Not even a pandemic could stop the blockbuster “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” from becoming Japan's highest-grossing film of all time. The megahit raked in a staggering 32.4 billion yen ...

Manga-based movies were big hits in Japan last year. They took the top three spots, helping Japanese films see record box-office proceeds.

Aamir Khan Productions and Kiran Rao’s directorial "Laapataa Ladies" (Lost Ladies), is making waves internationally as it has ...

"Laapataa Ladies," directed by Kiran Rao, is shortlisted for the 2024 Japan Academy Film Prize in the best international film ...

holds up a poster of the film during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- When Chiaki Kasai set out to make a documentary about Iwao Hakamada, a Japanese man who was ...

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies is shortlisted for Best International Film at the Japan Academy Film Prize 2024. Competing with ...

Laapataa Ladies is in contention with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, Alex Garland's Civil ...

When Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Sōmai, Gakuryū Ishii, and contemporaries needed to shirk themselves of the responsibilities and strictures driving Japan’s studio system, they formed Directors Company, ...