All Japan articles
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Reviews‘A Pale View Of Hills’ review: Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel gets tangled between Japan and the UK
Kei Ishikawa directs a dual timeline between 1950s Japan and 1980s England
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Reviews‘Brand New Landscape’ review: Debut explores a Tokyo family in crisis
Kenichi Endo stars in Yuiga Danzuka’s precise Directors Fortnight drama
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NewsKorea’s Plus M partners with Japan’s KDDI for joint theatrical releases, remakes
The MOU also covers a remastered screenings series and work exchange programme.
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NewsGaga launching Annecy-bound animation ‘Jinsei’ at Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the feature directorial debut of Ryuya Suzuki, who animated the entire film himself.
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FeaturesDirector Kei Ishikawa reveals what Kazuo Ishiguro asked to alter in film version of ‘A Pale View Of Hills’
Film is playing in Un Certain Regard.
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PromotionJapan to showcase four directors with global ambitions at Cannes
Four of Japan’s most promising directors have travelled to Cannes.
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FeaturesHow Japan’s amended incentive aims to attract more co-productions
“The Japanese government has become more and more helpful in supporting international co-productions.”
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FeaturesCannes 2025: Japan hot projects
Upcoming features in the market include the latest from Sho Miyake, Yoji Yamada and Joe Odagiri.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight kabuki drama ‘Kokuho’ picked up for sales by Pyramide
EXCLUSIVE: The Japanese feature is directed by Lee Sang-il and has a cast that includes Ken Watanabe.
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NewsToei to launch Keishi Otomo’s ‘Hero’s Island’ featuring Suzu Hirose at Cannes
The cast includes Suzu Hirose of upcoming Cannes Competition film ‘A Pale View Of Hills’.
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NewsLuxbox boards Tokyo-set family drama ‘Brand New Landscape’
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the debut feature of Japanese filmmaker Yuiga Danzuka.
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NewsNikkatsu to launch Tatsushi Omori’s ‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ at Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: The historical drama will reunite the director with actress Masami Nagasawa.
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NewsToei Company readies first English-language live-action feature ‘Dear Stranger’
EXCLUSIVE: The family suspense drama will star Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei.
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News‘Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback’ breaks box office franchise record in Japan
The latest in the long-running anime series took $24.1m from more than 2.3 million admissions.
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NewsNetflix film viewing in Asia-Pacific up nearly 20% in 2024
The figure was revealed at a showcase event in Tokyo
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News‘Alice In Borderland’ producer Akira Morii readies thriller ‘Baka’s Identity’
Marks the first feature for Japanese production company The Seven.
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News‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ starring Ryan Gosling to open in 2027
Shawn Levy directing new adventure. Production scheduled to begin this autumn.
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Reviews‘The Brightest Sun’ review: Hidetoshi Nishijima plays detective for director Tetsuya Nakashima
Pleasingly complex murder mystery opened the Hong Kong International Film Festival
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NewsJapan extends location production incentive, approved 10 titles in 2024
Supported films include Aamir Khan’s ‘One Day’ and ‘The Smashing Machine’ starring Dwayne Johnson.