CULTURE
Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in...
The inaugural performing arts festival brings a variety of shows, from monodrama...
Hungarian 'master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahork...
The prize was awarded "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the mids...
Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ‘Genius of the Sky’ turne...
After three memorable shows in 2024, WWE returns to Japan for back-to-back night...
‘Flame Union’: Hitman returns with fighting finesse and...
Yugo Sakamoto steps back from bullets and banter for a sharper, funnier kind of ...
‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgott...
Masami Nagasawa delivers one of her most compelling performances yet in Tatsushi...
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stay...
Melbourne-based comedian Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi, who has only ever done stand-u...
With Hollywood facing headwinds, Netflix looks eastward
The streamer’s Creative Asia event at the Busan International Film Festival unve...
Artists turn Okayama into Murakami-esque city of wonder
The fourth edition of the triennial Okayama Art Summit transmutes the sensibilit...
The summer kabuki came roaring back
A hit film and shifting demographics are drawing new audiences to kabuki, sparki...
Japanese films win crowds but few prizes at Busan festival
From art house cinema to commercial hits, 24 films showcased Japan’s range at th...
‘Cinderella Grey’ gallops past the other sports documen...
Mixing real horse-racing history with idol-pop fantasy, “Cinderella Grey” proves...
‘Brand New Landscape’ captures family dysfunction in a ...
In director Yuiga Danzuka’s first feature, Tokyo gleams with promise — but lonel...
Pieces fall perfectly into place in the reflective ‘The...
Reflective and heartfelt, Baku Kinoshita’s animated feature tells a story of sec...
Artist Ari Bayuaji materializes monsters from ocean pla...
From his series “Weaving the Ocean,” the demon Rangda is on display at Go for Ko...
Revamped Busan film festival turns 30 with expanded cin...
Since its inception, BIFF has been a launchpad for Asian cinema. This year, it g...
Nodoka Okisawa is carrying the baton for Seiji Ozawa in...
Japanese conductor Nodoka Okisawa embraces both tradition and renewal at a festi...
