All Japan articles
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News‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ scores worldwide deal out of Sundance
First Sundance sale from dramatic narrative competition.
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NewsJapan box office hit record high in 2025 boosted by ‘Demon Slayer’, ‘Kokuho’
Box office reached $1.8bn from 188.7 million admissions
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NewsNetflix Japan unveils Hiroki Kazama film ‘One Year to Live, Buy a Man’
The feature is among the titles lined up for the streamer’s 2026 slate.
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NewsParadise City Sales dives in for Japan-set coming-of-age mermaid drama ‘Titanic Ocean’
EXCLUSIVE: Konstantina Kotzamani’s’ ’Titanic Ocean’ is a coming-of-age story that blends mythology with teen culture.
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FeaturesMamoru Hosoda on using an innovative new animation style for his Hamlet-inspired ‘Scarlet’
‘Scarlet’ is the first film in four years from the anime director, who was Oscar-nominated in 2019 for ‘Mirai’
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NewsJapan’s 2025 box office dominated by ‘Demon Slayer’, ‘Kokuho’
US films fared better at the Japanese box office than in 2024.
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NewsToho, GKids schedule ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ release for November
Plot details remain under wraps.
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FeaturesWhy the Japanese producer on Netflix’s ‘10Dance’ insisted on shooting in Blackpool
Takako Miyauchi tells Screen how she kept the cult-favourite BL manga adaptation as authentic as possible.
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News‘Endless Cookie’ wins top prize at first Nagoya animation film festival
Further winners at the festival in Japan included Chinese animation ‘A Story Of Fire’.
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NewsFirst-ever Rohingya-language feature ‘Lost Land’ wins top prize at Red Sea film festival
Further winners include ‘All That’s Left Of You’ and ‘Hijra’.
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NewsJapan extends location incentive to “industry friendly” two-year programme
The shift will remove limitations on when international productions can shoot in the country.
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NewsJapanese film screenings cancelled in Hong Kong amid China-Japan dispute
The move follows the postponement of Japanese releases in China last month.
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NewsJapan box office hit ‘Kokuho’ makes wave of sales including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The kabuki epic is Japan’s Oscar submission and highest-grossing local live-action film to date.
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NewsDamiano Michieletto’s ’Primavera’ scores sales in Asia, Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The period drama premiered at Toronto and previously sold to more than 20 territories.
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Reviews‘Scarlet’ review: Japan’s Mamoru Hosoda borrows from ‘Hamlet’ for striking animated tale of revenge
The ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle’ director’s latest begins its international rollout after proving a hit at the Japanese box office
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda readies live-action adaptation of manga ‘Look Back’
The feature has already been shot with Goodfellas attached to handle international sales outside Asia.
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NewsJapan’s Toei debuts at JAFF Market seeking Indonesian partners
Upcoming genre projects from the studio includes ’Genius Loci’.
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News‘Kokuho’ becomes Japan’s highest-grossing local live-action film ever
The kabuki epic has taken more than $111m at the local box office.
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NewsSony Classics schedules 2026 release for awards contender ‘Scarlet’
After awards-qualifying run in December, Mamoru Hosoda’s anime adventure will screen exclusively on Imax in February 2026 before expanding nationwide.
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NewsSho Miyake’s Locarno-winner ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ lands Canada deal
EXCLUSIVE: Ritual is planning a theatrical release in 2026.