“The scenes in Junk Head are dark, and even shocking at times. But they are in fact acted out by cute dolls with rounded features in...
A decade and five films later, the wandering swordsman’s tale is coming to an end as he faces the ghosts of his past and his most...
The production company on the film official page expressed formal apologies for the delay of the release and calling for fans to join them, saying “Let’s...
Why has Evangelion, a work from more than 20 years ago, been supported for so long by generations of fans ? Moreover, how does the fan...
JAPAN Forward is pleased to present an interview with Shawn Mahler: Coming to Japan, Staying in Japan People come to Japan for a host...
Mugen Ressha, the new film in the Kimetsu no Yaiba series, has been in cinemas in Japan for just a couple of weeks, but has...
On October 16, the immensely popular anime series, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer, premiered its first film of the series, Mugen Ressha (Infinity Train), exclusively...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a wide variety of themes. Our hope is for readers to...
Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Best Director award for Wife of a Spy at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday, September...
In my youth, my introduction to Japanese swords (as with many other people) was via martial arts, Akira Kurosawa movies, and my discovery...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
The curtain has closed on the one-month performance of the big hit kabuki adaptation of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, but the show will...