The long-awaited first feature from a legend of Japanese animation, this trip through the darkest places on earth more than meets expectation. [Read More...]
Japanese film built upon highly abstract allegorical devices is a profound meditation on family relations and the wounds of war - live from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
A 20th anniversary restoration of Hideo Nakata's groundbreaking slow burn psychological horror is in cinemas and also on Blu-ray on Friday, March 1st [Read More...]
Ultra dirty, low-budget Japanese meta-comedy-horror lives up to its ambitions and delivers a bounty of surprises - on VoD, DVD and BD on Friday, January 28th [Read More...]
Japanese artist who arrived in New York in the 1950s challenged the male orthodoxy of the art world; her highly stylised, Pop-Art like patterns are perfect for the Instagram age - in cinemas Friday, October 5th [Read More...]
Japanese animation master crafts a fascinatingly puerile and colourful tale about only child coming to terms with his newly-arrived sister; it's guaranteed to please children and grown-ups alike - in cinemas Friday, November 2nd [Read More...]
Japanese animation unusually directed by a female has a very interesting twist on motherhood and is worth a watch, despite the highly elliptical narrative - in cinemas Wednesday, June 27th [Read More...]
The dirtiest voice of Japanese cinema delivers a very personal noir thriller interweaving profound human emotions - now available on VoD [Read More...]
Not just your average zombie! Fantasy horror is based on the eponymous manga series, in which flesh-eating colourful tentacled monsters with can only survive by hiding their true nature and living among real humans - in cinemas January 31st [Read More...]
The prolific and uncategorisable Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa reveals his influences, talks about the creative process and what genre he'll be working on next! [Read More...]
Urban dystopia has never looked as colourful as in this fast-paced, street-smart, animated, French-Japanese co-production - in cinemas Thursday, October 11th [Read More...]
Playing dirty war games: US troops carry out raids in war-torn European countries where genocide has been socially engineered, then relax off-duty to pizza and television - out in cinemas [Read More...]
A shock to the system: animation examines a young Japanese woman’s life in wartime up to and including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima - in cinemas this week [Read More...]
A hurricane of emotions: Japanese family drama rescues complex sentiments from candid dialogues and trivial events, with inevitable comparisons to Ozu's Tokyo Story - now on BFI Player [Read More...]
Tuning the pump organ: Japanese thriller in family drama clothing has a man’s old friend just released from prison teach a child how to play a music instrument, to devastating consequences - in cinemas this week [Read More...]
