The Japan Times

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The Japan TimesJapan‘Ozu showed the way’: A documentarian looks for the man behind the legend Though known for his documentaries about American filmmakers, Daniel Raim's project on Yasujiro Ozu was executed with great care and admiration.

10.17

The Japan TimesJapanBusan International Film Festival builds momentum as an ‘A-list’ festival Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi and Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh were among the honorees in Busan, a showcase of Asian talent.

10.16

The Japan TimesJapanClassic yakuza film ‘Ryuji’ gets a riveting remake Yuya Yagira stars as the title character in Nobuo Mizuta's "Ryuji," a remake of a cult classic from 1983.

10.16

The Japan TimesJapanNew sci-fi and coming-of-age anime to screen at 39th TIFF Films from the U.S., France, Belgium and Brazil join Japanese releases in the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival's animated lineup.

10.15

The Japan TimesJapanToshio Suzuki’s ‘Zen and Ghibli’ book doesn’t lecture. It teaches contemplation. In "Zen and Ghibli," Toshio Suzuki reflects on his career and Studio Ghibli's beloved films through conversations with three Buddhist priests.

10.14

The Japan TimesJapanNetflix vies to be a cut above in TV production Netflix Japan's dramas are pushing the boundaries of storytelling and uplifting domestic TV standards, though not without growing pains.

10.11

The Japan TimesJapanWhat to know before the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival The Tokyo International Film Festival is back for its 39th edition, offering moviegoers a chance to voyage across space and time without leaving the capital.

10.09

The Japan TimesJapanAnime is winning over a new generation of fans Anime viewing is surging among younger audiences, with 79% of teen fans surveyed saying they're watching more than a year ago.

10.08

The Japan TimesJapan‘The Ozu Diaries’: An engaging look at the man behind the myth Daniel Raims' "The Ozu Diaries" is a stirringly human portrait of a titan of Japanese film and the experiences that shaped him.

10.06

Our mark is 銀幕, ginmaku — the silver screen, and the same two characters in Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

I came to Tokyo at twenty-three for a summer job at a Shibuya mini-theatre and the job never quite ended. Fifteen years of festivals later I still think the only review that counts is the one the room gives you: where the laugh lands, the moment three hundred people stop moving at once, whether anybody stays for the credits.

Cinepuuulse follows Asian cinema — Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand — across about a hundred and twenty sources. A good number of them are Spanish, French and Portuguese, because those countries programme this work seriously and write about it better than most of the English-language trade. Genre and art-house get the same seat here. I am not ranking them, and nothing is scored out of ten.

Each story is a headline, a short excerpt, one still and a link to the outlet that did the reporting. We never republish the piece, and the still belongs to its studio or its photographer. A Korean trade paper appears in Korean, a French review in French. We point at the work; we do not put words in anyone's mouth.

— Daren Wise, Tokyo