Best known as an actress, Tanaka was also one of her country’s first female filmmakers, and her six features are now ...

Japanese sales and distribution outfit Kino Films has taken on world sales rights for “Mentor,” a film directed by Yoshida ...

Three Japanese films will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or award at the Cannes International Film Festival scheduled to start ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Future seasons of the Emmy-winning “Shogun” could finally film in Japan if the country addresses critical infrastructure and ...

Though the movie first premiered in Japan in 1953, it was not immediately embraced overseas. Japanese film exporters ...

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 ...

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Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, Panorama and Classics sections. It’s a range that mirrors the country’s ...

Japan Cuts 2025 was held in New York City from July 10 to July 20. It featured an impressive array of thirty films including major award-winners, indie darlings, up-and-coming filmmakers, restorations ...

Japanese family films, from Ozu’s postwar classics to Kore-eda’s modern portraits and Studio Ghibli’s animated wonders, capture the beauty and fragility of human connection. They explore generational ...

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 ...