Fans of the beloved Japanese anime and manga series “Yu Yu Hakusho” were treated to an exciting sneak peek of the upcoming live-action adaptation during Netflix’s global virtual event, Geeked Week, with the release of a teaser trailer and teaser art as well as revealing the rest of the cast members. In the teaser trailer,…
Chicago Japanese Film Collective— the first Japanese film festival in the Midwest The 3rd edition of the Festival is finally here! Festival Dates: June 22nd (Thurs) – July 1 (Sat) for 10 days Chicago, IL— The Chicago Japanese Film Collective, now entering its third year, is back with a lineup of carefully selected, powerful independent…
Ainu means “human” in Ainu language. This is exactly the pursuit of film director Naomi Mizoguchi who through her Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan — part of the 2022 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective — shares the humanity of this culture nestled in Hokkaido. The film craftily conducts this filmic experience through…
If you were to go into the Japanese crime-drama, Sham, without any advance knowledge, you might assume it’s the new film from Kore-eda or Oscar-winning filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Going into the movie knowing it’s directed by Takashi Miike is likely to lead to all sorts of expectations, since, for better or worse…
The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today revealed a powerhouse selection of documentary, narrative and animated features showcasing global music legends, influential cultural figures and untold stories from emerging and established voices. Scheduled to run June 4 – 15 in New York City, the annual festival promises to unite communities and fans globally through its bold…
©Courtesy of Netflix Based on a novel by Japanese author Ko Shimjo, and directed by Hitoshi Ône, the new Netflix series Tokyo Swindlers explores the cutthroat world of land swindlers who operate below the radar in the Japanese capital. With an aim of acquiring valuable properties by deceptive means, the greedy crews go to extreme…
Synopsis : In 1999, American journalist Jake Adelstein has relocated to Tokyo and must pass a written exam in Japanese to have the chance to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper. He succeeds in becoming their first foreign-born journalist and starts at the very bottom. Taken under the wing of a veteran detective…
Drama series The Journalist shares the same Japanese title “Shinbun Kisha” of the 2019 movie, that in turn was loosely based on the 2017 eponymous book by Isoko Mochizuki. The film received six Japan Academy Prize nominations and won three, including Picture of the Year, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and…
Courtesy of NYAFF FLC and NYAFF unveil second wave of festival titles, Uncaged Award nominees, Vietnam Cinema Night Guest highlights for the 24th New York Asian Film Festival: Heo Sung-tae (Squid Game), Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun), and Vivian Sung (Our Times) Festival returns July 11–27 with “Cinema as Disruption” theme, screenings to take place at Film at…
The New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center announce first highlights from the 24th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). From July 11 to July 24, FLC is proud to host 40 features of the more than 100 films featured in this year’s festival, with additional films and screenings running from July 11…
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