JAPAN SOCIETY ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM North America’s largest Japanese film festival presents two weeks of contemporary movies from Japan, including opening film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK directed by Takehiko Inoue, centerpiece film UNDER THE TURQUOISE SKY directed by KENTARO, closing film THE THREE SISTERS…
Recently cinema has delivered several films where elderly characters express their support for euthanasia worldwide, from The Netherlands with Pink Moon, to India with It’s Time To Go and Japan with Plan 75. The latter, directed by Chie Hayakawa is set in a near-to-futuristic landscape in the Land of the Rising Sun. In this context,…
When Chiaki Yanagimoto first discovered films as a kid, she was smitten with the movie making bug. As she explained, “I’m originally from Japan, and I grew up in a very small town where there weren’t many places for entertainment. My mother used to rent movies in VHS regularly from the only video rental store…
Synopsis : Police officer Daigo Agawa is posted to a mountain village where a series of alarming events makes him realize that there is something deeply wrong with the village and those who live there. Starring: Yûya Yagira, Sho Kasamatsu, Riho Yoshioka, Mitsuko Baishô, Seiji Rokkaku TV Network : Hulu Premiere Date : Dec, 28th…
Hirokazu Kore-eda directs his first Netflix series, adapting for the screen the comic that won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award and is a best-seller with over 2.7 million copies sold. The Japanese filmmaker rewrites the manga series by Aiko Koyama, Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san, published by Shogakukan, shaping it into a tender coming-of-age story. The…
Broker (Korean: 브로커) is a 2022 South Korean drama film written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, and starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, and Lee Joo-young. I had a chance to speak with Kang-ho, who won the best actor at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and engage in a conversation about the…
After a hybrid edition in 2021, the Toronto International Film Festival is back in full force for this year. The long-running Canadian festival announced the majority of the lineup this year, directors like Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley, Todd Field and Darren Aronofsky’s films are among the selections. And the distributors behind these films will be…
A Swedish filmmaker from “The Square,” Ruben Ostlund has won his second Palme d’Or for “Triangle of Sadness,” a critical satire of the rich and influencers, following his victory for 2017’s “The Square.” Ostlund tonight joined an elite group of filmmakers who have taken two Palmes, including the Dardenne brothers who were awarded a special 75th…
GKIDS BRINGS “INU-OH” THE NEW FEATURE FILM FROM ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR MASAAKI YUASA GKIDS BRINGS Critically Lauded Film Made Its World Premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, Followed by North American Premiere at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival. NEW YORK (May 26, 2022) – GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of multiple…
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the 75th edition of Line-Up, which selected a mix of stars and veteran Cannes directors, as well as new voices. With new films from David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Hirokazu Koreeda competing for the Palme d’Or Here is the full official lineup of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which…
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