All Japan articles – Page 26
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NewsRiz Ahmed, Alison Brie, Lee Pace join English-language voice cast of Japanese animation 'Weathering With You'
GKIDS to release hit in US on January 17.
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FeaturesAwards focus: four Japanese anime titles that could be Oscar contenders
Four Japanese anime films are in the running for a nomination in the Oscars’ animation category, including Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You.
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Reviews‘Dance With Me’: Macao Review
A hypnotised woman feels compelled to sing and dance in Shinoby Yaguchi’s meta-musical
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NewsStudio Ghibli catalogue to be made available for digital purchase for first time
Titles include Oscar winner Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya.
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NewsJapan’s ‘Kontora’ is awarded best film at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Other winners include the UK’s ‘Looted’ and the Philippines’ ‘Kalel, 15’.
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NewsProduction underway on ‘People Just Do Nothing’ film; first look image revealed
The film is called ‘People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan’.
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NewsInternational and North American distributors snap up ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ (exclusive)
Berlinale title is back in international spotlight after winning two awards in recent days.
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NewsUnited Media Asia strikes first-look deal with Kompas Gramedia conglomerate
First two projects in local-language pipeline are The Villa, The Betrayal.
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FeaturesWhy the Tokyo International Film Festival is shifting its focus from Hollywood to Asia
The Japanese film industry is becoming more outward looking.
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Reviews‘Wings Over Everest’: Tokyo Review
An experienced mountain rescue team is tasked with recovering crucial documents from Everest’s notorious death zone
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FeaturesAFM 2019: The buzz titles from Japan
A malevolent artificial intelligence, comic samurais and the courageous workers of Fukushima nuclear plant all rub shoulders on the latest slate of titles from Japan.
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NewsJapan’s Nikkatsu launches sales on Kiyoshi Kurosawa war epic (exclusive)
The Japanese filmmaker started shooting in Japan in October.
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NewsEndeavor Content picks up Kadokawa’s ‘Fukushima 50’ (exclusive)
The film about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power-plant meltdown is in post.
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Reviews‘Sacrifice’: Tokyo Review
Mysterious events surround a former cult member in this brooding thriller from Taku Tsuboi
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Reviews‘Tezuka’s Barbara’: Tokyo Review
An author develops an obssession with a mysterious woman in this film based on an early-‘70s work by Osamu Tezuka
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NewsCornerstone scores worldwide sales for ‘Dream Horse’, reveals first look
Euros Lyn-directed drama stars Toni Collette and Damian Lewis.
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Reviews‘A Beloved Wife’: Tokyo Review
An unhappy marriage is put under the microscope in Shin Adachi’s autobiographical drama
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FeaturesTokyo: Crosscut Asia programme shines a light on Southeast Asian genre films
Lav Diaz, Mattie Do, and Randy Korompis are among the filmmakers presented this year.
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FeaturesJapan's anime renaissance in the spotlight at Tokyo Film Festival
A ‘Japanese Animation’ sidebar launches at this year’s festival.
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FeaturesTokyo Film Festival director: “It’s time for people to take a fresh look at Japan”
Takeo Hisamatsu explains how this year’s TIFF will bring Japan’s biggest cultural achievements back into focus.