In this coming-of-age film, the story itself is nearly overshadowed by the beautifully decorated sets with items from North European-style everyday goods site, Hokuoh Kurashi no Doguten.
Since its start in 1999, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & Asia) has become the largest festival of its kind in Asia. This year, it is presenting a hybrid edition, with online venues showing films beginning on April 27 and the festival ...
Thomas Ash’s documentary “Ushiku” brings to the light the experiences of detainees at Japan’s immigration facilities and the harsh conditions they face.
Despite its theme of duplicity in love, the film is not an exercise in black-comic cynicism.
In Hajime Hashimoto’s sprawling biopic of Japan’s most famous painter, Yuya Yagira plays a young Hokusai while Min Tanaka delivers a vibrant performance as the artist in his later years.
Yukiko Shinohara’s vulnerable character is put through the wringer, dealing with one disaster after another. But all is not lost in Nobuteru Uchida’s latest drama.
The star of NHK's "Half Blue Sky" learns how to hit and has some laughs along the way in Kazuaki Seki's "Office Royale."
Familiar fodder for goofy comedies "Office Royale" goes heavy on gags and action but stops short of a progressive message.
When Akio Fujimoto cast three Vietnamese actresses in a movie about the Vietnamese experience, he was actually doing something rather rare in the Japanese film industry.
The Vietnamese technical trainees in "Along the Sea" are seldom seen or heard in Japanese society, but the actors' performances make it hard to look away.
