Captive Hearts

This movie was horribly directed, horribly acted (with the notable exception of Pat Morita, Mari Sato, and Dennis Akayama, all of whom performed wonderfully), horribly edited and the music was just downright deplorable. Now that that's out of the way, onto what I really think. The story is not a new one but I greatly appreciate the way in which this one develops (even with the horrible performances). It is worth watching the movie for the story alone and I deeply appreciate that Pat Morita, a man who had a profound impact on me when I was a child, had a major hand in developing the story and writing the script. This story demands a retelling by professionals who can tell it the way it should have been told. With how Japanese culture has been hot at the box office of late, I truly think that this movie deserves to be remade with a respectable budget, stronger actors, and a much, much, much better director – not only would doing so serve to a give this story the attention that it richly deserves but it would also serve to honor Pat Morita, a great man whose recent passing is a tremendous loss to the movie industry and the world in general.

I happened upon it by surprise while watching TV a few days ago. When it was over, I looked up the next showing time and set my VCR to tape it. And I don't waste tape on trash. I've been in love with Japanese culture for years and am all about anime and manga. But I'm not limited to either so I was happy to sit and watch this cute love story set in Japan. Plus it was an 80s movie and I usually like those. I was so drawn into the story and the characters...I just couldn't get enough of "Robert-san"! He was so cute in his initial ignorance of the customs! I didn't want it to end. Didn't help that the end theme's lyrics were "It's over!".

A great film that is well thought out and very enjoyable, a good movie to cuddle up to a loved one with!

I enjoyed it and would recommend it to any one who likes a fair paced movie, with a great but some what sad ending

I´d say it´s a romantic movie that takes place in wartime Japan. An enemy airplane get shot down and the flyers manage to survive the crash. They hide in a remote village... The ending song is heartbreaking.

I stumbled across this movie in a video rental shop in Tokyo, Japan. The cover didn't really look all that interesting so I didn't expect much, but I have to say it turned out to be the best movie I had seen in years.

I have looked for it many times since moving back to the US in 2000 but I couldn't remember the title. I finally found it, and bought it, this year.

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita gave a stellar performance and this is one that he should be remembered for.

I highly recommend this film.