Blade Runner (filmed in 1981) has a famous scene in a street-side noodle joint where the characters speak a mishmash of Japanese and other languages. Another famous scene features a geisha on a giant computerized billboard.
Blade Runner was based on a Philip K Dick book from 1968. Neuromancer is pretty obviously influenced by these.
William Gibson actually saw Blade Runner before he finished his final draft for Neuromancer. He almost didn't publish it because he was afraid people would think he was ripping off the movie.
Blade Runner was based on a Philip K Dick book from 1968. Neuromancer is pretty obviously influenced by these.