The London Film Festival 2023: Celebrating Japanese Cinema
The 67th BFI London Film Festival is set to captivate...
20
Sep
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07
Sep
BFI celebrates the Movies of Yasujirō Ozu
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of...
29
Nov
BFI celebrates the Movies of Akira Kurosawa
We're thrilled to announce BFI's celebration of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998),...
30
Sep
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke – A dark yet tender ‘love’ story
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935, Japan) directed by Yasujiro Shimazu...
26
Sep
The Moon Has Risen – A Female Focused Comedy of Errors
The Moon Has Risen (Tsuki wa noborinu, Japan 1955) is...
20
Sep
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternal Breasts): A Dedication to Womankind
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternals Breasts) (Chibusa yo eien...
24
Aug
Love Letter film review: A Kinuyo Tanaka Masterpiece?
As part of BFI's Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
Japanese...
04
Aug
BFI Presents, Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
The BFI has announced the full schedule for a two-month...
18
Mar
The 2022 BFI Anime Season
Finally, BFI's two-month ANIME season is here to entertain and...
23
Feb
Drive My Car – A Quiet, Subtle Triumph
As the first Japanese film nominated for an Academy Award,...
05
Jan
The Chaos of Sion Sono’s Love Exposure
The best way to describe Sion Sono’s cult film is...
07
Dec
MilkTea presents This is What a Family Looks Like
MilkTea, a screening label specialising in East and Southeast Asian...
28
Nov
Matchbox Cine presents The New Morning of Billy the Kid by Naoto Yamakawa
Matchbox Cine is re-releasing Naoto Yamakawa's cult masterpiece The New...
08
Nov
Tokyo Story: An Unflinching portrayal of life in post-war Japan
Elegantly subtle and terrifyingly direct, these are words I would...
07
Oct
BFI Japan 2021: 100 Years of Japanese Films
We're thrilled to announce BFI: Japan 2021, the UK's largest...
10
Sep
Yojimbo: Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Swan Song
The Auteur
Yojimbo (Bodyguard)
A Samurai’s Swansong
A Fistful of Copyright
Sayonara, Samurai
The Auteur
Coinciding...
05
Sep
Seven Samurai and The Importance of Being Earnest
In our last film review, we discussed the transcendent efforts...
20
Aug
Rashomon and the Search for Truth and Truthfulness
Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most well-known and celebrated filmmaker...
05
Aug
BFI Japan 2020: Jaw-dropping Japanese Films
With an endless array of captivating cinema dating back to...