Ken Watanabe, Japan’s leading international star, tackles a truly different kind of role in the decades-spanning drama ...

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Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, ...

Japanese film “Kokuho” had earned ¥20.01 billion ($130.8 million) at the box office in Japan as of Sunday, film distributor ...

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Vue Lumière will release “Kokuho,” the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time in Japan, in U.K. and Ireland cinemas. Directed by Lee Sang-il from a screenplay by Okudera Satoko, the ...

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Presented by the Nichi Bei Foundation, the event features 10 films relating to the wartime camps. "Third Act" is the showcase attraction. Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura explores the life and legacy of his ...

The latest entrants into the men's and women's Elimination Chamber matches were determined Monday night on WWE Raw at the ...