Hunt Arrives in Japan Interrupts Film Review

What would have been effective in this situation was a third party business mediator. That individual would balance the expectations and demands of the Japanese firm with the expectations and demands of the American workers.

In the softball game, the workers take out their aggression on the Japanese management team. In Japan such behavior is unconscionable. However, because American workers had never been exposed to Japanese customs they are unaware that such things will have serious negative consequences for their position within the company. In this instance as with it can be said all others a cultural interpreter as well as a greater degree of honestly and disclosure from Hunt would have been ideal.

Ultimately this film demonstrates the dangers and pitfalls of cross cultural relations when neither is particularly educated or interested in the customs of the other culture. The Japanese approached the situation of the American factory workers with a sense of superiority and the American factory workers appraised the management team with a similar attitude.Neither was willing to concede any points to the other even for the sake of a good which would benefit all of them. It was not until all was nearly lost that they were able to put aside their differences to a degree and agree to work together. This demonstrates the primary point of the film which was that, no matter how successful or unsuccessful, how good or bad without understanding and respect no one will achieve their goals. What was necessary in every situation throughout the film was a cultural interpreter or mediator who could educate and act as an intercessor between the two sides who could achieve an effective outcome for all involved parties. Additionally though, Hunt needed to be honest from the outset, his deception and misinformation was responsible in large part for the degree of difficulty….....