Anime is a very popular thing in Japan. Some shows are Yu Yu Hakasho, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and Purauni Kenshin. A popular creator is Hayao Miyazaki. He made Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind (a young princess whose powers provide great empathy with non-human life forms surrounding her), My Neighbor, Totoro ( a fantasy figure involved in two young children's lives), and Laputa ( a castle in the sky...).

Some movies are "Godzilla" (a monster who attacks Japan's capital Toyko), "Roahomon", "Seven
Samurai," "Yojimbo," "Tokyo Story," and "The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice." Ozu Yasujiro and Teshigahara Hiroshi are some directors and an actor is Hara Setsuko.