Lights, Camera, Japan! The Japanese Film Festival is set to return to the Philippines, bringing a curated selection of films to major cities across the country. Presented by The Japan Foundation, ...

In an industry where quick entertainment rules, Samansa is staking its future on movies short enough to watch on the morning commute. Founded in 2021, the Japanese startup specializes in content that ...

It’s well known that several Indian actors enjoy a strong fan following in Japan—names like superstar Rajinikanth, Prabhas and Jr. NTR comes to mind. Now, joining this elite list is Telugu cinema icon ...

Johan Nordstrom, a film scholar from Sweden, specializes in early Japanese cinema. He tells us about movies from over a century ago and Japan's unique tradition of live narration for silent films. The ...

The closing of the Marunouchi Toei in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood on July 27 marks the end of an era — and not only because it is Toei Company’s last directly managed movie theater. Opened ...

Japan is the largest U.S. trade partner to reach an agreement. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. trade partner to broker an accord as ...

As Japan Cuts returns for its 18th edition, director of film Peter Tatara speaks to Monocle about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s enduring legacy and why ‘shochu’ is the toast of Manhattan this summer. Japan Cuts, ...

Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch's most successful game, which is partially due to the game's setting during the Mongol invasion of Japan during its Kamakura period. The game's historical accuracy, ...

Japan’s cinematic legacy remains one of the highest in the world, and the country’s Agency for Cultural Affairs intends to keep that standard going well into the future. To that end, it has organized ...

His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But unlike his peers, he did not shun tradition. By Ash Wu Masahiro Shinoda, a ...