The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yoji Yamada follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride through Japan’s capital. By Jordan Mintzer Some kind of record must have ...

The directors, two generations of Japanese filmmaking excellence, delivered a wide-ranging, humorous discussion on their approach and each other. By Gavin J Blair Two generational talents of Japanese ...

Most people can’t imagine living to 100. For those who do, work has usually been left behind long ago. We spoke with five centenarians who have never retired. Their jobs have become a part of their ...

Huawei smartwatches have recently seen a steady rise in sales in the Japanese market, particularly favored by middle-aged and elderly consumers. Retail channels indicate that since April 2025, when ...

Japanese actor Koki is swiftly building an international profile that spans continents and genres, from dual roles in a Japanese horror film to sword fighting in 18th century Britain. The model-turned ...

London- and Paris-based production, finance and sales company Film Constellation is reporting a raft of sales from Berlin on chef drama “Grande Maison Paris,” a standalone feature film from the world ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii launches this week and is one of the wackiest spin-offs for ...

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s first-footage of Paris-set chef drama Grande Maison Paris, the standalone feature spinoff from the world of Japanese hit series La Grande Maison: Tokyo. Set in the high stakes world ...

Back in January, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth came out to roaring acclaim amongst RPG fans, quickly becoming the fastest-selling game in the entire Like a Dragon/Yakuza series and one of its best ...

At the start of Baltasar Kormákur’s new film “Touch,” it is March 2020, and Kristofer, an Icelandic widower, decides it is time to track down his long-lost first love. The viewer soon meets the woman ...

South Korean actor and 2PM’s singer, Ok Taecyeon, has bagged a prominent role in a Japanese film, La Grande Maison Paris. He will share screen space with popular Japanese actors, including Takuya ...

2PM’s Taecyeon will star in the new Japanese film “La Grande Maison Paris”! On June 18, Taecyeon’s agency 51K shared, “Ok Taecyeon will star in the Japanese film ‘La Grand Maison Paris.’ Please show ...