Japan

Akira Kurosawa's Cannes award-winning epic, 'Kagemusha' turns 40 this year. We look at its incredible lighting and cinematography techniques and how the film has been overshadowed....

We re-evaluate Kinuyo Tanaka's powerful 1953 melodrama Love Letter and discover a masterful critique of social issues that dominated postwar Japan....

Hieu Chau spoke with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda about his new film 'The Truth', comparing Catherine Deneuve to Kirin Kiki, writing roles for women and more....

We caught up with Nanako Hirose to talk about her debut feature, His Lost Name, working with Hirokazu Koreeda, Japanese storytelling and more! ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Kiki's Delivery Service, we speak to young women around the world who’ve been touched by Kiki's coming-of-age journey....