All Japan articles
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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.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga Corporation launches arthouse label; ‘Sentimental Value’ is first release
EXCLUSIVE: Other upcoming releases include ’Sound Of Falling’ , ’The Love That Remains’ and ’Nightborn’.
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NewsAnnemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ leads winners at Tokyo film festival
Other winners included Rithy Panh’s Cambodian documentary ’We Are The Fruits Of The Forest’.
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Reviews‘Night Flower’ review: A Japanese woman is pushed to the limit in Eiji Uchida’s gritty Tokyo drama
Uchida’s latest feature premieres at Tokyo film festival before opening in Japan at the end of November
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FeaturesFour projects to watch at the 2025 TCCF Pitching showcase
Nearly 100 projects are being showcased in TCCF’s Pitching platform.
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NewsKenichi Ugana’s ‘The Curse’ scores key sales including UK, Australia
Horror film also heading to Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Features“Collaboration feels instinctive”: Taiwan’s growing wave of co-productions with Japan
Taiwan and Japan are increasingly collaborating on co-productions in a bid to share resources and expand international reach.
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NewsAkio Fujimoto among second cohort of Japanese filmmaker support scheme
The Venice award-winner and Yurina Kaneko are among the selection set to receive support.
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NewsLocarno winner Sho Miyake and Rithy Panh tease upcoming projects
The two filmmakers were in conversation at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesHow Tokyo Film Commission is tackling challenges while supporting an influx of films and series
Films recently supported by TFC include A24’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ and Searchlight’s ‘Rental Family’.