Takehiro Hira Honored With The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award
Takehiro Hira‘s late career success streak continued on Tuesday night in Tokyo, as the in-demand Japanese actor was…
Japan’s Elderly Crime Crisis Inspires Spanish-Japanese Film ‘Konbini’
A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about…
Lily Franky to Star Alongside Fan Bingbing in Wayne Wang Film
Japanese actor Lily Franky will appear in Wayne Wang’s next film “Diary of a Mad, Old Man,” revealed…
Japan Readies Industry Showcase as 2026 Cannes Market Country of Honor
Japan will take the spotlight at next year’s Cannes market, the business hub of the Cannes Film Festival,…
Indonesian Animated Feature ‘Garuda’ Bows at Tokyo Market
Indonesian producer Shanty Harmayn is bringing animated feature “Garuda: Dare to Dream” to the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, marking…
Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipinana’ Tees Up at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
Rafael Manuel‘s debut feature “Filipinana” is making its pitch at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market as the international co-production…
Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima’ to Screen in Japan After 40-Year Ban
If all goes according to plan, a most curious lacuna of Japanese cinema history could soon come to…
Everest Pioneer Tabei Junko Biopic to Open Tokyo Film Festival
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped “Climbing for Life,” Sakamoto Junji’s biographical drama about legendary mountaineer…