Sony Group has raised its earnings forecast following a strong showing from its entertainment divisions that outweighed the threat of new U.S. tariffs on chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/sony-outlook-entertainment-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #tech #playstation #music #japanesefilm #tariffs #donaldtrump

Not saints, not martyrs — teenage nurses struggle to care for others while barely holding themselves together in “Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/07/film/nagasaki-in-the-shadow-of-the-flash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #jumpeimatsumoto

J-horror veteran director Hideo Nakata creates goose-pimply moments of terror with common paranormal phenomena in the sequel to his 2020 haunted apartments film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/31/film/stigmatized-properties-possession-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #hideonakata #shotawatanabe #kotaroyoshida

Kazuhiro Taira’s war film following two Japanese soldiers hiding in a tree doesn’t avert its gaze from the ugliness of violent conflicts, while also appealing to a general audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/31/film/army-on-the-tree/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kazuhirotaira #shinichitsutsumi #yukiyamada

The katana-wielding heroes are back in cinemas across Japan, with dates for international premieres of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/25/film/demon-slayer-infinity-castle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #demonslayer #anime #japanesefilm

Written, directed, edited and led by Asuna Yanagi while she was still a teen, this coming-of-age tale blurs the lines between life, fiction and cinephile obsession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/24/film/rainy-blue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #asunayanagi #misatsugawa #chishuryu #yasujiroozu #hirobumiwatanabe

Not all people deserve forgiveness and not all women need love to thrive in Aya Igashi’s unconventional coming-of-age drama that turns standard genre tropes on their heads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/17/film/love-doesnt-matter-to-me/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #ayaigashi #saraminami#fumikababa

Style overpowers substance in Keishi Kondo’s horror film, which dives deep into dream logic and dread, but its emotional detachment leaves a chill that’s more cold than scary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/17/film/new-religion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #keishikondo #jhorror #kahoseto #ryuseigunsaionji #satoshioka

What starts as a questionable premise ends up surprisingly human, thanks to director Toshiya Kominami’s quirky tone and Yuka Kouri’s turn as the story's unwitting object of desire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/11/young-and-fine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #japanesefilm #taisukeniihara #toshiyakominami #yukakouri #yukiaraho

Ultraviolent but punctuated by quiet character moments, the first chapter of Yasuomi Umetsu's new "Virgin Punk" project delivers old-school action and animation in a cyberpunk future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/04/film/virgin-punk-clockwork-girl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #anime #yasuomiumetsu #sakimiyashita

How do you capture a feeling you can’t put into words? Director Shinya Tamada adapts "On Summer Sand" for film by filling the silences between scenes with heartbreak and slow healing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/01/film/shinya-tamada-on-summer-sand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #shinyatamada #joeodagiri