Many places in Japan have been an inspiration to Hayao Miyazaki's movie "My Neighbor Totoro". From Mei and Satsuki's house, the two heroes of the film, to the forest of Sayama Hills.
The modern Japanese actor best known abroad, Takeshi Kitano, with his face half paralyzed by a motorcycle accident, starred in several successful yakuza films, such as Hana-bi or the famous movie Z
After taking inspiration from Tokyo and Gifu in the hit animated movie "Your Name", CoMix Wave Films has chosen China for its upcoming feature, set for a summer 2018 release.
Adapted from the novel by Shusaku Endo of the same name, the film Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese, returns to a little known period in the history of Japan: the Jesuit missionaries of t
One of the most famous films by Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, Tokyo Story tells the story of a couple of pensioners living in the provinces, who go to Tokyo to see their children
By Hayao Miyazaki (born in 1941). Poor Chihiro! While his greedy relatives are turned into pigs, the heroine of this animated film must fend for herself.
Watanabe Ken is well-known to western movie audiences for his roles in such films as The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha, Letters from Iwo Jima and Godzilla.
Shohei (Shouhei) Imamura: read a short biography of Shohei (Shouhei) Imamura, one of Japan's greatest film directors, famed for his depictions of the unrefined passions in Japan.
Hayao Miyazaki: read a short biography of Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animated film director who has been feted as the greatest director in this genre.
Akira Kurosawa. Read a short biography of Akira Kurosawa, the Japanese film director who met with the greatest international success in the twentieth century.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift movie review, read a review of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift directed by Justin Lin and produced by Samuel L. Jackson.
Yojimbo directed by Akira Kurosawa: read a review of the classic Akira Kurosawa film, Yojimbo, starring Toshiro Mifune. Yojimbo influenced the Spaghetti Western.
Tony Takitani: read a review of the movie Tony Takitani based on the book by Haruki Murakami and directed by Jun Ichikawa, starring Issey Ogata, Rie Miyazawa and score by Ryuichi Sakamoto .
Twilight Samurai: read a movie review of the Japanese Acadamy Award-winning Twilight Samurai: written and directed by Yoji Yamada, starring Hiroyuki Sanada.
The Shadow Of The Matrix: read a movie review of The Shadow Of The Matrix starring Keanu Reeve and the film's connections with Japanese anime and manga.
Read a movie review of Fear And Trembling: (Stupeur et Tremblements, 2003, France / Japan), written and directed by Alain Corneau, starring Sylvie Testud.
