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Tokyo Film Festival Reveals Full 2026 Lineup
Gala screenings include 'Godzilla Minus Zero,' 'Behemoth!,' 'Fjord' and 'Wild Horse Nine' and 15 films were selected for the main competition.
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Tokyo Film Festival to Honor Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O With Kurosawa Akira Award
'Alice in Borderland’ star Hayato Isomura will also lead the festival’s Ethical Film Award jury, choosing a winner from three nominated titles.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: Monster Movie Genius Takashi Yamazaki Returns With a Crackling Kaiju Epic Every Bit as Exciting as Its Predecessor
This direct sequel to the 2023 global sensation picks up in 1949, as a makeshift family finds its domestic harmony again threatened by a rampaging creature’s path of destruction.
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‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Shun Oguri and Lily James in a Meandering Franchise Entry From Takashi Miike That’s Semi-Coherent at Best
The Japanese cult director follows Abel Ferrara and Werner Herzog in charting the downward spiral of a corrupt detective with a drug habit, this time navigating the yakuza underworld.
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‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Lovingly Crafted Manga Adaptation Is a Delicate Charmer About Teen Friendship and Art, Joy and Sorrow
Based on the celebrated standalone manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the tender story was previously translated to the screen in a 2024 medium-length anime retelling.
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Tokyo Film Festival Adds New Initiatives, Kashiko Kawakita Award to Honor Women in Cinema
Famed critic Sahoko Hata will be the inaugural honoree of the Kashiko Kawakita Award.
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Disney+ Sets Release Date for Ji Chang-wook and Mio Imada Rom-Com Series ‘Merry Berry Love’
The show was developed and produced by Korean giant CJ ENM, Disney and co-produced by Japan's Nippon TV.
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Crunchyroll Anime Awards: ‘My Hero Academia’ Named Anime of the Year, ‘Demon Slayer’ Takes Best Film
A stunning 73 million votes were cast for the the 10th edition of the awards.
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‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Hirokazu Koreeda Trains His Tender Gaze on Human-AI Co-Existence in a Grief Drama in Search of an Emotional Payoff
A couple scarred by the tragic loss of their young son sign up for a robotics program that recreates the deceased as lifelike humanoids in the 2018 Palme d'Or winner's latest.
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Cannes, Tokyo Film Festivals to Launch Japan IP Market
The three-day Cannes event will link leading Japanese rights holders with international producers and buyers for film and TV adaptations.
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Tokyo Film Festival, TIFFCOM 2026 Dates Set
The 39th edition of Asia's biggest film event will once again take place in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-MarunouchiGinza area of Japan's capital.
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Japan’s Toho Moves to Capitalize on Europe’s Anime Boom
With Europe’s $4.8 billion anime market expected to double in size by the end of the decade, Japan's leading entertainment player is acquiring U.K. distributor Anime Limited and partnering with Germany’s Plaion Pictures to extend its reach across the continent.
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