All Japan articles
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NewsJapanese stop-motion animation ‘The Bear Hunter’ set as first feature from Taiyo Kikaku
EXCLUSIVE: The stop-motion animation will mark the feature directorial debut of Takeshi Yashiro.
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NewsYutaro Seki’s ‘My Son’ wins Imagica Group financing prize backed by Kei Ishikawa
The award includes up to $440,000 (¥70m) in investment.
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News‘Missing Child Videotape’ director Ryota Kondo readies fresh horror ‘Afunruparo’
EXCLUSIVE: Produced by Synca Creations, filming is set to begin summer 2026.
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NewsJapan’s K2 Pictures boards Karim Ainouz’s English-language drama ‘Neon River’
EXCLUSIVE: The film will shoot in Japan in 2027.
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Reviews‘The Samurai And The Prisoner’ review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s handsome Japanese period drama is a staid siege mystery
Kurosawa’s Cannes Premiere title lacks the action of his previous pictures
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NewsKoreeda’s Bunbuku teams with Johnny Depp’s IN.2 Film on Kohki Hasei’s ‘Kutheran’
EXCLUSIVE: The story follows a young woman on Okinawa who risks her dream to help a migrant worker.
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NewsJapan’s K2 Pictures reveals $33m fund, adds Takashi Miike’s kabuki doc to expanded slate
Upcoming titles include ‘Gigant’, ‘The Nuke Crab’ and ‘NAP’.
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Reviews‘All The Lovers In The Night’ review: Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano star in challenging, insightful Japanese drama
Yukiko Sode follows ‘Aristocrats’ with low-key Cannes Un Certain Regard title
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Reviews‘Sheep In The Box’ review: AI changes the nature of grief in Hirokazu Koreeda’s scattershot, syrupy near-future drama
The Cannes Competition title stars Haruka Ayase and Daigo as grieving parents
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PromotionHow Japan’s Imagica Group is supporting projects with international potential from rising filmmakers
Imagica Group Film Project was launched last year and will reveal its second project on Monday (May 18) at the Japan Pavilion.
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News“Cinema not just for the elite”: New Tokyo film festival director reveals plans for next edition
EXCLUSIVE: Takeo Hisamatsu wants to add more commercial titles and increase the number of films from Japanese filmmakers.
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NewsJapan’s Toei, Thailand’s M Studio, Korea’s Showbox team for horror ‘The Long Hair In The Attic’
EXCLUSIVE: The film is based on a Japanese manga by prominent artist Junji Ito.
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FeaturesHirokazu Koreeda talks AI-inspired new film ‘Sheep In The Box’ and his Cannes nerves: “It can be a tough crowd”
”I still get nervous every time I premiere a film in Cannes. It can be a tough crowd”.
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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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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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PromotionCannes Marché to showcase the future of anime
The popularity of Japanese animation is at an all-time high, with the Marché hosting industry leaders and upcoming projects to showcase what the future holds for anime.
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NewsNikkatsu takes blind couple drama ‘Black Coffee’ to Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Reza Rahadian and Sha Ine Febriyanti star in the Indonesian drama.
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FeaturesJapan’s expanded incentive proves a boost to international film and TV production
The incentive, launched in 2023 following a pilot scheme, now has a two-year window, expanded from the previous one-year arrangement.
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NewsHirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes Competition sci-fi ‘Sheep In The Box’ picked up for UK-Ireland
The Japanese sci-fi drama follows a married couple who decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.
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PromotionJapan spotlighting six rising filmmakers at Cannes
The programme falls under the Japan Creator Support Fund’s Film & Animation Section and is operated by Unijapan.