In January 1998, an aspiring Japanese ... spoke with The Times about making “The Contestant," revisiting this surreal episode in his life and audience reactions to the film.

From the Edo-Tokyo Museum Collection,” is currently touring Japan. We asked the exhibition’s curator ... leading to the ...

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s live-action "Shoplifters ... and sensibilities, the Japanese and American film industries are frequently providing inspiration for each other. "We’re always watching ...

“The movie shows how we really live and suffer,” Waked added. Given the falling birthrate and aging population, there is an increasing need for foreign workers in Japan, meaning more support ...

Maejima hopes that this year is a step in the right direction for the Arizona Japanese Film Festival, and will help to grow the festival for future iterations of the event. “We'd like to do not ...

Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs unveiled four filmmakers selected for the first cohort of its Film Frontier Global Networking Program. Announced on the sidelines of the Tokyo International ...

"And I think I've been lucky because I've been able to participate in the last era when we can make films with paper, pencil and film ... category four times in total. The Japanese car making ...

In “The Cats of Gokogu Shrine,” what he describes as his 10th “observational film,” they finally take center stage, with his focus being the cats who live on the grounds of the title ...

Japan Women Singles 2024 today, the best being No. 52-ranked Diane Parry versus No. 95 Greet Minnen. Looking to stay up to date on the action? The Tennis Channel will have live coverage and ...

The film became the highest-grossing Japanese-language live-action film in the U.S. and ... and animated content to global audiences. We are honored to be working together with Eric, Dave and ...

Mr. Shirai has lived in New York since ... Friday night at Heno Heno, a Japanese izakaya bar in New York City.Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times “We are so proud of him as a Japanese ...

While the first cohort recruited filmmakers focused on live action films, future rounds will select film professionals working ... “Although we have art colleges and universities in Japan, we don’t ...