Known for her portrayals of complex, uncompromising women, rising actress Kumi Takiuchi talks independence, industry reform ...

A Life In Four Chapters” at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Paul Schrader was an upbeat mood when he walked the ...

Yamada Yoji to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival's 38th edition where latest film 'Tokyo Taxi' ...

One of Asia's leading festivals has a focus on gender equality and the nurturing of young talent while helping build a strong ...

Tetsu Fujimura’s keynote talk at the Tokyo market offered a convincing argument that Japanese IP is becoming one of the ...

Overseas revenue outstripped Japanese domestic revenue for the first time in 2020 and in 2024 accounted for 56% of the total.

The Japanese government’s “Cool Japan” soft power initiative, of which animation is a major pillar, aims to expand the overseas market for content originating from Japan to $130bn (¥20tn) by 2033, ...

This year's the Japan Film Festival (JFF) in Australia, commencing in Canberra on 27 October. JFF returns for its 29th year, but did you know the globally-held film festival started in Sydney, ...

In 1964, the Talbots were so impressed by a New York Film Festival screening of “Before the Revolution ... Shawn-Andre Gregory collaboration “My Dinner With Andre” and the Japanese comedy “Tampopo.” ...

From the beloved works of Studio Ghibli to modern hits like Drive My Car, these are some of the films I watched before my trip to Japan.

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise ... Takaichi sent a religious ornament to mark Yasukuni's autumn festival instead of visiting the ...