All Japan articles
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Reviews‘Between Two Lovers’ review: Innocuous Japanese polyamory drama benefits from strong cast led by Masami Nagasawa
Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi also star in Nanako Hirose’s Busan competition title
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Reviews‘The Day After Sunday’ review: A weekend in Tokyo reveals difficult truths in Takuya Kato’s stylish third feature
The writer/director’s follow-up to ‘Grown-ups’ and ‘Fly On’ premieres in Busan competition
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FeaturesBusan 2026: The buzz titles from Japan
Japanese sellers are in Busan with films ranging from bittersweet love stories to tech-based horror. reports
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PromotionHow Japan and Toronto Film School joined forces to train the next generation of filmmakers
Six Japanese filmmakers took part in an intensive week at Toronto Film School, the first cohort in a new partnership to bring global skills to the Japanese production industry
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Reviews‘Silver Express’ review: An asexual Japanese woman searches for connection in sensitive, unapologetic debut
Miki Tanaka’s Busan competition title features a strong central performance from Yui Okamoto
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NewsHive Filmworks boards first non-Korean film with Japan’s ‘Wandance’
The film stars Jo from Japanese boy band &Team, based on the hip-hop manga series of the same name.
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NewsThailand’s 13 Studio, Japan’s Toei team to adapt manga horror ‘The Hanging Balloons’
EXCLUSIVE: The adaptation of Junji Ito’s manga will be directed by Taweewat Wantha of ‘Death Whisperer’.
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Reviews‘Satoko Always’ review: Shuichi Okita’s whimsical comedy drama follows three women as they discover the power of the written word
The film has its international premiere in Busan competition after releasing in Japan last month
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NewsBitters End to launch surreal comedy ‘It’s All Bananas!’ at Busan’s ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: The feature is directed by Kenji Yamauchi and marks a follow-up to 2018’s ‘
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NewsTokyo film festival reveals 2026 lineup including 15-strong Competition selection
Revealing its full lineup also included titles in the Asian Future and Nippon Cinema Now competitive strands.
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Reviews‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ review: Towering monster sequel amps up the action and raises the emotional stakes
Takashi Yamazaki’s epic follow-up to ‘Godzilla Minus One’ premiered at the New York Film Festival
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NewsRolf de Heer named 2026 Tokyo film festival jury president
The Australian auteur’s ‘The Survival of Kindness’ will screen as part of a spotlight showcase.
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Reviews‘In My Father’s Room’ review: A woman gets to know her late father in delicate debut from Japanese novelist-turned-filmmaker Maha Harada
Yu Aoi and Issey Ogata star in the film, which premieres in San Sebastian competition
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NewsAGBO’s Chris Brearton, Dominic Hughes to deliver AI-themed keynote at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM
The industry market will also include the release of an anime industry report.
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Reviews‘Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing’ review: Cinematic, empathetic doc gets in the ring with Japan’s most iconic sport
Erik Shirai’s absorbing film will next play London after berths in Telluride and Venice
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NewsTokyo Gap-Financing Market reveals 2026 lineup, partners with Frontières on genre titles
The 2026 edition will feature 24 feature film projects.
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Reviews‘Look Back’ review: Hirokazu Koreeda sketches a tender but overly sentimental portrait of young friendship
The Japanese auteur’s live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed manga debuts in Venice Competition
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NewsToronto-bound ‘Long Long Night’, Hong Sangsoo’s ‘Nowhere To Lay My Eyes’ land sales
Further deals struck on Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Dora’.
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FeaturesShinya Tsukamoto talks Venice competition war drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’
The Japanese filmmaker behind ‘Fires On The Plain’ and ‘Killing’ on the “definitive work” in his series of features about war.
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Reviews‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ review: Shinya Tsukamoto’s muddled portrait of Vietnam veteran activist Allen Nelson suffers an identity crisis
Rodney Hicks and Geoffrey Rush lead the Japanese auteur’s Venice Competition drama