Crowd-asking: Japanese culture

Preparing for her Japan visit to speak at the Sibos financial conference, Jennifer asked in public:

Preparing for #Osaka @cocreatr please share two novels + two movies that will help me better appreciate your culture

 

Within a few hours she got two replies in public and two faves. One book series I recommend to many a gaijin who asks is Japan in Your Pocket.

There is more.

Offhand

I recommended Lost in Translation. Jennifer had seen the movie and may view it again. By the evening when I came home from work, my wife shared she had been at the city library and asked the pros...

 

Librarians recommended

Japanese films:

- "Tokyo Story" directed by Ozu Ysujiro

- "Seven Samurai" directed by Kyrosawa, Akira

- "Always: Sunset of 3rd Street"

 

Japanese novels:

- Oe,  Kenzaburo, "A Personal Matter"

- Natsume, Souseki, "Kokoro"

- Murasaki, Shikibu, "The Tale of Genji"

- 1000 Poems from the Manyoshu

 

Jennifer asked the crowd. If you know movies and novels that may help her (and those she shares with) appreciate Japanese culture, please share below.