CULTURE
'Emilia Perez' tops Oscar nominations in fire-hit Holly...
Jacques Audiard's Mexico-set musical shattered the record for the most Academy A...
‘Missing Child Videotape’: Subtle chiller may leave J-h...
Ryota Kondo’s eerie ghost story debut goes for ambient dread rather than jump sc...
‘Teki Cometh’ slides in and out of a hypnotic dreamworld
Kyozo Nagatsuka gives a finessed performance as an elderly gentleman who is not ...
How 'Twin Peaks' turned David Lynch into Japan's favori...
The director’s work thrived in the early days of arthouse “mini theaters,” and c...
‘Sunset Sunrise’: Rom-com finds pathos in peak pandemic...
Yoshiyuki Kishi’s film delivers a deliciously uplifting story with humor and hea...
Eugene Kangawa’s art space embraces impermanence
The artist’s Atelier iii studio resists spectacle and asks visitors to slow down...
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuich...
New exhibition “Seeing Sound, Hearing Time” is the first comprehensive overview ...
David Lynch, maker of florid and unnerving films, dies ...
A painter turned artist whose films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mu...
Japan's most prestigious literary awards go to a trio o...
Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki take home Akutagawa honors, while Shin Iyohara nabs the...
‘Muromachi Outsiders’: Yo Oizumi commands attention in ...
The actor convincingly breaks the mold of his comedy persona to inhabit the role...
The unnervingly timed return of ‘Squid Game’
The show’s themes of wealth disparity and exploitation of power resonate far bey...
<i>Isekai</i> anime offers a key to understanding globa...
The fantastical genre wherein characters are dropped into unlikely worlds — and ...
An explosive B’z set on ‘Kohaku’ hints at a strategy to...
Japan’s best selling act delivered one of the biggest moments of the year-end mu...
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero...
Public broadcaster NHK marks its 100th anniversary by flipping the script on its...
‘The Solitary Gourmet’: Palatable movie adaptation may ...
Lead actor Yutaka Matsushige’s film directing debut offers ambient pleasure for ...
‘Mending Cracks’: A muddled drama about brotherly discord
Kazuki Nagaya’s directorial debut has its charms, but doesn’t offer enough subst...
