Versatile Actress Ayumi Ito Prepares to Take the Lead in NHK Drama Ayumi Ito made her movie debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Mizu no Tabibito: Samurai Kids” at…
Osaka Readies Its Screens for the 10th Asian Film Festival If you’re looking for an excuse to get out of Tokyo now the sun is…
Pop Bondage, Oscar Contenders, and Ninja Turtles Hit the Screen in February It’s Oscars season again and while all movie news is aimed squarely at the lavish…
A Foreign Director Brings the Story of a Japanese Single Mother to the Screen Making a movie in a country where you don’t speak the language is tough, but…
January Previews: Moses Charges onto the Big Screen and Annie Gets a Remix Get your new year off to epic beginnings as a drama of biblical proportions leads…
December Previews: One Last Jaunt in Middle-earth, and an Inflatable Hero A trip to Middle-earth has become something of a holiday tradition for many, but that’s…
November Previews—Journeys into Outer and Inner Space Coming off the back of the Tokyo International Film Festival, this November’s cinema screens are…
Tough Words from “Beat” Takeshi, Disney Debut Stand Out at 27th Tokyo Int’l Film Fest Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) wrapped up last Friday with a lavish ceremony honoring past…
October Brings Thoughtful Fare to the Big Screen It’s been an exciting couple of months on Japan’s cinema screens with homegrown hits Lupin…
September Previews: Japan Catches Up with the Blockbusters Despite being the peak summer month, August was sorely lacking in the major blockbusters that…
Charlotte Kate Fox: The Foreign Face of NHK’s Latest Morning Drama A story of love, hardship, sacrifice and…whisky, Massan is set to premiere next month and…
August Movie Previews: Brain Upgrades and Manga Hits the Big Screen It’s a huge month for manga fans as three hugely popular series receive the big…
July Movie Previews: Godzilla, Ghibli, and the Other Side of Sleeping Beauty He’s already stomped all over box offices around the world and now finally the nuclear…
June Movie Previews: From Surreal Dunes to Biblical Floods Summer is upon us and as ever there’s nowhere better than the cinema to escape…
Japanese Fans Suggest That New Godzilla Needs to Slim Down Some Japanese film fans have already weighed in on the looks of the new Godzilla—and…
