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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015

'John Wick' lets Keanu Reeves out of 'The Matrix'

In a recent interview with The New York Times, Trevor Noah, the new host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," compared his surprise appointment to the casting of "The Matrix." Though the fact has now been consigned to an obscure bit of movie lore, the role of Neo — the po-faced hero so memorably played...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 14, 2015

Restored and rediscovered Kon Ichikawa films to screen at TIFF

With the centennial of his birth this year, Promethean director Kon Ichikawa (1915-2008) is due for a revival. The upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival is accordingly screening three of his films in its new Japanese Cinema Classics section.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 8, 2015

Guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei calls on his pals for 'Strangers'

Recalling his first encounter with rocker Iggy Pop, a huge grin flashes across the face of Tomoyasu Hotei. It occurred at Berlin airport around 30 years ago when he was recording in Germany with former band Boøwy. Despite being one of the most famous musicians in Japan, the guitarist was too shy to...
Oct 8, 2015

UFO Gakuen no Himitsu / Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro / 2015-10-10 to 2015-10-16

10:00, 12:35, 17:40
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 7, 2015

Fukuoka honors Asians for work to preserve and reinvent culture

The Fukuoka Prize is awarded to three Asians for their contributions to 'preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures' of the continent.
Oct 1, 2015

San Andreas / Namba Parks Cinema / 2015-10-03 to 2015-10-09

Oct. 3 9:30, 14:30, 20:10 / Oct. 4 9:30, 14:30 / Oct. 5 to Oct. 8 9:30, 12:00, 14:30, 20:10 / Oct. 9 15:30, 18:30
Oct 1, 2015

Eden / Cinema Qualite / 2015-10-03 to 2015-10-09

11:30, 16:00
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 30, 2015

Tokyo International Film Festival showcases classic anime, J-horror and yakuza films

The Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan's biggest film fest and a showcase for foreign movies that otherwise might never see the light of day here, will run from Oct. 22 to 31 this year. Opening the festival is Robert Zemekis' "The Walk," and the closer is local tearjerker "Kishuten Eki Taminaru"...
Sep 24, 2015

Tenku no Hachi / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

until Sept. 27 9:30, 12:20, 15:10, 18:00 / from Sept. 28 10:00, 12:20, 15:10, 18:00
Sep 24, 2015

Unfair: The End / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

11:15, 13:40, 16:05, 18:30, 20:55
Sep 24, 2015

Eiga: Minna! Esper Dayo! / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

until Sept. 27 21:05 / Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 20:50
Sep 24, 2015

S: Saigo no Keikan — Dakkan: Recovery of Our Future / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

until Sept. 27 9:15, 18:35 / Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 10:50, 14:40
Sep 24, 2015

Ted 2 (dubbed) / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

until Sept. 27 13:50, 18:25 / from Sept. 28 13:20, 18:20
Sep 24, 2015

Eden / Cinema Qualite / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

11:30, 18:00
Sep 24, 2015

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Cinema Qualite / 2015-09-26 to 2015-10-02

9:30, 14:00, 16:00, 21:15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 23, 2015

Some fly high and some stay hidden in 'Bird People'

'Bird People' recalls all that's delightful about French cinema: it's well-crafted without heaviness, poignant without being sentimental.
Sep 17, 2015

Inside Out (dubbed) / Shibuya Humax Cinema / 2015-09-19 to 2015-09-25

until Sept. 20, from Sept. 22 14:30, 16:45 / Sept. 21 13:35, 15:45
Sep 17, 2015

Love Live! The School Idol Movie / Shibuya Humax Cinema / 2015-09-19 to 2015-09-25

until Sept. 20, from Sept. 22 12:20 / Sept. 21 11:25
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 16, 2015

Mumblecore arrives in Japan, a decade late

The closest thing American cinema has had to a movement in recent years has been the self-deprecatingly titled genre, mumblecore, made up of lo-fi independent films that incestuously share cast, crew and concerns. Take the insecurity and self-obsession of Woody Allen's "Manhattan" mixed with the chatty...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 16, 2015

Play it again: One fan's quest to save old video games

We now recognize the late Yasujiro Ozu as one of Japan's finest film directors, but his early works are lost to history, victims of a time when cinema was seen as disposable entertainment and not an art form worth saving. Joseph Redon doesn't want the same thing to happen to video games.
Sep 10, 2015

The Giver / Aeon Cinema Kyoto Katsuragawa / 2015-09-12 to 2015-09-18

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 9, 2015

'Ant-Man' puts Marvel one film closer to world domination

Once upon a time, I was a normal guy, just like the rest of you. I'd get up, go to work and ride the trains with the other half-dead souls in this cold city.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 9, 2015

Kyoto International Art and Film Festival is a challenge to Tokyo's cultural power

The Kyoto International Film and Art Festival, which takes place from Oct. 15 to 18 in Japan's ancient capital, began as a sort of challenge to the local film industry's power center, Tokyo.
Sep 3, 2015

Attack on Titan / Cinema Mediage / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

until Sept. 10 10:45, 18:30 / Sept. 11 10:40, 19:00
Sep 3, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron / Cinema Mediage / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

until Sept. 10 18:00
Sep 3, 2015

Gekijoban: Kamen Rider Drive — Surprise Future / Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

Sept. 5, Sept. 7 to Sept. 11 9:00, 13:45 / Sept. 6 9:00, 13:35
Sep 3, 2015

Love & Mercy / Human Trust Cinema Shibuya / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

until Sept. 6 21:10 / Sept. 7 to Sept. 10 10:10
Sep 3, 2015

Radwimps “Aoto_Me_Me_Me” Gekijo Joei / Human Trust Cinema Shibuya / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

until Sept. 6 13:30
Sep 3, 2015

Round Trip Heart / Human Trust Cinema Shibuya / 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-11

until Sept. 6 9:40, 11:20, 15:10, 19:00 / Sept. 7 to Sept. 10 12:40, 14:40, 16:40, 18:40
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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