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Mark Schilling
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 3, 2020
15 minutes with rising star Ryota Katayose
Ryota Katayose is facing a busy year, with television and film projects and a tour with his group in the offing
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Dec 20, 2019
Takashi Miike shows his softer side at Macao film festival
Japan's master of the ultra-violent, darkly comedic and low-budge yakuza flick, Takashi Miike, discusses the ideas of love and boxing which are prevelant in his latest film, 'First Love.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2019 in Review
Dec 19, 2019
2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film
The year predictably saw new iterations of long-running anime favorites top the box office, but the year's truly interesting films lay much further down the financial rankings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 12, 2019
'Tora-san, Wish You Were Here': A film favorite lovingly remembered
With 48 feature installments from 1969 to 1995, the "Tora-san" series not only set a Guinness World Record, but kept its Shochiku production studio afloat for decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2019
'Talking the Pictures': Talking up the magic of silent films
Masayuki Suo's comedy celebrates a bygone era of Japanese silent films and live narrators.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 29, 2019
Eclectic offerings at Hawaii International Film Festival
Hikari's '37 Seconds' takes the main prize at the festival, which presented a varied program of films focusing on the Asia-Pacific region
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2019
'The Sower': Revealing the roots of a family's grief
The debut feature by painter-turned-filmmaker Yosuke Takeuchi was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, as well as by events in Takeuchi's own life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2019
'The 47 Ronin in Debt': Samurai revenge plot by the numbers
Yoshihiro Nakamura's 'The 47 Ronin in Debt' aims to humanize 'Chushingura,' Japan's best-known samurai story, by weaving in period financial figures
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2019
'He Won't Kill, She Won't Die': Dark, but just not quite dark enough
Keiichi Kobayashi's quirky romantic drama mixes adolescent love with themes of death and darkness
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 7, 2019
'Little Miss Period': That time of the month, brought to life
Menstruation rarely plays a central role in feature films, which makes Shunsuke Shinada's latest feature, which involves a giant period mascot harassing women, something of an anomaly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2019
Nobuhiko Obayashi: A life spent working among Japan's movie greats
As the Tokyo International Film Festival stages a retrospective of his work, filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi talks of a past working with movie greats, such as Akira Kurosawa
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2019
'The First Supper': An old-fashioned look at the family unit
Shiro Tokiwa delves deep into what makes a family tick in 'The First Supper,' using filming technique associated with Japanese cinema in the 1950s
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2019
Yoji Yamada and Tora-san: The resurrection of a Japanese film institution
The latest installment in Japan's long-running 'Tora-san' series opens the Tokyo International Film Festival as the series marks its 50th installment on its 50th anniversary
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2019
'108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba': Matsuo fails to keep up the laughs
Suzuki Matsuo stars in and directs his latest feature, a comedy about a man out for revenge on his unfaithful wife
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2019
'The Promised Land': Zeze's latest is far from heaven-sent
Takahisa Zeze unveils his latest feature, an ambitious film based on two short stories by best-selling author Shuichi Yoshida
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 10, 2019
Quality high at Short Shorts autumn screening event
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia holds its autumn screening event in Tokyo from Oct. 17 to 20, with 25 films being shown across a number of programs
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 9, 2019
'The Truth': Kore-eda effortlessly crosses borders
The director's latest film sees him embrace the French culture and language as he tells the story of a dysfunctional mother and daughter played by Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 6, 2019
Film director Hirokazu Kore-eda steps out of his comfort zone
Award-winning director makes rare move overseas with latest release in a bid to experience various types of filmmaking.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2019
'Minori, on the Brink': An unusual take on confrontation
Minori Hagiwara stars in Ryutaro Ninomiya's feature about a young women who refuses to bow down to sexism and male chauvinism
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 25, 2019
'The Flowers of Evil': Overacted, overblown and odd
Noboru Iguchi takes a manga-like approach to his latest film, which tells the story of a teenage boy's relationships with a handful of very different girls
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
By Greg Dvorak

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