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The Japanese Version

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Producing House

How the Japanese process American pop culture and make it their own -- a mind-bending odyssey through cultural mixing.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1991-02-01

Runtime: 58 mins

Director: Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker

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Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Japanese Version

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