Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.

Japan will for the first time screen a documentary directed by a prominent campaigner in the country's #MeToo movement, ...

Alexander Murphy discusses his feature doc debut, premiering at Tallinn, its themes of family and empowerment, the role of ...

Coming off last year's inaugural trip to the Tokyo International Film Festival, I noted how their devotion to world premieres and fresh Asian voices will effectively offset the sturm und ...

Outside a movie theater in Tokyo’s Ueno district, a large poster for The Legend of Hei II hangs on the wall. The Chinese ...

In conversation with 'Kokuho' director Lee Sang-il, prolific auteur Yamada Yoji said that while Japan's animation industry has flourished, live action has lagged behind.

Japanese director Yojiro Takita says that the rapid development of Chinese cinema has attracted an increasing number of ...

Yoroï,” a fantasy tale starring famed rapper-turned-actor Aurélien Cotentin aka Orelsan, is the latest example of the cultural bridges that Cinefrance Studios has built between France and Japan. Under ...

The Japanese filmmaker opens up about spending the last 5 years of his life working on the popular sci-fi series and the future of the franchise.