Kabuki drama Kokuho has etched its name in Japanese cinematic history, becoming the highest-grossing live-action film in the country. Surpassing the record set by Bayside Shakedown 2 in 2003, the film ...

Detective Conan's 27th film, "The Million-Dollar Pentagram," is set for an unprecedented release in Japan on April 12, 2024, with 515 theaters nationwide, surpassing all previous records. Directed by ...

The prolific and innovative Japanese director passed away earlier this year. Now, JAPAN CUTS is celebrating him with a series of conversations and his final film. Labyrinth of Cinema is a fitting ...

Even if you’ve never viewed Japanese films, you’ve certainly felt their influence. George Lucas, an avid fan of Akira Kurosawa, visited Japan in the 1970s and borrowed liberally from Japanese ...

TOKYO -- This month marks the 90th anniversary of Shuji Terayama's birth. He will not be celebrating, having succumbed to chronic nephritis in April 1983, but it is interesting to speculate what he ...

This year has been a heartbreaking one for film lovers across the world, with the silver screen losing many of its brightest stars. Today, Japan joins in grief as it bids farewell to one of its most ...

Now fans in Japan can see what all the hype was about. On Friday, “The Smashing Machine” premiered in theaters in Japan. The focus of the biopic, Mark Kerr, spent several years competing at the ...