CULTURE
‘Reveal’: Kumi Takiuchi’s performance stuns in one-woma...
Kazuyoshi Okuyama’s powerful drama about a sex worker baring her soul features i...
Small-budget sex worker romp 'Anora' triumphs at Oscars
Sean Baker's dark comedy scooped up five awards including best picture at this y...
South Korean fans soak up nostalgia with vintage Japane...
It has been decades since "Choudenshi Bioman" was last on TV, but its stories of...
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global a...
A supportive ecosystem and eager audiences — both domestic and global — are boos...
‘Demon City’: Live-action manga adaptation is ultra-vio...
Seiji Tanaka’s Netflix film about a former hit man determined to avenge his fami...
Actor Gene Hackman and wife found dead alongside dog at...
A statement from the sheriff said deputies had found the 95-year-old actor and A...
Jose Ando's rapid rise from first pages to the Akutagaw...
Just three years after dedicating himself to writing, the author won Japan's top...
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the micro...
Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries” and Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s “Instruments of a Beati...
Vatican thriller 'Conclave' wins top prize in SAG Award...
"Conclave" surprises with a SAG Award win for best cast, suggesting it may have ...
When anime meets drag: The manga-inspired world of Rock...
A drag queen who merges manga, anime and queer culture, Rock M. Sakura's persona...
Japanese movies win accolades at Berlin International F...
"Futsu no Seikatsu," an animated movie directed by Yoriko Mizushiri, was awarded...
Fuji Rock’s biggest lineup surprise? The debut of Tatsu...
The summer music festival also promises Vampire Weekend, Vulfpeck and Fred Again...
'A Hundred Years and a Day': Short stories unfold throu...
In Tomoka Shibasaki’s curious collection, time flows architecturally, plots mean...
Directing is never a monologue at the experimental Yama...
To mark its four decades of existence, the company stages two Shakespearean trag...
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Lawyers including an attorney who fought alongside the journalist in a civil sui...
‘Yasuko, Songs of Days Past’ puts overlooked star in th...
Kichitaro Negishi’s drama, based on a real-life love triangle among notable figu...