The Oscar-nominated trio behind Japan’s box office sensation explains how bintsuke paste, copper-based wigs and centuries of ...

These movies were all low-key box office hits.

Kokuho, an expansive if slightly meandering drama about art, ambition and aging from director Lee Sang-il, begins with a violent death. Specifically, it’s the death of a yakuza leader in 1964 Nagasaki ...

Leading lights from Japan’s art world bring dazzling flower installations and immersive theatre to a 1,000-year-old Kyoto ...

The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater.

Not only is the stunning film Kokuho an Oscar nominee this year, it’s also Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film ever.

V for Vendetta' director James McTeigue, screenwriters the Wachowskis, Natalie Portman, and more on the movie's 20th ...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- "KPop Demon Hunters," a Netflix movie about a K-pop girl group that fights demons, won best animated ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

The Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo has begun a free tablet rental service for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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