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Mark Schilling
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 16, 2020
'Bad Poetry Tokyo': Indian director's first feature reveals major talent
Anshul Chauhan's woman-in-crisis drama has won prizes at festivals in Japan and abroad, despite the director having never attended film school.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 9, 2020
'Complicity': Heartfelt film serves up food for the soul
Indie director Kei Chikaura's first feature — and winner of the Audience Award at Tokyo Filmex — avoids cliches in its realistic portrayal of Japan-China understanding.
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 to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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