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Reviews‘Nagi Notes’ review: A stranger unsettles a rural Japanese community in Koji Fukada’s subdued drama
Fukada’s Cannes Competition premiere stars Shizuka Ishibash and Takako Matsu
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Reviews‘Love On Trial’ review: Koji Fukada’s drama reveals the dark side of the J-pop phenomenon
A female singer faces a lawsuit for having a boyfriend in this underpowered Cannes Premiere
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market 2023 to include new films from Makbul Mubarak, Koji Fukada
Projects by Rima Das and Emma Kawawada also among 30 titles set to be pitched.
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NewsTokyo to honour Koji Fukada, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nogami Teruyo
Festival revives Kurosawa Akira Award After 14 years.
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NewsKoji Fukada dedicates Kurosawa Award to struggling Japanese film workers
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu also donated proceeds to a Mexican scholarship programme.
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NewsKoji Fukada, Tsai Ming-liang talk filmmaking challenges in Japan and Taiwan
The two directors were in conversation at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsKoji Fukada selected as Director In Focus at Tokyo film festival
Festival will screen Fukada’s The Real Thing, selected for Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection, as well as his earlier films.
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FeaturesCannes 2026: Japan hot projects
Japan has a bumper crop in the festival’s official selection from its leading auteurs, alongside projects from renowned horror and thriller directors at the market.
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NewsCannes unveils 2026 Official Selection
Competition includes films by Ira Sachs, Pawel Pawlikowski, Marie Kreutzer, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Asghar Farhadi.
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FeaturesKoji Fukada on how theatre has influenced his work and his fight to save indie cinemas
The director of Cannes 2020 Label title The Real Thing has been selected as Tokyo International Film Festival’s Director in Focus.
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