Film May 8, 2020
'One Cut of the Dead' director Shinichiro Ueda brings teleworking to Japan's film industry
by Matthew Hernon
Shinichiro Ueda reunites the cast of his hit comedy "One Cut of the Dead" for an innovative teleworking sequel
Books Jan 18, 2020
Want to know Japanese cinema? Get to know Mark Schilling
by Alyssa I. Smith
The Japan Times film critic Mark Schilling celebrates 30-plus years of reviewing Japanese cinema with his latest book, "Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000."
World / Social Issues Nov 9, 2019
Georgian police arrest more than 25 in clashes at gay movie premiere
Police in Georgia said Saturday they had arrested more than 25 people after ultra-nationalist protesters attempting to derail the premiere of an award-winning movie about gay love clashed with security forces. A few hundred demonstrators blocked the road outside a cinema in the capital's city ...
Film / Reviews Jan 16, 2019
'The Nikaidos' Fall': What's in a name? Everything.
by James Hadfield
The weight of tradition threatens to crush a once-great family in "The Nikaidos' Fall," a contemporary drama about people with an unhealthy fixation on the past. Iranian director Ida Panahandeh's film starts in a cemetery and never really leaves the realm of the dead. ...
Culture / Images Oct 27, 2018
The faces of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Competition
The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition. In collaboration ...
Culture / Images Oct 27, 2018
The faces of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Special screenings
The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition. In collaboration ...
Culture Oct 27, 2017
The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Wednesday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition. In collaboration ...
Entertainment News Feb 23, 2015
The Oscar nomination of "Timbuktu," a film about the occupation of the Malian desert town by al-Qaida-linked Islamists in 2012, should not mask the lack of established cinema from West Africa, its director said. Up for the Best Foreign Language Film at Sunday's ceremony, Abderrahmane ...
Business / Corporate Oct 22, 2014
DLE, Toho to use theater screens as testing ground for new characters
DLE and the movie theater unit of Toho, the creator of "Godzilla," announced plans Wednesday to use the slot between trailers and the feature as a content incubator starting next month, pitting new characters in a popularity contest and sharing the intellectual property rights.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Oct 2, 2009
Japanese R&D brings 3D technology closer to home
by Jason Jenkins
We all love those retro 3D glasses, but now (or very soon) it is the time to fasten your seat belts for trip into the real deal.