“One Cut of the Dead” Star Yuzuki Akiyama on the Movie’s Surprise Mega-Success Another zombie apocalypse story, a cast of relatively unknown actors, a micro-budget, and a director with…
2018’s Top Japanese Headline-Makers: The Scandals and Successes As we welcome in a brand-new year, we look back on 20 Japanese headline-makers in…
Actor Yuta Koseki on Growing Up on TV, Interviewing Jude Law, and His New Live-Action Movie Multi-talented performer Yuta Koseki has been in the entertainment industry…
Tezuka Architects on Why Contentment is More Important than Opulence “As architects, we feel it’s important to leave our egos…
Cocalero Negro: The Unique Botanical Spirit Makes Its Japan Debut Cocalero, a popular spirit distilled at an extremely high altitude…
“Sign Gene”: Emilio Insolera on Creating the World’s First Deaf Superhero Film Traditionally, deaf characters in Hollywood films have been portrayed as…
Why You Should Attend the Kyoto Film Festival: It’s More than Just Movies If you’ve thought about attending the annual Kyoto International Film…
1968 Shinjuku Riot: Dramatic Photos Show What Tokyo’s Violent Rebellion Was Like As this month marks 50 years since the violent Shinjuku…
Karate Kid II’s Tamlyn Tomita on Her Most Iconic Roles and Playing Allegra in The Good Doctor TW recently caught up with prolific Asian-American actress Tamlyn Tomita…
Crossfaith Interview: “We Need to Start Questioning What’s Going On Around Us” Once described as being like “Slipknot tearing The Prodigy limb…
Ryusuke Hamaguchi on His New Film “Asako I & II” and Competing at Cannes Film Fest One of the most innovative young filmmakers in Japanese cinema,…
