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Osamu Dazai is considered to be one of the noteworthy writers of the 20th century in Japan, and one of the most infamous literary figures in the country's

It seems that there is a medical-themed drama every year at the Japanese Film Festival, including 2009's Pandemic and last year's A Lone Scalpel. Director Yoshihiro Fukagawa has already

A surprise hit in Japan, The Lady Shogun and Her Men (大奥 ) is a alternative history role reversal film is based on the manga Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

Based on so-hot-right-now Japanese playwright and author Shiro Maeda’s novel, A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki’s Fabulous Trip (大木家のたのしい旅行　新婚地獄篇) is not your typical film. Ryuichi Honda

Almost immediately following the January release of Gantz in Japan came the sequel Gantz: Perfect Answer. The first film came with an intriguing concept, that of a group

Japan loves its food. If there was any doubt of this, it was confirmed when the revered Michelin Guide published its ratings this year. There are now 29

About the only thing with even broader appeal than veteran comedian Toshiyuki Nishida in Japanese cinema is the enduring attraction of cute and fluffy animals on film. So

It would be easy to blame Dan Brown and his blockbuster novel and subsequent film The Da Vinci Code for the global obsession with conspiracy theories, but realistically there

It really came as no surprise when Koki Mitani's A Ghost of a Chance (ステキな金縛り aka Once in a Blue Moon ) opened to a  ¥533,4 million ($7 million