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The works of Osamu Tezuka have the distinguished honour of being considered masterpieces in both the East and West, with his manga works adapted into anime series that became popular

The Imazu Line is the longest of three branch-lines of the Hankyu Railway's Kobe Line, connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. The trip is only 15 minutes,

Japanese filmmaker Hideyuki Hirayama is a multi award winning director, who burst onto the scene back in the early 1990s when he picked up Directors Guild of Japan

A time-travelling samurai who learns to make pastry? Yes, we're deep into the Japanese Film Festival now with an adaptation of Gen Araki's Chonmage Purin (ちょんまげぷりん). Yoshihiro Nakamura has

Now for something completely different. Milocrorze: A Love Story (ミロクローゼ) comes to us with a reputation preceding it. That is made its debut at the aptly named Yebisu International Festival for

One of the most popular and enduring anime creations in Japan, if you don't recognise the name Space Battleship Yamato (SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト), North American and Australians viewers

There is a manga around practically any genre you can think of, from tennis to reverse harems. Mountaineering manga may not be the most globally recognisable form of

Nagasaki native Shūichi Yoshida is one of those so-hot-right-now writers in Japan, with his previous works having been adapted into films such as Christmas on July 24th Avenue. Despite a

Based on a serial story "Yôkame no semi" (The Eighth Day) by Mitsuyo Kakuta, Rebirth (八日目の蝉) had previously been brought to the small screen in Japan. Indeed, it was