Music gives new life to the deceased in Masaaki Yuasa’s tribute to history, performance arts and hair metal.
Category: Japan
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Plants are dragons and the past is the future in Keiichi Sugiyama’s equal parts bonkers and boring animated sci-fi.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Undeath leads to a deeper enjoyment of life, in Yusuke Ishida’s adaptation of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata’s manga.
Twilight Cinema Blues
Good cinema cures all in Hideo Jojo’s charming comedy drama.
Hoarder on the Border
In Takayuki Kayano’s ode to cleanliness, our sense of self can get lost amid the trash.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival 2024
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival returns, running around the country from February 2 to March 31
The Boy and the Heron
A young boy goes through the looking glass and ruffles more than a few feathers in Hayao Miyazaki’s probably-not-final feature.
Godzilla Minus One
In Takashi Yamazaki’s new spin on a classic, War is hell, but giant rampaging monsters are even worse.
It All Began When I Met You
Ten people look for love, a home and the perfect DVD in Katsuhide Motoki’s celebration of Tokyo Station.
Winter Days
Over thirty artists come together to tell a disjointed, but uniquely imaginative animated short.
Rohan at the Louvre
A mangaka faces the dark, dark past in Kazutaka Watanabe's adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's one-shot comic.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunting has never been so stylish in Yoshiaki Kawajiri's horror fantasy sequel.