All Japan articles
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NewsCannes kabuki drama ‘Kokuho’ lands Asia, Europe distribution deals
EXCLUSIVE: Ticket sales for the drama in Japan have increased since its release there on June 6.
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NewsIn pictures: Japanese animation event at Annecy
Unijapan hosted a work-in-progress event for Japanese animation features.
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Reviews’ChaO’ review: Anarchic Japanese anime imagines a fantastical near-future Shanghai
Animator Yasuhiro Aoki makes his debut with this energetic tale of human-merpeople relationships
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NewsAnnecy title ‘My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Animation will have its world premiere in Annecy Presents section.
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NewsBest Friend Forever scoops up Japanese anime ‘ChaO’ ahead of Annecy premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The Brussels-based sales company will handle international sales in most of Europe and Middle East.
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NewsPOM Anime acquires ‘Lupin The IIIrd The Movie’ as it readies ‘Dan Da Dan’ release
The European distributor is also set to re-release Japanese anime classics ‘Akira’ and ‘Grave Of The Fireflies’.
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NewsGKids acquires 4K restoration of Japanese cult classic ‘Linda Linda Linda’
EXCLUSIVE: Nobuhiro Yamashita directed film about all-girl group.
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NewsNew competitive animation festival to launch in Japan
The first Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival will take place in December 2025.
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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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News‘Brand New Landscape’ producers call for investigation after Cannes palm tree incident
The first statement about the accident offers details of the incident that occurred during the Cannes Film Festival.
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Reviews‘Exit 8’ review: Tokyo’s subway is an endless purgatory in ‘ingenious’ video game adaptation
Director Genki Kawamura’s twisting, inventive chiller bows in Cannes Midnight
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Reviews‘Renoir’ review: A grieving 11-year-old retreats into fantasy in 1980s Tokyo
Chie Hayakawa’s elegant second feature plays Cannes Competition
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NewsChina’s Parallax Films builds Japanese slate with 'Masayume', 'Fools On Fire'
EXCLUSIVE: The films include Nao Yoshigai’s hybrid documentary Masayume and Diana Dai’s fantasy drama Fools On Fire.
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Reviews‘A Pale View Of Hills’ review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel gets tangled between Japan and the UK
Kei Ishikawa directs a dual timeline between 1950s Japan and 1980s England
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Reviews‘Brand New Landscape’ review: Debut explores a Tokyo family in crisis
Kenichi Endo stars in Yuiga Danzuka’s precise Directors Fortnight drama
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NewsKorea’s Plus M partners with Japan’s KDDI for joint theatrical releases, remakes
The MOU also covers a remastered screenings series and work exchange programme.
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NewsGaga launching Annecy-bound animation ‘Jinsei’ at Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the feature directorial debut of Ryuya Suzuki, who animated the entire film himself.
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FeaturesDirector Kei Ishikawa reveals what Kazuo Ishiguro asked to alter in film version of ‘A Pale View Of Hills’
Film is playing in Un Certain Regard.
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PromotionJapan to showcase four directors with global ambitions at Cannes
Four of Japan’s most promising directors have travelled to Cannes.