Jan, the perpetually peppy receptionist from the Toyota commercials, is played by actress and comedian Laurel Coppock. Here's what you need to know about her.

Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 ...

Japan will for the first time screen a documentary directed by a prominent campaigner in the country's #MeToo movement, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japan Foundation is once again holding the annual Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2025 in Indonesia. The film festival, which has been held since 2016, aims to build understanding ...

An interactive anime film has rewritten the rules of limited theatrical releases in Japan, with “Hypnosis Mic – Division Rap Battle” earning JPY2.5 billion ($16.5 million) despite averaging fewer than ...

The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to kick off Oct. 27 with a robust lineup of international and Japanese cinema, offering everything from world premieres to lovingly restored ...

A shy new kid at school falls for the most popular girl in his class: It’s a standard enough premise for a seishun eiga (teen movie) since every other protagonist in this enduringly popular Japanese ...

The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s "left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture," organizers said. The focus program will "feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through ...

FILE - The marquee of the Egyptian Theatre appears during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File) entertainment Sundance Film Festival ...

Japanese actor Show Kasamatsu, dubbed Japan’s “rising star,” has become a topic of online discussion for his impressive Korean language skills. A video titled “Japanese Actor Who Speaks Korean Well” ...

Alien-Horrorfilm von Keita Amemiya. Die außerirdische Kopfgeldjägerin Iria bereitet auf der Erde die Ankunft des gefährlichen Androiden Zeiram vor. Mit ihrer überlegenen Technik erschafft sie eine ...