All Japan articles – Page 17
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Reviews‘Thousand And One Nights’: Busan Review
Two women adjust to life after their husbands go missing in Japanese director Nao Kubota’s return to the big screen
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NewsCanada distributor Momo Films launches with ‘My Small Land’ (exclusive)
The new firm will focus on giving theatrical releases to Japanese features.
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NewsLionsgate rebrands Starzplay outside North America, may spin off studio
Streamer will remain as Starz in the US and Canada.
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NewsTokyo International Film Festival unveils line-up for first full-scale physical edition in three years
Tokyo International Film Festival’s 35th edition will include titles from Bui Thac Chuyen, Olivia Wilde and Hiroki Ryuichi.
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Reviews‘A Hundred Flowers’: San Sebastian Review
Genki Kawamura makes his debut with an adaptation of his own novel about dementia
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NewsTokyo Gap-Financing Market reveals 20 projects for third edition
Selections include new projects from directors Farkhat Sharipov and Ash Mayfair.
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FeaturesJapanese animation producer Genki Kawamura on his live-action directorial debut ‘A Hundred Flowers’
Playing in Official Selection at San Sebastian, the film is based on a novel Kawamura penned in 2019.
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NewsJulie Taymor to head Tokyo film festival jury; Kurosawa Akira Award to return
Festival will also host tributes to Taiwan’s Tsai Ming-liang and late director Shinji Aoyama.
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NewsTokyo film festival to open with ‘Fragments Of The Last Will’, close with ‘Living’
The 35th edition of the festival is set to take place in-person from October 2 to November 2.
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NewsJapanese director Kobayashi Masahiro dies aged 68
Filmmaker had four features selected for Cannes including ‘Bashing’.
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Reviews‘Love Life’: Venice Review
Family tensions are exacerbated by tragedy in Koji Fukada’s emotional melodrama
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NewsJapan release boosts ‘Bullet Train’ to top of global box office; ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ returns to top 5
Bullet Train’s $15.2m is the lowest for a Number 1 film since the worldwide weekend chart was introduced in June 2021.
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Reviews‘Stonewalling’: Venice Review
Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka explore the limited options available to the younger generation of contemporary China
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Reviews‘A Man’: Venice Review
A grieving woman learns the truth about her late husband in Kei Ishikawa’s slow-burn drama
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NewsGKids to make Studio Ghibli film library available for digital rental
Devotees in North America can start renting Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle et al from August 30.
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News’Train To Busan’s Yeon Sang-ho to direct ‘Parasyte: The Grey’ series for Netflix
The ‘Train To Busan’ director is set to write and direct a series based on Kodansha’s legendary sci-fi manga.
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News‘Drive My Car’ wins Fipresci Grand Prix
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Japanese drama won the Oscar for best international feature.
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NewsTokyo film festival reveals new venues ahead of fully in-person return
The 35th edition of the festival is set to return as a full-scale physical event.
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Features“I just started crying”: Japan’s Hiroshi Abe breaks down role in ‘Offbeat Cops’
Musical comedy set to world premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).
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Reviews‘Shin Ultraman’: Fantasia Review
The 1960s Japanese alien returns in a mix of high-concept action and retro effects