“The mercury poisoning in Minamata affected even children, and resulted in congenital cases. “It's not like they ate the fish. It penetrated through the placenta,” said...
Now in theaters, the new film tells the story of the town sickened by mercury poisoning, at a time when the environmental impact into the sea...
Studio Ghibli film director Goro Miyazaki explores the world of children in his unconventional new film, inviting us to “see their world, what they want to...
In 1964, not only did Japan’s women’s volleyball team beat the Soviets under the gaze of then-Crown Princess Michiko, they also set off a multi-decade boom...
What brings the whole film together is the sheer appeal of Suzu, the imperfect, shy, freckled girl next door, who through the movie manages to find...
In the latest adventure, Godzilla finally confronts King Kong, the monster king of Hollywood, but in the process unexpected enemies also make an appearance.
Following the Academy Award-winning film Mirai, BELLE is the director's ninth project and will be released in Japan on July 16th by Toho.
Available online now through June 30, and with a ceremony kicking off on June 11, this year’s festival of short shorts offers new themes, mixes and...
You don’t want to miss this one. The May 27 livestream will be at 7:30 AM in Los Angeles, 10:30 AM in New York, 3:30 PM...
After a year of endless delays, we had only just started to see a small trickle of large-ish Hollywood movies finally reach Japan. Here’s IGN Japan...
The setting of Japan’s favorite movie series, It’s Tough Being a Man (Otoko wa tsurai yo), the charming town of Shibamata is a rare spot that...
A documentary about the terror of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo has been crafted into a masterful exploration of the influence of powerful, mind-controlling...