Box Office: ‘Kokuho’ Becomes Japan’s Top-Grossing Live-Action Film Ever

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, ...

The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see

Starring in more than 100 films, his filmography features numerous outstanding collaborations with many of the most significant directors of Japanese cinema, such as Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, ...
Variety

‘Female Teacher: Forbidden Sex’ Among Selections as Rotterdam Spotlights Japan’s V-Cinema Movement

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled its second Focus program for the 55th edition, turning the spotlight on Japan’s V-Cinema — the direct-to-video movement that exploded in ...
KBIA

Tatsuya Nakadai, an icon of Japanese cinema, has died at 92

Tatsuya Nakadai, a veteran Japanese actor best known for films such as Ran, High and Low and Harakiri, died on Saturday at the age of 92. His collaborations with some of the greatest directors in ...
Screen International

“This is a national issue”: Yoji Yamada calls on Japan government to support film

Veteran director Yoji Yamada called for more government support for Japanese filmmaking during a wide-ranging talk with Kokuho director Lee Sang-il at Tokyo International Film Festival today (October ...
Japan Today

AI cannot make cinema, director Linklater says

Can great art be made without human genius and all its flaws? It's a vital question at a time when artificial intelligence threatens to subsume Hollywood. Through new movies "Nouvelle Vague" and "Blue ...