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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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“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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...