Many consider Perfect Blue to be director Satoshi Kon’s magnum opus. Others vouch for his science fiction epic Paprika, or his nonlinear exploration of cinema itself in Millenium Actress. But Kon’s ...

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The story: Taxi driver Koji Usami (Takuya Kimura) lives frugally with wife Kaoru (Yuka) and daughter Nana (Runa Nakashima) in Tokyo. His cab is hired by 85-year-old Sumire Takano (Chieko Baisho) for a ...

TOKYO, Japan — The latest film adaptation of the "Demon Slayer" manga franchise has become the first Japanese movie to gross more than 100 billion yen (P37.8 billion) worldwide, its distributors said.

China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows little sign of easing. The China Film Administration paused the approval process ...

This photo taken on September 9, 2025 shows a man (R) walking past a statue of young swordsman Tanjiro Kamado (L), the title character in the Japanese anime film “Demon Slayer”, on display at a cinema ...

Crayon Shin-chan is a popular comedy anime series from Japan The releases of at least two popular Japanese films have been postponed in China amid a dispute over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ...

TOKYO – When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo in 2024, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason – it does not care what colour her hair is.

TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason - it doesn't care what ...

He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema, appearing in films by Akira Kurosawa and other leading directors of that era. He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema, appearing in films by Akira ...

Filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun returned to the Tokyo International Film Festival nearly three decades after his UFO (United Filmmakers Organization) films packed the city’s theaters, reflecting on a ...