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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Filmmaker Oudai Kojima turns a soldier’s trauma into a politically charged thriller in “Flames of a Flower.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/29/film/flames-of-a-flower/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #oudaikojima #sdf

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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Koto Nagata’s “Baka's Identity” dives into Japan’s fake ID trade, revealing a generation trapped between crime and survival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/29/film/bakas-identity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kotonagata #yutahayashi #takumikitamura #goayano

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‘Baka's Identity’ exposes an underworld of stolen names and lost souls

In Koto Nagata’s thriller, Japan’s vulnerable youth on society’s margins risk everything — even who they are.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The stars were out at Midtown Hibiya on Monday as the Tokyo International Film Festival opened its 38th edition. The event, which runs through Nov. 5, features 184 films — but tickets are moving fast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/28/film/tokyo-film-festival-opening-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo

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Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling

From Juliette Binoche’s directorial debut to Paul Schrader’s Mishima biopic, this year’s festival celebrates cross-cultural creativity.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Veteran actor Sayuri Yoshinaga headlines a biopic about the first woman to summit Mount Everest, but it ends up feeling more like a tribute to its star. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/23/film/climbing-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #sayuriyoshinaga #mounteverest

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‘Climbing for Life’ doesn’t break new ground, but knows its footing

Sayuri Yoshinaga brings quiet strength to the biopic about the first woman to summit Mount Everest — even when the film itself plays it safe.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Between grilled meat and gay manga, Daigo Matsui’s "Meets the World" is a darkly funny tale of friendship, fantasy and female loneliness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/23/film/meets-the-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #daigomatsui #hanasugisaki #kotonaminami #kabukicho #shinjuku

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Toshiaki Toyoda’s mindbender “Transcending Dimensions” is a sensory journey to an alternate dimension. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/16/film/transcending-dimensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #ryuheimatsuda #yosukekubozuka #toshiakitoyoda

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‘Transcending Dimensions’: A wild trip to enlightenment

Toshiaki Toyoda’s latest feature is a spiritual odyssey with punk energy and cosmic chaos.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

In “The Sickness Unto Love,” what begins as a shy boy’s crush unravels into a nightmare of bullying, lies and manipulation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/16/film/the-sickness-unto-love/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #ryuichihiroki #kentonagao #annayamada

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‘The Sickness Unto Love’: Teen romance spirals into dark cruelty

Behind the soft glow of young love, Ryuichi Hiroki’s drama exposes the brutal games teenagers play.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Tokyo International Film Festival is back — and The Japan Times’ film critics have handpicked the must-watch titles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/16/film/tokyo-international-film-festival-recommendations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo

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What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival

From slow cinema and satire to moving biopics and restorations of classics, the TIFF lineup has something for every cinephile.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Masami Nagasawa is fierce and unforgettable as O-Ei, the woman behind ukiyo-e master Hokusai, in Tatsushi Omori’s gritty historical biopic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/09/film/hokusais-daughter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #hokusai #ukiyoe #masaminagasawa #tatsushiomori #masatoshinagase

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

A master of action comedy, Yugo Sakamoto trades gunfire for dropkicks in his latest assassin thriller, “Flame Union.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/09/film/flame-union/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yugosakamoto #takuyamatsumoto #masayukiino

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Yakuza and flowers intertwine in "The Last Blossom," a story of second chances and quiet tenderness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/02/film/the-last-blossom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #anime #japanesefilm #bakukinoshita #kazuyakonomoto

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

In his debut feature “Brand New Landscape,” Yuiga Danzuka reimagines the Tokyo family drama in a modern metropolis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/02/film/brand-new-landscape/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yuigadanzuka #kenichiendo

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

“Hero’s Island” director Keisuke Otomo recreates Okinawa’s postwar turmoil in rich detail, but some of the anger from the source novel gets lost on screen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/25/film/heros-island/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #satoshitsumabuki #suzuhirose #masatakakubota #keisukeotomo #junjoshindo

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Haruki Murakami’s world of quakes, cults and odd encounters resurfaces in Tsuyoshi Inoue’s feature “After the Quake.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/25/film/after-the-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #harukimurakami #afterthequake #311 #earthquakes #greathanshinearthquake #nhk #japanesefilm #literature

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The familiar is made surreal in ‘After the Quake’

Tsuyoshi Inoue’s feature reworks NHK’s four-part Haruki Murakami drama adaptation, evoking the dreamlike atmosphere of the author’s works.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Japan’s largest film festival kicks off Oct. 27 with stories of courage, resilience and love — from the Himalayas to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/24/film/tokyo-international-film-festival-hamnet-climbing-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo #chloezhao #leesangil #kokuho

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

The government plans to expand support for the domestic content industry to boost exports of anime and films with the aim to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/content-industry-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #anime #japanesefilm #film #meti

The Japan Times

Japan to boost support for its anime and film industry

The government is aiming to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Yoshihiko Matsui’s first feature in nearly two decades seethes with fury over Fukushima’s forgotten victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/18/film/there-was-such-a-thing-before/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yoshihikomatsui #oshiromaeda #airukubozuka #fukushimano1 #311 #earthquakes #tsunami

The Japan Times

‘There Was Such a Thing Before’: Fukushima grief and fury in monochrome

Eighteen years since his last feature, Yoshihiko Matsui is back with a somber Fukushima tale that demands attention, even as its drama feels stilted.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama, once deemed a “high business risk,” overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/18/film/kokuho-box-office-expectations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kabuki #kokuho #japanesefilm

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From high risk to record-breaker, ‘Kokuho’ defied expectations to become a megahit

Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Move over, “Spirited Away.” The new “Demon Slayer” film just cut its way into Japan’s all-time No. 2 box-office spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/17/entertainment-news/demon-slayer-opening-weekend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #demonslayer #japanesefilm #anime

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Japan’s box office belongs to 'Demon Slayer' as latest film ranks second all time

“Infinity Castle” entry has overtaken “Spirited Away,” making the franchise the undisputed king of Japan’s all-time box office.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Sony Pictures’ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle" has set an opening weekend record for the Japanese anime genre at U.S. and Canadian theaters, raking in $70 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/companies/sony-demon-slayer-anime-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #demonslayer #japanesefilm #anime #us #canada #sony

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