She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female ...
Perhaps no world cinema industry in the last few decades has had an effect on Hollywood cinema quite like the imports of Japanese cinema. Since the industry’s golden age in the postwar 1950s, Japanese ...
Japan has been a source of some of the greatest games, graphic novels, TV series, and, of course, movies ever made. Japanese cinema has produced countless cultural gems that have gone on to influence ...
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 ...
Seven Japanese Films You Should Watch This February 2026. From unforgettable ghost stories to heartbreaking Japanese drama, ...
Tatsuya Nakadai, a veteran Japanese actor best known for films such as Ran, High and Low and Harakiri, died on Saturday at the age of 92. His collaborations with some of the greatest directors in ...
The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s “left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture,” organizers said. The focus program will “feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through ...