All Japan articles – Page 5
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NewsSho Miyake’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ wins Golden Leopard at Locarno 2025
Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s ‘White Snail’ was another key winner.
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NewsNaomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’ scores key sales ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The film stars Vicky Krieps as a French doctor in Japan whose partner goes missing.
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News‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ passes new box office milestone in Japan
The animated sequel is now Japan’s 6th-highest-grossing film of all time.
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NewsNikkatsu boards Japanese manga adaptation ‘Wind Breaker’ ahead of ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Japan.
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NewsNeon adds Japanese thriller ‘Exit 8’ to list of Cannes acquisitions
Genki Kawamura’s thriller will get North American premiere in TIFF next month.
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NewsDrag queen drama ‘A Good Child’ lands Hong Kong, Taiwan distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Richie Koh stars in the film directed by Ong Kuo Sin, which has been set as the closing film of the Osaka Asian Film Festival
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News‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ breaks five records at Japan box office
The latest feature in the anime franchise earned nearly $50m over the holiday weekend.
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NewsNikkatsu boards Eiji Uchida drama ‘Night Flower’ starring Keiko Kitagawa
EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming drama will be introduced to buyers at the ACFM.
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NewsCan Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ franchise repeat its record-breaking success?
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle’ is set for release on July 18.
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NewsKabuki drama ‘Kokuho’ hits Japan box office landmark
The film has taken $34m from 3.57 million admissions in just over a month.
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NewsNetflix reveals major anime viewer growth, previews upcoming titles
‘Sakomoto Days’ and ‘My Melody & Kuromi’ set to launch on the streaming platform.
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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