Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.

Starring in more than 100 films, his filmography features numerous outstanding collaborations with many of the most significant directors of Japanese cinema, such as Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, ...

In my first dispatch from the 2025 edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, “Journey into Sato Tadao” director ...

The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yoji Yamada follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride ...

"What a beautiful face... But be careful. Your beautiful face might consume you." Definitely. GKids has revealed a second trailer for the acclaimed Japanese drama titled Kokuho, made by filmmaker Sang ...

Crowds lined the streets of Matsue City in western Japan on Sunday to witness the traditional autumn parade known as dogyoretsu, a centuries-old celebration featuring giant drums. The event, held near ...

NFL Films made it clear that it wants to stay out of Bill Belichick’s drama. In response to a behind-the-scenes video of Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Husdon, complaining on the set ...

Summer 2025 saw a stacked lineup of high profile, major franchise cinema releases. Marvel and DC both returned to the multiplex with Fantastic Four: First Steps and Superman, while Brad Pitt and ...

Long before he became the global face of baseball, Shohei Ohtani was already making his mark. In November 2014, during the Japan All-Star Series, the young 20-year-old Japanese pitcher faced a team of ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Police in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 49-year-old man in a bar early Sunday. According to police, the suspect, a construction worker, ...