.
Kamome (2021– )
Episode:
Japan's Maritime Strategy: How Japan plans to stop China's expansion into the Pacific
(2021)
13 min | Documentary
During the Cold War Japan participated with the United States to limit Soviet access to the North Pacific. In the 21st century Japan is participating in a similar strategy involving the ... See full summary »
Star: Francesco Frau
11.
Against the Odds (2014– )
Episode:
The Battle for Sugar Loaf
(2016)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War
Taking an otherwise nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The young weary marines of Charlie Company strained against ... See full summary »
Director: Sammy Jackson | Stars: Bill Pierce, Dick Whitaker, Don Honis, Jack W. Houston
12.
Pacific: The Lost Evidence (2005– )
Episode:
Okinawa
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
A detailed look at the invasion of Okinawa, the last great battle of World War II and the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign. In the 82-day battle of attrition, more than ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Michael Carroll, Dai Tabuchi, William Barlow, John Ensor