Japan Society mounts Meiko Kaji retrospective film series in March
Japan Society has announced the film series “Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective”, featuring the cult actress’s first New York public appearance in over 4Continue reading…
Category: TV/Film
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Japan Foundation announces JFF Theater Feb 2026 streaming lineup
Starting February 3, Japan Foundation will offer five new film selections available to stream on JFF Theater. The mix of Japanese comedies and drContinue reading…
Hokuto Matsumura (SixTONES) and Mio Imada to star in film adaptation of The Swan and the Bat
Hokuto Matsumura of SixTONES and Mio Imada have been cast as co-leads in the live-action film adaptation of the novel The Swan and the Bat (HakuchContinue reading…
Umi Shinonome joins cast of Tokyo P.D.
Fuji TV has announced Umi Shinonome will join the cast of the police drama Tokyo P.D. (aka Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2). Shinonome will play Yuka TanaContinue reading…
Haruka Ayase and Daigo announced for Hirokazu Koreeda’s Sheep in the Box
Japanese actress Haruka Ayase and comedian-actor Daigo (of comedy duo Chidori) have been cast as a married couple in the upcoming movie Hako no NaContinue reading…
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud gets exclusive streaming premiere on Criterion Channel
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s revenge thriller Cloud (2024) will have its exclusive streaming premiere on the Criterion Channel starting October 7. The channContinue reading…
Japan Society’s JAPAN CUTS film festival returns to NYC July 10-20
JAPAN CUTS — the largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema in North America — returns this year from July 10-20, 2025, with Japanese fashContinue reading…
Atsuko Okatsuka drops new comedy special Father on Hulu
Japanese-American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka has dropped her second stand-up special “Father”, premiering June 13 on Hulu. Filmed live at the El Continue reading…
Japan Society hosts free online talk with Tokyo Cowboy director Marc Marriott on June 4
Last year, Japan Society hosted the New York Premiere of Tokyo Cowboy, an independent film centered around U.S.-Japan understanding both in front Continue reading…
Takashi Miike brings Bad Lieutenant film series to Tokyo
Following in the footsteps of Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant (1992, starring Harvey Keitel) and Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrContinue reading…