Punch is the reason throngs of people are getting off a train in Chiba prefecture and following a quiet stream of strangers ...

In this period drama, a vagrant samurai slays with a sword and his mastery of the game Go.

The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater.

Timothée Chalamet says “Interstellar” was his all-time favorite film to work on but revealed that he received quite the jarring surprise during his final day on set thanks to his co-star Matthew ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I gotta say, my last day on ‘Interstellar,’ I was sad to be leaving. In my trailer, I went to the ...

The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takashi Miike — signals growing institutional support ...

Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken ...

China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows little sign of easing. The China Film Administration paused the approval process ...

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