Japan

  • Movie News

My Love Filmmakers Share What 6 Elderly Couples Taught Them About Long-Lasting Relationships

Netflix's latest love story isn't a reality show or a rom-com. It's a six-part docuseries chronicling a year in the…

3 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Shoplifters Director Hirokazu Kore-eda on Father Figures and His Methods of Working with Children

For the last 15 years, Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda has elicited unfeigned portrayals from children and teens using parameters tested…

5 years ago
  • Interviews

Under a Lucky Star: Makoto Shinkai Talks Your Name, The Highest-Grossing Anime Film of All Time

A rare comet shatters the infinite loop of time, linking two unsatisfied teenage lives in the anime hit Your Name—the…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

20/20 Hindsight: On its 20th Anniversary, Watch Princess Mononoke’s 20-Year Journey From Idea to Feature (Video)

It's no secret that a lot of time goes into making timeless films. For Hayao Miyazaki, attaining classic status with…

7 years ago
  • Criterion Crash Course

Criterion Crash Course: Moviemaking Lessons From Criterion’s Lone Wolf and Cub

Whether you’re a moviemaker, critic or devoted film collector, lovers of cinema can all agree: A Criterion Collection release is…

7 years ago
  • Fall 2014
  • Producing

The Joy of Fly Casting: Indie Casting Tips from Man From Reno

August, 2012. I’m sweating like a pig on the streets of Tokyo, frantically looking for my Japanese casting director, Satoshi…

9 years ago