Japanese films being "Hollywoodize"

[Alan Kita]

Since I came online after talking to someone (in person) about Japanese
films, and Godzilla and Shall We Dance, when she mentioned a film "Wings
of Death" becoming "City fo Angels" I didn't have time to check or
question it...so I could have been mistaken, I'm sorry.  Having been
bombarded with commercials for "City of Angels," in the City of Angels
(Los Angeles) I does seem unlikely that the story could have been lifted
from a Japanese film...but I will have to look further in Wim Wenders
film.  It does seem to me that it is possible that a similar story
exists in classical (or Noh) literature.

Alan

David Desser wrote:
> 
> CITY OF ANGELS is clearly based on WINGS OF DESIRE (THE SKY OVER BERLIN) by
> Wim Wenders.  Was there a Japanese film called WINGS OF DEATH and did this
> precede the Wenders' film?
> 
> David
> 
> >Hi Alan! Who did Wings of Death? eija
> >
> >At 02:23 PM 4/7/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >>There seems to quite a number of projects being developed in the U.S.
> >>that are based on Japanese films...of course, the biggest of which is
> >>"Godzilla" which opens the 1998 Memorial Day weekend in the U.S.
> >>
> >>"Wings of Death" has become "City of Angels"
> >>"Love Letters" is becoming something, something.  Although, unless
> >>someone confirms this, I'm not sure the American film (with Meg Ryan,
> >>supposedly), is actually based on "Love Letters" or that the film is
> >>actually the film version of the U.S. stage place, "Love Letters."  Can
> >>anyone confirm this?
> >>"Shall We Dance", too, is the subject of a hollywood treatment,
> >>supposedly also starring Meg Ryan, too.
> >>
> >>Any other films?
> >>
> >>Alan Kita
> >>California USA
> >>
> >>
> 
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