Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist to get theatrical premiere in Tokyo!
The brainchild of martial arts expert and lifelong Street Fighter devotee Joey Ansah, live-action series Assassin’s Fist was finally released on May 23 this year. Of course, you could stay home and...
View ArticleCinemas in China let audience post comments onto the screen during the movies
With home entertainments systems always evolving, there seems to be less incentive to head on out to the local movie theatre for a $10 cola and four-year-old running up and down the aisle during an...
View ArticleSuper Frieza looks pretty blinged out in newest Dragon Ball Z film
A week or two ago, we brought you news of the character cast list for the newest Dragon Ball Z film, which is set to hit theaters in Japan later this year. The film will be the second personally...
View ArticleA room with a (terrifying) view: Visiting the hotel that overlooks Godzilla’s...
When we reported a while back about the giant Godzilla head that has taken up residence atop a Shinjuku skyscraper, we also mentioned how a nearby hotel, the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, has been quick to...
View ArticleQuiz Time! Can you identify the crazy Japanese titles of these US-made...
We’ve found a hilarious quiz that is going to test your Japanese cinema knowledge. Can you get a passing grade? American-made movies are big money in Japan. The only issue that has to be ironed out...
View Article3 reasons Japanese movies today suck, according to distributor and producer...
Ever get the feeling that Japanese cinema isn’t as good as it used to be? You’re not alone. it would be unfair to say that all Japanese films stink these days. Adam Torel of Third Window Films will...
View ArticleShin Godzilla to Play in Over 440 N. American Theaters after L.A. & N.Y....
Premieres in Los Angeles on October 3, in New York on October 5 North American anime distributor Funimation confirmed on Friday that it will screen the Shin Godzilla film with English subtitles in over...
View ArticleJapanese survey reveals the reason for Your Name’s immense popularity
It turns out a specific demographic of the audience is the driving force behind the animated hit’s domestic success. Regular visitors to this site, or Japan-watchers in general, can’t help but have...
View ArticleBathtub Cinema on Shibuya rooftop is Tokyo’s coolest stop for outdoor movies...
Japan’s first-ever bathtub cinema is set to screen Hollywood blockbusters for three days only. As Japan sizzles under its hottest summer since record-keeping began in 1880, event organisers around the...
View ArticleNew “social apartment” that comes with attached movie theater will open soon...
Fancy having a private 20-seat cinema at your doorstep? You can get exactly that for an affordable monthly rent of $525. Renting an apartment in Japan can be expensive, and unless you plan on living...
View ArticleMy Neighbor Totoro rides the catbus gracefully onto cinema screens in China...
Proves that no one is immune to the cuteness of that adorable furball. After 30 long years, Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic anime masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro has officially made it into China. The recent...
View ArticleSaitama city decides to build first new cinema complex in almost 30 years
It will hopefully see some use when it’s finished in 2022. Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, a photogenic mountain town of some 63,000 people easily accessible from neighboring Tokyo, has produced some...
View ArticleMatrix Resurrections review: “I don’t think it’ll be a big hit”
A spoiler-free look at the movie everyone’s talking about right now. Everyone in our office is a fan of the Matrix franchise, but none more so than Mr Sato. The Matrix is his all-time favourite movie...
View ArticleOver 94 percent of Japanese people in survey find movie theater prices too...
High prices are part of why many in survey visit the cinema just once a year. When was the last time you went to the movie theater to enjoy a film? If you live in Japan, chances are you haven’t been...
View ArticleStunning stop-motion samurai video “Hidari” is like nothing you’ve seen...
Left is right. With all the cinema and animation out there, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that it’s all been done before. But every once in a while something comes along, that blows away...
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