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Manga artist Takashi Okazaki wins Emmy for ‘Star Wars: ...
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A Japanese filmmaker’s harrowing exploration of the Vie...
Shinya Tsukamoto's "Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?" examines the lifelong impa...
Stay far from battlefield, Japanese director warns at V...
Shinya Tsukamoto's new film follows a Vietnam veteran whose life was haunted by ...
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final memoir lays bare a maestro’s f...
The late composer's memoir, translated into English by Sam Bett, details his ear...
When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtai...
The director talks about his approach to the 4K restoration of his classic film,...
A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the traged...
Four separate productions of "King Lear" in one year in Japan signal renewed int...
‘Godzilla’ sequel in the spotlight at this year’s Tokyo...
"Godzilla Minus Zero," the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning "Godzi...
How Vocaloid became the soundtrack to liminal spaces
Before "Backrooms" became a movie, the singing-synthesizer software Vocaloid was...
‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ still flutters with dangerous e...
Shunji Iwai's unruly vision of immigrant life in Japan returns in a dazzling 4K ...
Godzilla sequel in the spotlight at this year’s Tokyo I...
"Godzilla Minus Zero," the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning "Godzi...
Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots were never just dots
Yayoi Kusama, who died at 97 last month, turned hallucinations and a fear of sel...
Mari Katayama forges worlds and rips off the labels
The photographer and textile artist discusses her latest work, creative influenc...
Kiki returns for a charming second act
Beloved witch Kiki is part of a series of books by Eiko Kadono. The second title...
Mari Katayama: In a world of her own making
The photographer and textile artist discusses her latest work, creative influenc...
The art of making something from nothing
Hotels are turning castoff materials into art that connects guests with local cu...
30 years on, former gang member found guilty of murderi...
The jury in a Las Vegas court found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of murder after...
