japan

When Godzilla Found His Hippie Heart Battling A Smog Monster

Director Yoshimitsu Banno, an assistant to Akira Kurosawa, crafted a preachy comedy of horrors for the eleventh sequel in the… Read More

Masaaki Yuasa’s Breakthrough Year

Masaaki Yuasa’s work is being made available for the first time and introducing an exciting talent to Western audiences.  Read More

‘Your Name’: Questioning How to Remember Tragedies in Film

How does 'Your Name' interpret the 3.11 disasters for an international audience? Read More

A Brief History of Japanese Horror Movies

Fears are cultural, so each culture has an evolving relationship with horror. Japan always puts out some of the most… Read More