Hamaguchi's "Evil Does Not Exist" impresses with poised delivery but suffers from deadpan acting and an unembellished style that is bland even for slow cinema.
Godzilla wins 2024 Academy Award for "Best Visual Effects." A metaphor for all human destructiveness, what else does it teach us about Japan and humanity?
Yohei Kotsuji's "A Foggy Paradise," which premiered at Japan's biggest film festival, is an enigmatic feature exploring the complex theme of life's ambiguity.
"Okiku and the World" is a human drama, a portrait of a society on the cusp of wrenching change, and as an illustration of a "circular...
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...
Japan is rapidly regressing to pre-war authoritarianism. The capital city’s mayor, the heir to a dynasty of sinister political leaders, is inflaming public sentiment...
