Japan has produced some fascinating movies that combine the Western genre with more traditional sensibilities found in the country's best movies.

The devil's work is never done.

A bonkers blend of Blues Brothers and Tampopo from the director of Tokyo Gore Police. Starring a blend of veteran Japanese actors (including Tak Sakaguchi, VERSUS) and J-pop stars.

The trouble is that it wasn’t true. “I love the movie, but it didn’t inspire me to open a ramen shop,” Orkin confessed. “‘Tampopo made me do it’ was easier to say than ‘It all ...