For Mark Schilling's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
“Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” marks the adrenaline-pumping conclusion to the saga of a former ruthless assassin who seeks to atone for his past sins.
Rikiya Imaizumi’s film about modern love may center on a scruffy man-child and his series of failures, but it’s the four women who become involved with him that give the story heart.
Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato deliver committed performances in Netflix’s new emotional and sexually explicit drama about two women on the run after killing a man.
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Takayuki Yamada and Takumi Saitoh joined forces to direct a clever offbeat comedy containing interconnected stories based on Hiroyuki Ohashi’s manga.
The Japan Academy awarded top honors to the LGBTQ-themed drama “Midnight Swan” and its star, and Tokyo International Film Festival announced that its 34th edition would see more diversity.
This cop thriller based on a 2018 Fuji TV series may be gimmicky, but it delivers in the action department.
Warring editors of middling magazines go to battle over writers and readership in Daihachi Yoshida’s intriguing drama about the publishing world.
Director Anshul Chauhan’s second feature is a haunting drama that transcends its Japan-specific World War II subject matter.
Aya Igashi's latest work, "No Call No Life," is based on a novel and enhanced with the director's own vivid colors and thematic visuals.
Koji Maeda’s entertaining comedy has everything a true screwball film requires: sparring opposites, quick-witted banter and love gone awry.
