Funny movie of Ron Howard, but very weak as cinema.

In the previous movie by this name, the American attitude toward the Japanese (with Randolph Scott showing the way) favored annihilation. This one, forty-odd years later, inclines toward compromise. There is a modest amount of crow to be eaten by Americans (the movie's bravest moments); but in the end, compromise doesn't stand in the way of anyone's greater happiness, success, popularity, anything. What kind of compromise is that?

An interesting and mostly accurate representation of the differences between American and Japanese attitudes towards work. And it's very well acted by actors of both languages. However, it's also a dull film with about 30 minutes of real content, if even that much. Good premise, weak, empty script, and average execution. It's watchable.

45.125

Silly. Ron Howard needed a few movies to get his bearings

A film that has aged quite a lot, full of cliches and stereotypes with some really bad music. In other words, a Ron Howard movie.

Passes the time.

Laughable.

I remember liking this.

This had a different title here in Oz, but it's still pretty bad

decent comedy

The factory scenes were shot in my hometown. That's the redeeming feature of this film.