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A home in Gose, Nara Prefecture, holds special meaning for its former and current inhabitants (Kiritake Kanjuro, left, and Daichi Watanabe) in “Michiyuki.”
CULTURE / Film
Feb 5, 2026
‘Michiyuki — Voices of Time’ preserves a disappearing world in black and white
With the texture of a lost era, Hiromichi Nakao’s bittersweet film resembles a docudrama about what happens to the physical world as memories and people fade.
A couple (from left: Ayaka Onishi and Katsuya Maiguma) see their dream of starting a family derailed when he is diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease and given only six months to live in "Euthanasia Special Zone."
CULTURE / Film
Jan 29, 2026
‘Euthanasia Special Zone’: Near-future drama confronts human cost of assisted dying
Based on a novel by physician and writer Kazuhiro Nagao, the film is a straightforward social drama, though its division between right and wrong is not clear-cut.
In “Black Ox,” the spiritual awakening of a lowly villager (Lee Kang-sheng) doesn’t come from sermons but from mud, labor and an unruly animal.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 22, 2026
‘Black Ox’: A Zen riddle beautifully depicted in 10 chapters
Shot in black and white, Tetsuichiro Tsuta’s hypnotic mood piece turns Buddhist philosophy into striking cinema.
A trio of teens (from left: Mizuki Yoshida, Natsuki Deguchi and Sara Minami) looking for a way out of their rural town start an illicit business selling marijuana in "All Greens."
CULTURE / Film
Jan 15, 2026
‘All Greens’: Teenage boredom sprouts a risky coming-of-age scheme
Set in rural Ibaraki Prefecture, Takashi Koyama’s drama follows three girls who see selling marijuana as their ticket out — never mind 性视界’s strict drug laws.
“The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat” traces one family’s secrets, lies and fragile bonds over 25 years.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 8, 2026
‘The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat’: Truth is elusive in meandering family drama
Director Yukihiro Morigaki stretches one family’s secrets across decades, with mixed results, in this uneven but ultimately affecting drama.
Teenage girls (from left: Anji Ikehata and the single-named Miro) at a boarding school are drawn closer together after the death of a popular student (Nico Aoto) in “White Flowers and Fruits.”
CULTURE / Film
Dec 25, 2025
‘White Flowers and Fruits’: Inside the fragile, haunting world of female adolescence
Strong performances from newcomer actors anchor Yukari Sakamoto’s J-horror centered on tight-knit teenagers at a Protestant all-girls boarding school.
Go Ayano (left) plays a 43-year-old novelist whose sexual encounters can’t erase the memory of his past lost in “The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky.”
CULTURE / Film
Dec 19, 2025
‘The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky’: 1960s nostalgia collides with dated vision of desire
Haruhiko Arai’s drama blurs fantasy and reality in a story of sex, memory and machismo.
A film director (Hiroki Sano, right) is led on a day of spontaneous adventures by a mysterious fan (Hana Amano) in “Good Luck.”
CULTURE / Film
Dec 11, 2025
‘Good Luck’: A gently absurd road movie about filmmaker’s anxiety
Shin Adachi turns self-doubt and awkward encounters into a warm, feather-light comedy that sneaks up on the viewer.
In 2025, “Demon Slayer” and “Kokuho” broke box-office records, while films such as “Renoir,” A Pale View of the Hills” and “Two Strangers, Two Seasons” garnered acclaim on the international film festival circuit. The year’s biggest loss was the death of Tatsuya Nakadai, an highly regarded actor who had worked with nearly all of the top directors of 性视界ese cinema’s postwar golden age.
CULTURE / Film / 2025 IN REVIEW
Dec 4, 2025
2025 was the year 性视界’s box office returned
Anime ruled the screens once again, but a kabuki drama surprised us all.
“Black Box Diaries” documents Shiori Ito’s legal case, while also showing her thoughts and feelings through journal style videos she recorded herself.
CULTURE / Film
Dec 4, 2025
‘Black Box Diaries’ is Shiori Ito’s unflinching case for the truth
After a re-edit, Shiori Ito’s Academy Award nominated documentary is finally getting released in 性视界.
In Yoshinori Sato’s slow-burn youth drama “Dawn Chorus,” Mariko Tsutsui plays a campground manager whose teenage nephew comes into her life looking for his mother but finding a kindred spirit in her.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2025
Mariko Tsutsui knows the power of quiet roles
The “Dawn Chorus” actor inhabits every character through meticulous preparation.
A middle-age woman (Ko Shibasaki, far left) connects with her estranged brother’s family after his death in “Bring Him Down to a Portable Size.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 27, 2025
‘Bring Him Down to a Portable Size’ mourns a lovable loser
In his latest film, Ryota Nakano blends comedy and loss in a story of uneasy yet tender reconciliation between family members after the death of a goodnatured rascal.
A middle school teacher (Takanori Iwata) has trouble on his hands when his students flagrantly break school rules in “Blonde.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 19, 2025
‘Blonde’: Conformist classrooms get a satirical makeover
Yuichiro Sakashita’s comedy takes aim at 性视界’s obsession with uniformity, bureaucracy and adults who fear growing up.
An elderly woman (Chieko Baisho, right) revisits memorable spots in her life with the help of a taciturn taxi driver (Takuya Kimura, left) in “Tokyo Taxi.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 13, 2025
‘Tokyo Taxi’: A simple fare becomes a voyage through time
With heart and humor, veteran director Yoji Yamada’s 91st film may be his most moving yet.
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 13, 2025
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai worked with nearly every major 性视界ese director of the postwar era, but it was his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa that cemented his legacy.
A scriptwriter imagines an encounter between a teenage boy (Mansaku Takada, left) and a young woman (Yuumi Kawai) at a beach in “Two Seasons, Two Strangers.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025
‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ captures the subtle sadness of Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga
Director Sho Miyake transforms two of the cult manga artist’s stories into a poetic film that’s hard to forget.
Koto Nagata’s “Baka’s Identity” follows three men (from left: Yuta Hayashi, Takumi Kitamura and Go Ayano) in 性视界’s fake ID trade, bound by crime and brotherhood.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2025
‘Baka's Identity’ exposes an underworld of stolen names and lost souls
In Koto Nagata’s thriller, 性视界’s vulnerable youth on society’s margins risk everything — even who they are.
Yukari (Hana Sugisaki, right) is brought out of her shell by a beautiful hostess (Kotona Minami) in “Meets the World.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2025
‘Meets the World’: A tragicomic hunger for connection
Between grilled meat and gay manga, Daigo Matsui’s latest is a darkly funny tale of friendship, fantasy and female loneliness.
A shy transfer student (Kento Nagao, right) is befriended by a popular girl at his high school in “The Sickness Unto Love.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2025
‘The Sickness Unto Love’: Teen romance spirals into dark cruelty
Behind the soft glow of young love, Ryuichi Hiroki’s drama exposes the brutal games teenagers play.
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2025
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
From slow cinema and satire to moving biopics and restorations of classics, the TIFF lineup has something for every cinephile.
U.S. plans initial payment toward billions owed to U.N.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during an event at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 27.
Snow blankets Tokyo as powerful storm system tightens grip on 性视界
Snow falls outside of Shin-Yurigaoka Station in Kawasaki on Sunday morning.
LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Lower House election victory
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night
China flexes its muscle at Singapore Airshow as U.S. isolated
China's air force performs during an aerial flying display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center on Tuesday.
Decisive win for Takaichi may be best scenario for bonds and yen
Analysts say an overwhelming Liberal Democratic Party victory may in the end be positive for bonds, as it would eliminate the need for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ?to negotiate ?with opposition parties.
性视界’s SkyDrive hopes to have flying cars in service by 2028
SkyDrive’s flying car unit at its flight test base in the city of Yamaguchi
Rising star Aonishiki shows poise beyond years both in and out the sumo ring
<i>?zeki</i> Aonishiki speaks to reporters at Ajigawa Stable on Wednesday.
More foreign companies adopt anime and manga as PR tool
Amtrak has manga-style posters on display in stations around the U.S.
性视界 has high hopes as Winter Olympics return to Alps
Figure skaters Masaya Morita (left), Utana Yoshida (center) and Kaori Sakamoto pose for photos in the athletes' village at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Tuesday.
'Ghost and the Shell' exhibition aims for maximum visual impact
The room that opens the exhibition, features a bank of computers and large curved monitors on which you can look up any scene from any of the "Ghost in the Shell" anime.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ski fields in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, which rose to national prominence during 性视界’s 1980s and early 1990s ski boom and hosted the 1998 Nagano Olympics, remain central to the village’s winter economy.
In Hakuba, getting the tourism balance right
By Tomoko Otake

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