It's funny that you ask, I was just speaking to a russian friend of mine today about the GF movies. She sais that it was quite popular there and that it had been translated into russian. As for Italy/Sicily, they all know of it but it has not reached the cult following that it has elsewhere. The Italians/Sicilians have a different view on life, cultural exchange is not a strong suit, and they do not believe in putting more than one type of meat on a sanguich! As for Japan and China, I have no idea, but in France and Germany, it is also quite popular, also in Cuba, as well as South America.