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I watched it last night and I thought it was a delightful throwback to the original movies Japanese overacting ,to a man in a monster suit ! It was worth the time I spent, but I could see younger folks that grew up with the newer version that is fighting Kong, Titans etc would be underwhelmed .
He should have been shot as a traitor after the Beer Hall putsch.
That mistake cost millions their lives.
I was fortunate, early in my career, to have a corporate insultant (you read that correctly) introduce me to Deming's philosophy and perspectives on management, quality control, etc. I took the 2-day leadership seminar and it was absolutely transformative for me. Japan brought Deming over and it was his teachings that largely brought Japan back to global prominence from a business and production standpoint.
Anyone who has the chance or time to watch, I highly recommend the Red Bead Experiment.
On the cinematic note, if you can find it, there's a terrific movie called Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence starring David Bowie as a POW in 1942 in Java. It centers mostly on the tense relationship between him and the camp's commander who is an adherent to the Samurai moral code. Great cast.
There's a great movie called Gung Ho with Michael Keaton and Gedde Wantnabe from 16 Candles that explores the differences between the American and Japanese manufacturing philosophy. Great movie. My favorite scene is when Michael and the Japanese manager talk about men taking a pee…Americans pee for distance, Japanese pee for accuracy. Fantasic movie.
I really like the plot, redemption , etc. I appreciate the old school Godzilla luck in a way but would have liked a more modern Godzilla. Overall I really enjoyed it
It was definitely a throwback as Godzilla was not CGI in this. Old school guy in a monster suit.
Yes, great movie. Keaton was coming off of Mr Mom and Nightshift which were both solid "workplace" movies. "None of you would last two days in management training. None of us would be dumb enough to stay two days.”
Wattanabe was fresh off Sixteen Candles (Long Duk Dong, lol), and Volunteers which is one of my favorite John Candy movies. "Hi, I'm Tom Tuttle from Tacoma".
Wow I had forgotten about that movie, I remember how blown away I was by Bowie's acting!
Edward Deming is fascinating. Sadly the application of his thought was reduced to a few slogans in the mainstream US, though I'd think business school academics would still hold him in high regard.
Which is ironic as eliminating slogans was Point 10 of his 14 Points for western management, lol.
He was right. It takes a thorough understanding of the entire "system" to improve productivity, not just silly workplace slogans. "Work Smarter, Not Harder" is one that makes me laugh. How many companies truly invest significant time and money accurately training their staff? By most customer experiences, it's very few.
Have not been to that part of the world but I have been to Dresden which was also reduced to rubble. Some of it wasn’t rebuilt until just a few years ago. Amazing.