In pictures: Japan Night at Cannes Film Festival #sponsored screendaily.com/screen-network…

‘Exit 8’ by Genki Kawamura👏👏🔥 #Cannes2025 Multi-talented Kawamura returns to Cannes with his second directorial feature in Midnight section! 📸Red carpet with Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Nana Komatsu

Director Chie Hayakawa ('Renoir') on the growing presence of Japanese cinema on the global stage: "For the past two or three years, many new Japanese directors have been emerging, so I have a very positive feeling about Japanese cinema." ✍️⏩ variety.com/2025/film/news…

Yoko at American Cinematheque yesterday; catch her on her last day in LA @ Laemmle Glendale tomorrow in conversation w/filmmaker Winnie Cheung after the 10AM screening of DESERT OF NAMIBIA tickets.laemmle.com/seats/00001-00…

Here comes #NipponConnection25!! 🎥🇯🇵😊 From May 27 to June 1, 2025, Nippon Connection celebrate Japanese films and Japanese culture, featuring over 100 films and 70+ events, with guests from Japan, in Frankfurt am Main🇩🇪 Check out all the films and their full catalog⏩

Great article on #NipponConnection25 and lots of trailers of featured films!🇯🇵🍿🇩🇪

『ナミビアの砂漠』と『あみこ』のアメリカ公開でしばらく渡米してました🌞🏝️ 相変わらずNYは呼吸ができて楽しくて、はじめてのLAは広大さに圧倒されまくりでした🤯🫨 デヴィッド・リンチのお墓にも👂 カナダでも公開されています💕北米の皆様ぜひ🥰 Metrograph American Cinematheque

Capturing nuanced behaviors of a real family. PASSAGE OF LIFE by 藤元明緒 | Akio Fujimoto is available on SAKKA 🎥⏩ bit.ly/3wdoD2b 🇲🇲✈️

Immigration denied. PASSAGE OF LIFE by 藤元明緒 | Akio Fujimoto is available on SAKKA 🎥⏩ bit.ly/3wdoD2b 🇲🇲✈️

🏆 The NIPPON VISIONS JURY AWARD 2025 goes to YUKIKO A.K.A. by Naoya Kusaba! 2025年のニッポン・ヴィジョンズ審査員賞は、草場尚也監督作品『雪子 a.k.a.』に決定しました。 🎉 Congratulations! おめでとうございます ㊗️ 草場尚也 #NipponConnection25 #NipponVisionsJuryAward

🏆 The NIPPON CINEMA AWARD 2025 goes to A SAMURAI IN TIME by Junichi Yasuda! 2025年のニッポン・シネマ賞は、安田淳一 監督作品『侍タイムスリッパー』に決定しました。 🎉 Congratulations! おめでとうございます ㊗️『侍タイムスリッパー』 #NipponConnection #NipponConnection25 #NipponCinemaAward

GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of North American rights to Nobuhiro Yamashita's cult classic LINDA LINDA LINDA. 🎤✨ A new 20th anniversary 4K remaster will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, with a theatrical & home release to follow! brnw.ch/21wT83P

A child disappearing from home. MRS NOISY by Sir Kuma is available on SAKKA 🎥⏩ bit.ly/3x6Z2ra 📢📻

This kid knows something. RING WANDERING by 金子雅和 Masakazu KANEKO 第3回長編映画監督作『光る川』全国順次公開中！ is available on SAKKA 🎥⏩ bit.ly/3OUdnRP 🐺⛩️

I spoke with Takeshi Kitano about the queer realities at the heart of Kubi, for the BFI bfi.org.uk/interviews/tak…

At Nippon Connection, I sat down with rising screenwriter Koichi Kubodera to discuss his work on SUPER HAPPY FOREVER, BLACK OX, and HAPPYEND. It was the first time he'd been interviewed about his work. …peratelyseekingsubtitles.substack.com/p/koichi-kubod…