Mihara's award-winning film "Takano Tofu" explores the universal theme of the transforming power of human connections through the tale of a stubborn tofu maker.
"Perfect Days" follows the simple life of a janitor who views the world with kindness, challenging the often complex, materialistic outlook of modern society.
The biggest film festival in Japan welcomed luminaries and celebrities like German director Wim Wenders ("Perfect Days") and Japanese actress Yui Aragaki.
At the cross of Japanese and British culture, the screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro breathes new life into Akira Kurosawa's Japanese cinema classic.
The 2002 Akira Kurosawa award-winning filmmakers, Fukada and Inarritu, have pledged to donate their prize money to support students and struggling filmmakers.
Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story (Tokyo Monogatari, 1953) provides the backdrop to a voluntary decision I undertook to mark the 2020 new year. I set out...