Japanese Movies
7 Japanese Romance Movies That’ll Break Your Heart (in a Good Way)
So you can sob while practicing your Japanese listening skills
10 Japanese Horror Movies That’ll Make You Switch the “Big Light” On
Eerie films to haunt your nights this spooky season
Godzilla: The Kaiju That Remembers
A Creature of Fallout and Postwar Memory
Inside the Life of a Kabuki Actor
Kabuki actor Monnosuke on the art of becoming someone else
LGBTQ+ Anime That Strive To Get It Right
No heavy-handed yaoi or male-gaze pandering yuri here
The Best Japanese Films for Beginners Learning Japanese
Why children’s stories and quiet domestic life work better than reading textbooks will
Japanese Netflix Shows You Can Watch With English Subtitles
Yes, Netflix does count as studying
The Top 10 Japanese Movies Of All Time
How would you rank your favorite Japanese cinema?
Upcoming Movies in Japan in 2026
Enjoyed Demon Slayer? Here are 7 movies to keep on your radar this year
10 Most Anticipated Anime of 2026
A curated look at the anime everyone will be talking about this year.
Japanese LGBTQ+ Films To Watch in 2026
Love, heartbreak and the untold tales of Japan’s queer community
Best 80s Japanese Anime Movies You’ll Adore
Rev up those space rockets—we're going way beyond Akira or Ghibli
The Best Japanese Indie Films You’ve Never Seen
A selection of Japanese films that redefine independent cinema
Forging Bonds: The Samurai Armor Restoration
The appearance and restoration of samurai armor in Malta
Food in Japanese Film and Fiction
The hidden protagonist in films and literature
An Interview with Japanese-American Filmmaker Miki Dezaki
Exploring historical revisionism, racism, and the Comfort Women issue in his documentary 'Shusenjo'
Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film “How Do You Live?”
The anime giant’s final film - release date July 14
The Most Highly Anticipated Anime of 2023
Our handpicked list of top anime to watch out for in 2023
Three New Japanese Films From The Tokyo International Film Festival To Watch
New movies to add to your watchlist
Based in Japan: John Daschbach on finding a filmmaking niche
“Every creative person's path is unique…”
World Cinema at Tokyo International Film Festival 2019
TIFF 2019 celebrates classics and award-winning foreign films
Nagai Owakare
Based on a best-selling novel of the same name by Kyoko Nakajima
Cinematic Underground: International Relations
Dramatic journeys on Earth and beyond