The 10 Most Terrifying Japanese Horror Movies
Japanese horror films have long captured audiences worldwide with creepy...
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Jidaigeki: Top Akira Kurosawa Films Through Japan’s Historical Eras
What did people love so much about Akira Kurosawa's historical...
15 Best Japanese Romantic Movies To Watch
Discover the best Japanese romantic movies that will make your heart flutter. From heartwarming animations to epic historical tales!
Tampopo: The Best Movie for the Japanese Foodie
Tampopo, a 1985 classic Japanese film directed by Juzo Itami,...
10 Japanese Prank Show Videos That’ll Bring You To Tears
We've gathered the funniest Japanese prank show videos for you...
Top 12 Japanese Movies for Foodies
Explore Japanese movies for foodies, featuring ramen, sushi, onigiri, and more. Discover the cultural significance of Japanese cuisine.
Top 10 Best Hiroyuki Sanada Movies
Recently, audiences have been captivated by Hiroyuki Sanada for his...
The London Film Festival 2023: Celebrating Japanese Cinema
The 67th BFI London Film Festival is set to captivate...
The Hidden Fortress: Star Wars with Samurai
The films of Akira Kurosawa are no stranger to reinterpretation....
High and Low: Heaven and Hell
“Success isn’t worth losing your humanity,” proclaims Reiko (Kyōko Kagawa)...
The Duality of Power & Illusion in Kurosawa’s Kagemusha
“Life is but a dream, a vision, an illusion,” sings...
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke – A dark yet tender ‘love’ story
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935, Japan) directed by Yasujiro Shimazu...
The Moon Has Risen – A Female Focused Comedy of Errors
The Moon Has Risen (Tsuki wa noborinu, Japan 1955) is...
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternal Breasts): A Dedication to Womankind
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternals Breasts) (Chibusa yo eien...
Love Letter film review: A Kinuyo Tanaka Masterpiece?
As part of BFI's Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
Japanese...
Top 10 Japanese Stereotypes in Bullet Train
Based on Maria Beetle's 2010 action-comedy novel, Bullet Train is...
BFI Presents, Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
The BFI has announced the full schedule for a two-month...
10 Signs You’re Watching a Takeshi Kitano Film
As a popular figure in Japan, Takeshi Kitano started out...
Tokyo Vice: A Refreshing Neo-noir take on the Yakuza
Tokyo Vice is one of the fresher and more accurate depictions of the Yakuza and its members, bringing the group closer to reality
The Evolution of Godzilla in the Shōwa Era (1954 – 1975)
A monster movie (also known as The Kaijū Eiga) was...
The American Occupation and the Rise of Japanese Cinema
For a full picture of how far the Japanese cinema...
Drive My Car – A Quiet, Subtle Triumph
As the first Japanese film nominated for an Academy Award,...
Killer Kids and the High Concept of Battle Royale
The death game subgenre has been one that has been...
Top 10 Japanese Movies that Inspired Hollywood
We’ve created a list of Japanese movies that inspired Hollywood movies, enthralled award-winning filmmakers and impacted their scripts
The Forgotten Spider-Man: Japanese Spider-Man
First, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced popular audiences to the...
Filmmaking from Japan: The Golden Age of Japanese Cinema
Japan has a storied film history. Not only has it...
The Cowboy Bebop Live Action Remake: An Honest Review
Live-action anime adaptations have seemingly always been criticized in their...
Matchbox Cine presents The New Morning of Billy the Kid
Matchbox Cine is re-releasing Naoto Yamakawa's cult masterpiece The New...
Japan reDiscover with Picturehouse
Experience Japanese film masterpieces with the maestro of action Akira...
Tokyo Story: An Unflinching portrayal of life in post-war Japan
Elegantly subtle and terrifyingly direct, these are words I would...
The Portrait of Mr O: The Groundwork Of An Art Form
Revisiting older forms of media can often be a challenge....
Yojimbo: Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Swan Song
The Auteur
Yojimbo (Bodyguard)
A Samurai’s Swansong
A Fistful of Copyright
Sayonara, Samurai
The Auteur
Coinciding...
Seven Samurai and The Importance of Being Earnest
In our last film review, we discussed the transcendent efforts...
Rashomon and the Search for Truth and Truthfulness
Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most well-known and celebrated filmmaker...
10 Most Memorable Terrace House Cast Members
The Netflix series “Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020” along with its...
Best Tokyo International Film Festival Movies
With the shutters of our favourite places firmly locked over...
JAEFF: The Tremors of Japanese New Wave Cinema
Last week I explored Japanese avant-garde cinema at Barbican. JAEFF...
JAEFF: Bad Boys & Studio Sunrise, Japanese New Wave Cinema
After the talk on the Tremors of the Japanese New...
Initiation Love Review
Split between 1980’s Tokyo and Shizuoka, Yuhihiko Tsutsumi’s 2015 romantic...