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Kathy Baylor, a New York-based researcher for Trendwatching.com, says Japan's influence as the "leading exporter of pop culture cool" can be seen in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films, the adaptation of the Japanese horror hit The Ring and the burgeoning popularity of Japanese director Beat Takeshi's movies. US director Sofia Coppola made the hit film Lost In Translation to convey how much she loved Tokyo.