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4K restoration sharpens the madness of ‘Ichi the Killer’
Part gorefest, part dark comedy, Takashi Miike's cult shocker remains one of the...
Meet the mural artists who make Osaka vibrant
Graffiti is frowned upon in Japan, but wall art is finding local support. In Osa...
At the Venice Biennale, the anger isn’t about the art
The mass resignation of the Biennale jury over Israel's and Russia's participati...
‘Cry Out’: Misery without meaning
Takahisa Zeze's adaptation of a Kanae Minato novel revels a little too eagerly i...
‘Kyoto Hippocrates’: A genial look at medicine’s early ...
Akira Ogata's warmhearted drama mixes medical history, culture clash and gentle ...
In Japan, ‘moms pull weight in ways that are superhuman’
In a new book, a mom raised in Tokyo but living abroad reflects on how Japan's c...
South Korean chain saw artist carves a name for herself...
Long overlooked in her home country, sculptor Kim Yun Shin has recently gained r...
‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ loses its human touch in ...
The Apple TV series lets bloated and unwieldy storytelling overwhelm the sharp c...
Poison Girl Friend was early. Now it makes sense.
A once-overlooked project returns as younger listeners rediscover its melancholi...
South Korea's chainsaw artist carves a name for herself...
Long overlooked in her home country, sculptor Kim Yun Shin has recently gained r...
No longer shushed: Japan’s cultural venues make room fo...
From ballet to museums, cultural institutions are adapting to the needs of famil...
Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns en masse
Following the resignations, the Biennale said it has decided that the award cere...
Conceptual art offers glimpse inside architects’ minds
WHAT Museum's group exhibition "Corrugated/Coral — Eight Practices to Project Ar...
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nucle...
Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary "At the Triangle ...
Japan's wig masters bring the kabuki stage to life
In kabuki, transformation begins with the wig, as master artisans shape identity...
‘Into the Belly of the Beast’: A stomach-churning thril...
Jun Yamada's low-budget suspense drama is lean and stylistically assured, with a...
