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As well as its successes through director Hayao Miyazaki (right), Studio Ghibli has been equally successful with its business and marketing acumen, which are led by producer Toshio Suzuki (left).
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 18, 2024
Cannes announces honorary Palme d’Or for Studio Ghibli
This marks the first time the honorary award is going to a group instead of an individual.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 30, 2023
With ‘Monster,’ Hirokazu Kore-eda makes a welcome return to form
The Palme d’Or-winning director’s homecoming to Japanese-language cinema is powerful and poignant as it unspools an intimate story about bullying, misunderstandings and family dynamics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 28, 2023
Japan's versatile veteran Koji Yakusho wins best actor at Cannes
Meanwhile, this year's best screenplay award at the Cannes festival went to Japanese writer Yuji Sakamoto for 'Kaibutsu (Monster),' directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2023
Takeshi Kitano returns to Cannes with an 'indifferent' outlook
The director's first feature-length film in six years will premiere at the festival, but Kitano says he does things his own way, regardless of success.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2023
Hirokazu Kore-eda angles for second Cannes win with 'Monster'
The director's latest drama received a six-minute standing ovation at its world premiere. The film is Kore-eda's second in competition since 'Shoplifers' won the top prize in 2015.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 14, 2023
Cannes lineup features films by Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takeshi Kitano
Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Monster' is a nominee for the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, while Takeshi Kitano's 'Kubi' will be screened under the Cannes Premiere category.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 2, 2021
Haruki Murakami and the challenge of adapting his tales for film
“Drive My Car,” from the rising director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is the rare movie based on the author's work to excel. The writer and director explain the difficulties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2021
Film director Naomi Kawase appointed UNESCO goodwill ambassador
'I believe my role is to shed light on people who have not been talked about across the world and depict them on the world stage,' Kawase said upon her appointment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 19, 2021
‘Drive My Car’: Slow-burn drama does best when taking new routes
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's adaptation of a Haruki Murakami story, which won the award for best screenplay at this year's Cannes film festival, is a meta-drama on loss and breaking down barriers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 22, 2021
Mamoru Hosoda called out Hayao Miyazaki, but was it deserved?
Anime director Mamoru Hosoda recently criticized famed animator Hayao Miyazaki for how he portrays women in his films, but the chiding isn't exactly warranted.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 18, 2021
Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe win Best Screenplay at Cannes for 'Drive My Car'
A brooding, melancholic drama spanning three hours, the film is based on a short story of the same name by novelist Haruki Murakami.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 26, 2019
Social satire 'Parasite' by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho wins Palme d'Or at Cannes
"Parasite," a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho, won the top Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, on a big night for newcomer filmmakers too.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
May 23, 2019
Japan takes a backseat at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival, the world's premier film event, has long been a holy grail for Japanese filmmakers. Selection for the main competition is the ultimate goal for many, though screenings in other sections convey prestige at home that other festivals, in Japan and elsewhere, can't match.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 20, 2019
Alain Delon, set for Cannes honor, says that at least as an actor, he is 'irreproachable'
France's Alain Delon, set on Sunday to receive an honorary prize at Cannes that has sparked scrutiny of his views on women and same-sex couples, said in a newspaper interview that as an actor at least, he was beyond reproach.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 20, 2019
Julianne Moore says personal experiences spurred her to back AIDS ward documentary '5B'
Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore said her experience of caring for someone infected with the AIDS virus had spurred her decision to help promote the documentary "5B" about the unsung heroes who looked after AIDS sufferers in the 1980s.
Japan Times
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May 14, 2019
Schumacher documentary to hit market at Cannes Film Festival
Former world champion Formula One driver Michael Schumacher will be the subject of a new documentary by two German filmmakers in a production fully supported by his family, reports said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 17, 2019
Peaks, troughs and international awards: Japanese films in the Heisei Era
The Heisei Era began in January 1989 and I started writing reviews of Japanese films for The Japan Times in July that year. In 1990, I became Japan correspondent for a British movie trade magazine, a job description that, with a change of publication, I have held ever since.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 28, 2018
Actress Kirin Kiki wants an ending with no twists
When life gave her lemons, film star Kirin Kiki didn't make lemonade, but wild grass enzyme juice.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
May 23, 2018
Young filmmakers looking to follow in Hirokazu Kore-eda's footsteps have their work cut out for them
Hirokazu Kore-eda joins a list of Japanese master filmmakers after winning the top prize at Cannes. The road he took to get to this point, however, is not an easy one to copy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 20, 2018
With 'Shoplifters,' Hirokazu Kore-eda becomes first Japanese director to win Cannes Palme d'Or in 21 years
Hirokazu Kore-eda wins the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes for “Shoplifters,” a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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