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(And of course there are those great entries in the Western canon that were lifted wholesale from Akira Kurosawa’s filmography ... where Kim Jee-woon and Takashi Miike have put their individual ...

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On the outskirts of Otsunomiya, Japan, Takashi Kuribayashi is redefining the boundaries between contemporary art and wellbeing. For Oya Genkiro No.6, his most recent permanent installation ...

Japanese horror, often referred to as J-horror, has captivated and terrified audiences worldwide with its distinct approach ...

An unreleased song by the late Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng, a darling of East Asian audiences from the 1970s to the 1990s, has been discovered in Japan and will be released in June, a source ...

Yanase Takashi donned many hats over his long life, including soldier, poet, illustrator, and author. He is best known, though, as the creator of one of Japan’s most beloved superheroes ...

If you’re familiar with games set in feudal Japan, there’s a good chance that you’re also familiar with the works of Akira Kurosawa. This Japanese film legend pioneered many different ...

Spike Lee has taken the announcement that his new film “Highest 2 Lowest” will premiere at Cannes Film Festival into his own hands. Just over an hour after the festival revealed its lineup ...

His post reads: “Movie: Runaway Train by Andrey Konchalovskiy, based on a script / idea by Akira Kurosawa. A meditative, character-driven action movie.” Seeing as del Toro has impeccable taste ...