Rising female filmmaker, Satoko Yokohama, glimpses into the life of small-time actors in Japanese film and theatre with her slice-of-life film, The Actor....
One of five films included in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno Reboot Project, Sion Sono's Anti-Porno is a straight-up surreal experience. Enter with caution!...
A fading celebrity author copes through the loss of his wife by taking care of two kids in Miwa Nishikawa's intriguing character study, The Long Excuse....
Keishi Otomo, director of the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy, returns with his blockbuster blend of sci-fi, horror and crime in The Top Secret: Murder in Mind....
The world of the teenage girl is entirely its own and Asia's appetite for complex films about teenage girlhood has given way to two great films this year. ...
Our Huff and Puff Journey continues Daigo Matsui's brand of teenage pop filmmaking with a heartfelt story of fleeting youth and adventure at its core....
At five hours long, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Happy Hour's focus on women, communication and emotional intimacy makes it one of the year's most intriguing films....
Koji Fukada's Cannes award-winning Harmonium is a family drama centered on repentance and sin but where does it fit in Japan's history of that genre?...