MAELSTROM - This beautifully collaged documentary by artist-filmmaker Mizuko Yamaoka first hit theaters in 2023, but following a string of awards and… ...
GODZILLA MINUS ONE - Celebrate the newly minted Best Visual Effects Oscar winners behind Godzilla Minus One, which made history last week in Hollywood… ...
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SCIENCE FICTION SPECIAL EFFECTS FILM SELECT WORLD MISSION - Ever heard the expression May the fourth be with you? Come along to Koenji Theatre Bacchus on May 4 and… ...
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI SPECIAL 2024 - Shimokitazawa’s K2 cinema is once again paying tribute to acclaimed director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) ahead of the Japan… ...
PAPER CITY - If you’ve spent any time in Tokyo or as a student of history, the events of March 10, 1945 are… ...
THE BOY AND THE HERON - Here’s a first for Tokyo Filmgoer: Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning The Boy and The Heron is returning to many Toho theaters in… ...
HAIKYU!! THE MOVIE: DECISIVE BATTLE AT THE GARBAGE DUMP - Sports anime fans, rejoice! Less than 6 weeks after its release in Japan, Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the… ...
OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - The Osaka Asian Film Festival returns for its 19th iteration from March 1 – 10, with a large contingent of… ...
WASABI – NOT A FAIRY TALE - There’s more good news for filmmaking diversity in Japan, where the number of locally based non-Japanese directors has begun at… ...
NFAJ: Women Who Made Japanese Cinema – Part 2 - The National Film Archive of Japan (NFAJ) is following up on its groundbreaking 2023 celebration of Women Who Made Japanese… ...
LIVING WITH OTHERS - Many indie films in Japan focus on the nonexistent hopes and dreams of today’s youth. But Tsutomu Yagihashi’s Living with… ...
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