With Japan’s first full-colour film, Carmen Comes Home, screening around the UK, we dive into the luminous world of Japanese colour filmmaking in the 1950s and early 1960s.

By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Japanese films and television series, with the streamer offering a rich mix of period series, action films and ...

Japanese cinema is a treasure trove of unforgettable stories, captivating visuals, and deeply layered themes. Over the years, some Japanese films have evolved from hidden gems to global cult classics, ...

Kiran Rao's directorial film "Laapataa Ladies" may not have received an Oscar nomination, but it has now earned a nomination for the Japan Academy Film Prize. After its theatrical release in Japan ...

Jio Studios and Aamir Khan Productions’, Kiran Rao directorial Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), continues to win hearts since its release on October 4, 2024 in Japan, celebrating an uninterrupted ...

The director of Hong Kong blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has said he hopes more of the city’s films can benefit from the success of his action epic in Japan. Soi Cheang Pou-soi ...

THE JAPANESE Film Festival (JFF) 2025 will kick off its annual event featuring 12 highly anticipated movies of blockbusters, romantic comedies, and anime adventures at SM Cinemas from Feb 21 to Mar 2.

Left: This year’s Japanese Film Festival Film Guide. Right: Ben Suzuki, Director of the Japan Foundation Manila. Photos: Ica Hontiveros-Cheng Running for 28 years (Gasp!) The Japanese Film ...

The Japanese Film Festival 2025 will screen four more films at Shangri-La Plaza's Red Carpet Cinema in Mandaluyong City on February 15 and 16 through the special program, Journey of Japan on Screen in ...

From language barriers to discrimination, a new film called “Familia” is casting a spotlight on the tough circumstances Japanese-Brazilians find themselves in while living in Japan. Cast with ...

Aamir Khan Productions and Kiran Rao’s directorial “Laapataa Ladies" (Lost Ladies), is making waves internationally as it has been shortlisted for the Best International Film category at the Japan ...

Laapataa Ladies released in Japan from October 4, 2024. The film was India's official entry at the 2025 Academy Awards but was not shortlisted. A still from Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao.