Entertainment

Oda Kaori’s “Underground”: Sound and Images Open New Doors to PerceptionCULTURE | May 20, 2025

“Escape”: Director Adachi Masao on His Film About a Leftist Who Spent Decades on the RunCULTURE | May 14, 2025

“Yasuko, Songs of Days Past”: New Film Remembers Poet Nakahara Chūya and a Literary Love TriangleCULTURE | Apr 24, 2025

Osaka: Where Japanese Manga Began Its Meteoric RiseCULTURE | Apr 2, 2025

Self-Destruction in Kitano Takeshi’s “Broken Rage”CULTURE | Mar 21, 2025

“Sacred Deer” Documentary Takes a Deep Look at Suwa Taisha RitualsCULTURE | Mar 10, 2025

“Asura”: Acclaimed Koreeda Drama Remakes Classic Script by Mukōda KunikoCULTURE | Mar 4, 2025

Japan’s Vinyl Revival in the Digital AgeCULTURE | Feb 28, 2025

Art in the Rice Paddies: Festivals Bring Energy and Investment to Japan’s CountrysideCULTURE | Feb 25, 2025

Anime or Manga? Examining the Different Hit Formulas in Japan and AbroadCULTURE | Feb 24, 2025

Director Satō Sonomi Explores the 2011 Tsunami Aftermath in Two FilmsCULTURE | Feb 10, 2025

Laughter Is Life: The Award-Winning Japanese Clown Duo Rone and GigiCULTURE | Feb 7, 2025

Takanosuke’s Asakusa Debut at New Year Showcase for Rising Kabuki StarsCULTURE | Jan 20, 2025

The Cats of Gokōgū Shrine: Sōda Kazuhiro’s Exploration of a Community of Locals and StraysCULTURE | Jan 10, 2025

Japan a Growing Presence in Global Entertainment in 2024CULTURE | Dec 31, 2024

Japan’s Future in High School Eyes: An Interview with the Stars of “Happyend”CULTURE | Dec 23, 2024

“A Life of Jesus”: Scorsese Adaptation Shines New Light on Endō Shūsaku NovelCULTURE | Dec 20, 2024

“Spy x Family” and Manga’s Digital ShiftCULTURE | Dec 12, 2024