Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back - “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw ...

Star Wars creator George Lucas was hugely influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa, and ended up working with him to make a great samurai movie.

In "Rental Family," Brendan Fraser plays Phillip Vandarpleog, an American expat in Japan who is "searching for purpose and ...

Japan Society is proud to present the 17th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest festival of its kind. This year’s edition will present over 30 films spanning 12 days across ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Phillips covers the film festival circuit. This was the age of VHS. No streaming. No downloading. No internet to order a Blu ...

The new venture, which is launching a fund, is set to back an ambitious slate of movies from leading Japanese directors including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike, Shunji Iwai, Miwa Nishikawa and ...

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society will present four projects selected through new partnerships with Jakarta ...

Ken Takakura is one of Japan's biggest stars of all time, and thanks to this shonen anime, his legacy has reached a brand-new ...

To mark its 90th anniversary, Japan’s leading post-production company is shifting into original content with a five-year funding program aimed at supporting new talent. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Not to be confused with the American remake of the same name, Shall We Dance? is a rom-com about a middle-aged accountant who signs up for dance classes to escape his mundane life. Directed by ...

She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female ...

At the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, Mitsuhiro Mihara’s Takano Tofu clinched the Golden Mulberry prize, the top honor at the festival’s audience awards. Family drama Takano Tofu ...