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‘He-Low the Final,’ a milestone of tokusatsu superhero films

“He-Low the Final” is a new tokusatsu sci-fi superhero film directed by Hassei Takano, an actor know...

June 10, 2022 - FILM & TV
Screenings of final film start as Iwanami Hall set to close in late July

Tokyo’s Iwanami Hall has supported Japanese movie culture for more than half a century as a pioneer ...

June 7, 2022 - FILM & TV
Song Kang-ho wins best actor at Cannes for Koreeda’s ‘Broker’

CANNES, France — Song Kang-ho of South Korea won best actor for his role in “Broker,” directed by Hi...

May 29, 2022 - FILM & TV
Tokyo Olympics documentary directed by Kawase screened at Cannes

CANNES, France — The official documentary of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics directed by Naomi Kawase was sc...

May 27, 2022 - FILM & TV
Wim Wenders to direct ‘stylish restroom’ movie

Multi-award-winning filmmaker Wim Wenders is to direct a film about high-end Japanese restrooms. The...

May 26, 2022 - FILM & TV
Veteran suit actors and their superhero ‘nanori’ poses

On April 16, I hosted “Kanreki Matsuri 12,” a long-standing event series I run, and invited veteran ...

May 13, 2022 - FILM & TV
Lodging-style artists’ studio opens in Kobe

The Yomiuri ShimbunMirai Moriyama, second from right, and other members of the AiRK management team ...

May 13, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japan govt honors Oscar-winning ‘Drive My Car’ director, actor

The Japanese government presented awards Thursday to film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and actor Hide...

April 16, 2022 - FILM & TV
Snow Man members bring anime sextuplets to life

The nine members of the boy band Snow Man have added to their skill set as entertainers as they rece...

April 15, 2022 - FILM & TV
Action master Jiro Okamoto fires up excitement virtually

The annual Jiro Matsuri, a talk show and festival in honor of veteran actor Jiro Okamoto, who excels...

April 8, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japan cheers ‘Drive My Car’ Oscar win, hopes it will raise Murakami’s profile

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) – From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday ...

March 28, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japan film “Drive My Car” scoops Best International Feature Film at Oscars

LOS ANGELES — “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy A...

March 28, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar for best international feature film

LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) – Japanese drama “Drive My Car,” the story of a widowed theater acto...

March 28, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japanese film director ‘full of pride’ over Oscar-nominated film

LOS ANGELES — Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the Oscar-nominated film “Drive My Car,” shared his fee...

March 27, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japanese film wins special mention at Berlin festival

BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Japanese director Atsushi Wada’s “Bird in the Peninsula” received a special me...

February 17, 2022 - FILM & TV
“Drive My Car” receives 4 Oscar nominations

LOS ANGELES (Jiji Press) — Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” received 2022 Academ...

February 9, 2022 - FILM & TV
‘Drive My Car’ wins Golden Globe for best non-English film

LOS ANGELES — Japan’s “Drive My Car” won best non-English language film at the 79th Golden Globe Awa...

January 10, 2022 - FILM & TV
Japan’s “Drive My Car” wins U.S. Film Critics Awards

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese movie director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the 2021 best pi...

January 10, 2022 - FILM & TV
‘Asakusa Kid’ taps into Beat Takeshi’s key relationship in early comedic life

The film “Asakusa Kid” depicting the formative years of legendary comedian Beat Takeshi — who goes b...

January 7, 2022 - FILM & TV
Director Makoto Shinkai reveals details of new animated film

Director Makoto Shinkai said his first new animated film in three years is called “Suzume no Tojimar...

December 16, 2021 - FILM & TV
Documentary on disease depicts people’s desperate, driven fight for life

Renowned documentary film director Kazuo Hara has turned his lens to the issues revolving around Min...

December 7, 2021 - FILM & TV
French documentary on northern territories screened in Japan

A French documentary depicting the situation on Kunashiri Island, one of Japan’s northern territorie...

December 5, 2021 - FILM & TV
Nishijima a mystery man in new TV thriller ‘Guilty Flag’

Hidetoshi Nishijima stars as Ryosuke Sagara, a salaryman who becomes the talk of the nation followin...

November 12, 2021 - FILM & TV
Voice actors breathe life into AI animated film

“Ai no utagoe o kikasete” (Sing a Bit of Harmony), an animated film centered around a girl who is an...

November 12, 2021 - FILM & TV
Superhero squad reunites in new film ‘Ten Gokaiger’

The other day I watched a preview of the film “Ten Gokaiger,” a sequel to the Super Sentai series to...

November 12, 2021 - FILM & TV
Kamen Rider Kaixa event celebrates 10th anniversary

The 913 Matsuri is one of my strangest annual events. Each year, actor Kohei Murakami and I organize...

October 8, 2021 - FILM & TV
Unlikely screen pairing shows anyone can be a hero

The movie “Kimi wa Eien ni Soitsura yori Wakai” (Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots), released in t...

October 1, 2021 - FILM & TV
‘Prince of Tennis’ creator serves up info on latest film

“Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis,” the newest film for the landmark tennis-themed manga “The Prince of T...

September 17, 2021 - FILM & TV
‘Red’ superheroes celebrate 45 years of TV series

As you may know, one member of the superhero teams depicted in the Super Sentai TV series, often the...

September 10, 2021 - FILM & TV
First 3 Kamen Riders reunite in 50th anniversary event

Three Kamen Riders were on stage. Yes, they really were there. Having witnessed this miracle in fron...

August 13, 2021 - FILM & TV

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