Write a Review. User Reviews. MarkTakayama Oct 23, It was in the 's. Many Japanese companies built factories here in the United States. There were cultural conflicts. This is a funny movie about differences between Japan and the United states. This is a classic movie in the 's , but we still learn a lot of things from this movie. There were many conflicts and friendships between Kazuhiro Japanese manager and Hunt Stevens American manager.
But finally they understood each other. They built 15, cars in order to keep the factory in their city.. Basically, this is a well done story of mutual understandings of different cultures.
He showed a great leadership. He persuaded Japanese. He inspired Americans. He was a great role model. Hunt's introduction was great. He said Hajimemashte Nice to see you Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. This kind of humble words are very important to work with Japanese. Gedde Watanabe played a Japanese manager. He is a typical sarary man who is always afraid of his boss.
He really loves his family. His wife was typical Japanese who wouldn't interfere with her husband's business. Daily exercise, I guess that many Japanese factories ask employees to do the daily raido-taiso exercise in the morning.
It build a great team work sprot. Finally Americans understood Japanese employees are doing good. But most of them are not Japanese native.
The president of Assan, So Yamamura did a great job. He played a tough president. He is an American whose Japanese accent slips all over the place before it is sort of abandoned at the end, but his character is believable in a sea of phoniness. Examples of the screenplay's desperation: There are not one, but two, fistfights in lieu of dramatic development.
Scenes on the assembly line are choreographed like music videos. A girlfriend is introduced for Keaton, and then inexplicably dropped. Some scenes are played as if the movie were realistic, others as if it were a sit-com, still others as if it were slapstick. George Wendt , playing one of the guys on the assembly line, is demoted to janitor, and then turns up in every scene clutching his broom like a spear-carrier at the opera; he is given nothing to do except act as a proletarian mirror for every twist of the plot.
The movie was directed by Ron Howard , whose last credit was the enchanting "Cocoon. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
George Wendt as Buster. Soh Yamamura as Sakamoto. John Turturro as Willie. Mimi Rogers as Audrey. Gedde Watanabe as Kazahiro. Michael Keaton as Hunt Stevenson. Reviews Gung Ho. Roger Ebert March 14, Now streaming on:. Hunt Stevenson :. Why don't you take the keys, ok? I'd rather have one of those cars. Your guys and my guys, together.
You know why? Because those cars stand for something. Those cars stand for something pretty great. I'm proud of those cars. I'm taking one. Hunt Stevenson : Gentlemen, I'm going home in my new car! Hunt Stevenson : [All workers cheer and applaud, then silently pray that Hunt's new car has a working engine. Hunt starts the car, and the workers cheer. However, the car literally falls apart after about 2 yards, and the workers start to moan.
Hunter gets out of the car] I tell ya, I thought it handled great! Sign In. Play trailer Comedy Drama. Director Ron Howard. Top credits Director Ron Howard. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Official Trailer. Photos Top cast Edit. George Wendt Buster as Buster. Mimi Rogers Audrey as Audrey. John Turturro Willie as Willie. Sakamoto as Mr. Sakamoto as Soh Yamamura. Sab Shimono Saito as Saito. Rick Overton Googie as Googie.
Clint Howard Paul as Paul. Jihmi Kennedy Junior as Junior.
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