Imagine one of the world’s most famous actors, at the pinnacle of her fame globally and synonymous with a nation’s cinema during that industry’s golden age, directing a half dozen films—and half a ...

Japan Society and Metrograph will co-present Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us, a 30-film retrospective devoted to Naruse, the “fourth great” master of Japanese cinema, from May 9 through June 29. Co ...

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Thursday unveiled a second focus program for its 2026 edition that will put the spotlight on the Japanese V-Cinema phenomenon. It previously set a ...

A new film festival titled Chinese Cinema Today is set to launch in Japan, featuring 15 Chinese films including four Japanese premieres. The program, running Nov. 22-Dec. 12 at Tokyo’s Cinelibre ...

Exclusive: Twenty-seven of Shimizu's classic films will be screened including the international premiere of lost film "Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather" and the complete "Children of the Beehive" ...