At the Movies

“Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?”: Filmmaker Tsukamoto Shin’ya Uses Vietnam to Deliver a Visceral WarningCULTURE | Oct 18, 2026

“Look Back”: Film Director Koreeda’s Live-Action Take on Girlhood DreamsCULTURE | Oct 12, 2026

Fugu Film: Documentary “Gun Fish” Explores Secrets of a Risky Food CultureCULTURE | Oct 2, 2026

Director Hamaguchi Ryūsuke Explores Boundaries, Connections in “All of a Sudden”CULTURE | Aug 1, 2026

“Sheep in the Box”: Koreeda’s AI Fable About Bringing Back the DeadINSIGHT | Jun 28, 2026

Perfume Packs It In: Documentary Explores the Japanese Group’s 25 Years in “Cold Sleep”CULTURE | Jun 12, 2026

Fujimoto Akio’s “Lost Land”: A Story of Rohingya Child Refugees on a Dangerous JourneyINSIGHT | May 20, 2026

New Film Explores the Life of Tragic Taiwanese Hero Tang Te-changCULTURE | Apr 29, 2026

“Baka’s Identity”: Director Nagata Koto’s Tale of Crime and Male CamaraderieINSIGHT | Nov 24, 2025

A Certain Spooky Place: Chilling Japanese Horror with an Online FeelCULTURE | Oct 15, 2025

The “Six Faces” of Kyōgen: Nomura Yūki on Art, Family, and Mansaku’s LegacyCULTURE | Sep 28, 2025

Documentary Recounts Postwar Sexual Abuse of Japanese WomenCULTURE | Aug 15, 2025

Director Miike Takashi’s “Sham” Explores the Line Between Truth and Lies CULTURE | Aug 9, 2025

Living Alone and Thriving: Documentary of 104-Year-Old Japanese Woman Offers Lessons for LifeCULTURE | Jun 10, 2025

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

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