Early December is usually a time when Hollywood studios hold off on releasing big films in theaters. This year, that traditional strategy paved the way for Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” and ...

More than eight months (and one Oscar best picture win) after “Oppenheimer” landed in theaters, Christopher Nolan’s historical epic is still finding new audiences. The film opened over the weekend in ...

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The wildly anticipated anime sequel Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle is already making box-office history in Japan. The anime epic opened with $11.1 million (¥1.65 billion) ...

Cinema admissions in Japan grew by 32% in 2022, reaching 152 million, according to data published Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren). In revenue terms, Eiren shows ...

“Black Box Diaries,” a documentary about Shiori Ito’s fight against Japan’s patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Fukuoka, Japan If there’s ...

Shiori Itō’s directorial debut, Black Box Diaries, has won acclaim around the world since its debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, recently earning an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary ...

Japanese films are having a big moment, with “Godzilla Minus One” and Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” capitalizing on their strong critical reviews and the lack of big blockbusters in theaters ...

In a new documentary, Shiori Ito recounts her yearslong crusade for justice in Japan after accusing a powerful journalist of rape. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

“Avatar: The Way of Water” got a lukewarm reception for its opening at the Japanese box office. It may also have been plagued by technical glitches. Despite bowing on 1,466 screens nationwide, an ...

The film set opening-weekend records for both Studio Ghibli and Imax in Japan. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief It turns out Hayao Miyazaki had nothing to worry about. Suzuki reportedly defended ...

For much of the past three decades Japan’s economy has been defined by deflation, stagnation and fading global relevance. That is no longer the case. Between 1991 and 2021 Japan’s annual inflation ...