North America’s largest celebration of Japanese cinema includes appearances by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the New York premiere of Daihachi Yoshida’s 'Teki Cometh,' and screenings introduced by actress Yuumi ...

Japan Society has announced the full lineup for the 18th edition of Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film at the organization’s New York headquarters. The festival, now powered by title sponsor GU ...

Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever ...

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Pensioner Shizue Kato didn’t fancy the new “Demon Slayer” anime blockbuster and instead watched “Kokuho”, a rare live action cinema hit. Pensioner Shizue Kato didn’t fancy the new “Demon Slayer” anime ...

Shiguéhiko Hasumi — mentor to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi — will present the Japan Society retrospective, which is tied to the long-awaited English release of his signature book, 'Directed ...

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The upcoming 18th edition of Japan Cuts, North America's largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, will kick off with a special screening of ChaO, the hotly anticipated animated feature debut ...

Pensioner Shizue Kato didn't fancy the new "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster and instead watched "Kokuho", a rare live action cinema hit in Japan, where animation rules. "Many of our friends already ...