When I first started watching Japanese films at cinemas in Tokyo nearly three decades ago, screenings with English subtitles were nonexistent. I spent a month with my Japanese teacher at the time ...

Between 4D-equipped multiplexes, tiny arthouses and revival theatres, Tokyo is a filmgoers’ paradise – providing said filmgoers are fluent in Japanese. For the rest of us, seeing any film that isn’t a ...

I was amazed to watch a movie on TV. I forget the title. It wasn't very interesting. I was only watching it because I couldn't sleep. Anyway, there was a golf game. One of the players teed off. As he ...

While Makoto Shinkai’s anime hit "your name." has received a wider release in English-speaking territories than many other animated films from Japan, it’s still not on the same scale as mainstream ...