TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The hit Japanese film "Kokuho" was nominated for best makeup and hairstyling in this year's Oscars, the ...

"All you have to fight your detractors is the art of Kabuki." GKids has unveiled the official US trailer for an acclaimed Japanese film titled Kokuho, made by filmmaker Sang-il Lee. The title Kokuho ...

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s debut feature is competing for Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear, becoming Japan’s first contender for the top prize in three years.

The new venture, which is launching a fund, is set to back an ambitious slate of movies from leading Japanese directors including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike, Shunji Iwai, Miwa Nishikawa and ...

Japanese actor Koki is swiftly building an international profile that spans continents and genres, from dual roles in a Japanese horror film to sword fighting in 18th century Britain. The model-turned ...

"Am I pretty?" Kani Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Japanese indie film titled Desert of Namibia, the second feature made by young Japanese filmmaker Yoko Yamanaka. This first ...

Ken Watanabe and director Lee Sang-il discuss Kabuki epic 'Kokuho,' Japan’s top live-action hit and an Oscars international feature shortlister.

During the festival's star-packed opening ceremony, Japan's new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared via video to express his commitment to boosting support for the country's film sector. By Patrick ...

Japanese films are quietly ruling the world. From Akira Kurosawa’s enduring influence on global auteurs to Hayao Miyazaki’s poetic, hand-drawn universes that redefined animation as emotional cinema, ...

On a sprawling Sino-Japanese war film set in a Shanghai studio, Japanese actor Tenma Shibuya leaned into this reporter and ...

Japanese film director Yoichi Higashi, known for mega-hit 1992 movie "The River with No Bridge," died of old age at a ...