Going beyond sequels and remakes in games, with Forspoken, Square Enix has taken a gamble on trying something new. On the other hand, Hi-Fi Rush is...
"Tokyo Vice" would do better without the white savior trope. But the cinematography and great casting (with one exception) make it a binge-worthy show.
A gamer's-world throwback to some key moments of 2022, a year Japanese pop culture shone through with smash-hit video games and anime.
Soko Izumi recently toured Japan's outlying islands for a Hong Kong TV program. He describes Hong Kong and Japan as puzzle pieces that "fit together perfectly."
The wizarding world will open its doors to Tokyo in 2023 with a new Harry Potter attraction ー the world's second Harry Potter studio and Asia's...
Despite late-stage cancer, Ryuichi Sakamoto movingly connected with his worldwide fans in a live-streamed concert that could be his final bow.
Returning for a collaboration premiere with Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi, The King's Singers take time to celebrate Christmas on tour in Japan.
An era unto himself, Toshiro Mifune was an enduring icon of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. Here are some of his most memorable works.
Copyright violations —fueling a ¥95-billion illegal industry— steal the sustenance for future creation. Fast Movies crimes nip cultural development in the bud.
Already encompassing more than 15,000 works starting from 1917, Anime Taizen is a precious, free resource for researchers, fans and the industry.
An ardent fan of Western rock music and the golden era of album rock the author is sometimes at odds with his sensitivities to gender, race...
The 2002 Akira Kurosawa award-winning filmmakers, Fukada and Inarritu, have pledged to donate their prize money to support students and struggling filmmakers.