Four Japanese works, including "Totto-Chan," were nominated in the main feature film competition of the Annecy festival, which saw record attendance this year.
Filmmaker Erik Shirai's project was chosen for a Far East Film Festival production initiative, where industry players connect to bring new films into the world.
The biggest film festival in Japan welcomed luminaries and celebrities like German director Wim Wenders ("Perfect Days") and Japanese actress Yui Aragaki.
Unlike most films from around the world, Japanese cinema has the synthetic character of Japanese art and many distinctive features that serve as the basis of...
In typical Japanese style, the country has trending words of the year and the kanji of the year. We take a look at the single unwelcome...
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