All Japan articles 6m3u3n

  • Pavane For An Infant
    News

    Parallax picks up Tokyo titles ‘Pavane For An Infant’, ‘Underground’ (exclusive) 1o314e

    2024-10-17T07:33:00Z 649z

    Both are set to world premiere at the festival.

  • The Boy And The Heron
    News

    Toho acquires Oscar-winning animation distributor, producer GKids 3b2w66

    2024-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Financial of the 100% equity acquisition were not disclosed.

  • The Cats Of Gokogu Shrine
    News

    ‘The Cats Of Gokogu Shrine’ lands Europe, ANZ sales ahead of LFF screening (exclusive) 221u4i

    2024-10-11T13:58:00Z

    The Japanese documentary premiered at the Berlinale.

  • Spirit World
    Reviews

    ‘Spirit World’: Busan Review 726yy

    2024-10-11T10:34:00Z

    Eric Khoo’s whimsical tale of the afterlife stars Catherine Deneuve as a chain-smoking chanteuse and is set in Tokyo

  • Caught By The Tides
    News

    Tokyo Filmex unveils 2024 competition line-up 1p323u

    2024-10-09T14:42:00Z

    Japan’s leading indie film festival runs November 15-21.

  • Asian Contents & Film Market
    News

    ‘Kingdom Of The Insomniacs’ wins top Busan Award at Asian Project Market 5i211i

    2024-10-08T16:32:00Z

    Philippines-US co-production ‘Hum’ picked up two prizes.

  • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Features

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa on taking his latest directing streak in his stride: “I used to do five a year” 5x5j6

    2024-10-06T15:49:00Z

    The prolific Japanese auteur received the Asian filmmaker of the year award in Busan — after making three features in 12 months.

  • Du Jie
    Features

    Why China’s Du Jie chose to make ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’ in Japan 6c3d1b

    2024-10-06T15:49:00Z

    The film will world premiere in Busan’s New Currents competition

  • What Comes After Love
    News

    Japan attracting international film productions despite challenges 1r5f3a

    2024-10-06T15:46:00Z

    A new incentive has been awarded to six projects this year, including Brendan Fraser vehicle ‘Rental Family’

  • Distance
    News

    Kore-eda-produced project among four showcased by Japan in Busan (exclusive) 362143

    2024-10-05T22:00:00Z

    ‘That Drive’ will be the debut film of Miyoh Yamaura.

  • The Height Of The Coconut Trees
    Reviews

    ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’: Busan Review 4c441u

    2024-10-05T08:40:00Z

    Cinematographer Du Jie makes his directorial debut with this enigmatic Japanese ghost story 

  • At The Bench
    News

    Japan’s Gaga to launch star-packed anthology ‘At The Bench’ at ACFM (exclusive) 5b16f

    2024-10-04T23:00:00Z

    The cast includes ‘Godzilla Minus One’ star Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hirokazu Kore-eda regular Suzu Hirose.

  • Cloud
    News

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ headed to UK-Ire, , Asia (exclusive) 2p1a34

    2024-10-04T22:00:00Z

    The director picked up an honorary award in Busan and the film is Japan’s selection for the Oscars.

  • Kaneko's Commissary
    Reviews

    ‘Kaneko’s Commissary’: Busan Review 691e4m

    2024-10-03T12:40:00Z

    Super Eight’s Ryuhei Maruyama stars in this ‘plodding’ prison drama from Japan

  • Hitoshi One
    News

    Japanese director Hitoshi One signs five-year Netflix deal 604b6i

    2024-09-30T15:11:00Z

    The filmmaker behind ‘Bakuman’ and series ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ will make features and series for the streamer.

  • Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
    Features

    Why it took 26 years to bring hit Japanese franchise ‘Detective Conan’ to UK-Ireland cinemas 52g5

    2024-09-26T09:15:00Z

    The anime feature is the biggest title at the Japan box office of 2024 to date.

  • Lust In The Rain
    News

    Tokyo film festival reveals 2024 line-up with strong Asian presence in competition 581z58

    2024-09-25T07:59:00Z

    The festival will include 19 world premieres across its two competition strands.

  • Miyake Sho, Fu Tien-yu
    News

    Sho Miyake, Fu Tien-yu to receive Kurosawa Akira Award at Tokyo film festival 2024 346r3a

    2024-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Actor and director Takumi Saitoh also announced as jury head for TIFF’s Ethical Film Award.

  • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
    News

    Cannes award-winning producers to present projects at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market 2024 (exclusive) 146x3h

    2024-09-18T12:49:00Z

    Projects from the producers of ‘Plan 75’ and ‘Tiger Stripes’ among the selection as well as Cannes Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

  • 11 Rebels
    News

    Samurai thriller ’11 Rebels’ lands North America, German distribution (exclusive) 6n1v1v

    2024-09-12T13:28:00Z

    The film has been set as the opening film of Tokyo International Film Festival.