Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan has been a source of some of the greatest games, graphic novels, TV series, and, of course, movies ever made. Japanese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kô Shibasaki and Hirohito Honda in Battle Royale (2000) Perhaps no world cinema industry in the last few decades has had an effect ...

A new generation of Japanese filmmakers is emerging across a wide range of genres, their work winning critical acclaim at film festivals around the world. The recognition follows the success of ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

The usual suspects, as far as Japanese movies go, will often involve mentioning certain films directed by Akira Kurosawa (especially Ran, Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and High and Low), just about all ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Phillips covers the film festival circuit. This was the age of VHS. No streaming. No downloading. No internet to order a Blu ...

It's rare, but sometimes a Japanese actor becomes an A-lister in American cinema. Or, if not an A-lister, still an actor prominently working in major American theatrical releases (or bigger streaming ...

This article is more than 2 years old. Not to be confused with the American remake of the same name, Shall We Dance? is a rom-com about a middle-aged accountant who signs up for dance classes to ...

Japan has been a source of some of the greatest games, graphic novels, TV series, and, of course, movies ever made. Japanese cinema has produced countless cultural gems that have gone on to influence ...