Tokyo Filmex opens with ‘Uncle Boonmee’
By • November 21, 2010
Billing itself as a festival that seeks out the endless creativity and possibilities of cinema, the week-long Tokyo Filmex opened on Saturday in Chuo Ward.
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Yoji Yamada nurtures Japan’s next generation in ‘Kyoto Story’
By • September 12, 2010
Famed helmer looks to teach Japan’s next generation of filmmakers
Closing ceremonies for Kabuki-za in Ginza
By • April 30, 2010
Closing ceremonies for the five-decade-old Kabuki-za theater, located in Chuo Ward’s Ginza district, will be held today.
Curtain falling on cinema in Kabukicho
By • February 15, 2010
Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment area, once one of Japan’s most vibrant cinema districts, is experiencing a rapid shuttering of its theaters as their aging buildings lose audiences to modern theaters nearby.
Creative funding for Japanese films
By • February 5, 2009
TOKYO – It has been a head-scratching past 12 months for Japanese film investors.
September saw the opening of “Shinobi” (Heart Under Blade), an experiment …
Yoji Yamada to start new project
By • December 27, 2008
Studio giant Shochiku announced this week that legendary director Yoji Yamada will begin work on his next film in mid-January. “Otouto” tells the story of one foolish brother (the word “otouto” in Japanese means younger brother) and his warm and caring older sister.
Land prices trumping cultural worth
By • December 1, 2008
TOKYO – Over the last century, earthquakes and bombing raids have left Tokyo with, what many would describe as, a cityscape of few long-lasting …
Shochiku adds animation
By • August 5, 2008
TOKYO – Readying more robots for battle.
Japanese film giants Toei and Toho probably cast nervous looks over their backs in September, when film-distribution and …
Yamada screens final samurai flick at Tokyo festival
By • July 18, 2008
TOKYO – Director Yoji Yamada saw the culmination of his samurai trilogy with a special screening of “Bushi no Ichibun” (Love and Honor) on …
Toei Animation looks back after fifty years
By • July 17, 2008
Produced such television classics as ‘Sailor Moon’ and ‘Dragonball Z’
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Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
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Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
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Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
