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Hailey Gates on Her Nuanced Satire of the U.S. Military in Atropia
Kicking off the year with a surprise Sundance win, Hailey Gates’ debut feature Atropia is now lined up in competition…
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Fan Bingbing On Mother Bhumi, Working Again in China After Tax Case
Returning to Tokyo International Film Festival 15 years after she won best actress for Buddha Mountain in 2010, Chinese superstar…
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Yoji Yamada and Lee Sang-il Discuss Japanese Filmmaking
Two generational talents of Japanese cinema shared the stage to discuss each other’s work at Tokyo International Film Festival, where…
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Tokyo: Director Zhang Lu Discusses His Meditation on Disconnectedness in ‘Mothertongue’
Fresh from taking home the Busan International Film Festival’s inaugural best film award for Gloaming in Luomo in October, Korean-Chinese…
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Tokyo Festival Chairman Discusses Trump, Budgets and Gender Pledge
In the five years since Hiroyasu Ando took sole charge at the top of Tokyo International Film Festival, the progress…
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Tokyo: ‘Shogun’ Star Takehiro Hira Honored With The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award
Takehiro Hira‘s late career success streak continued on Tuesday night in Tokyo, as the in-demand Japanese actor was awarded The…
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Japan’s Most Influential Film Critic Curates New York Showcase Tying Together Ozu, John Ford, Mizoguchi and Michael Mann
At age 89, Shiguéhiko Hasumi, the critic and theorist long regarded as Japan’s greatest living film scholar, is finally making…
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‘Alice in Borderland’ Stars On Dealing With Trauma In Season 3 of Netflix’s Japanese Survival Drama
Netflix is returning to the mysterious and deadly Borderland with the third season of its hit Japanese sci-fi series, Alice…
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‘Alice in Borderland’ Stars On Dealing With Trauma In Season 3 of Netflix’s Japanese Survival Drama
Netflix is returning to the mysterious and deadly Borderland with the third season of its hit Japanese sci-fi series, Alice…
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Crunchyroll CEO on the Blockbuster Implications of ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’: “It’s Now Undeniable How Big Anime Has Become”
The late summer box office has delivered an unlikely juggernaut: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle. The anime…
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