Fumiko’s Confession is an adorable and exciting short film. What is really remarkable about it is that it was animated by just one person, who is bound to be very successful in the future. You can see more from the creator here.

In the short, Fumiko asks a boy to date her, but he refuses, wanting [...]

CinemaToday.jp is reporting that Toho Cinemas has launched a special promotional campaign for the Japan release of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds:

Toho is offering a full refund to any unsatisfied customer who walks out within the first hour of the 2.5 hour film. The promotional campaign will run for the first three days of the [...]

The trailer for Kingyo, a Japanese language short film directed by Malaysian filmmaker Edmund Yeo:

Trailer of KINGYO (2009), written and directed by Edmund Yeo. Produced by Maiko Itagaki. Starring Luchino Rujisaki, Takao Kawaguchi and Kudo Amane. Inspired by a Yasunari Kawabata short story.
SYNOPSIS
Based on a Yasunari Kawabata short story. A university professor (Takao Kawaguchi) decides [...]

The trailer for Tengu, a new movie by Swiss filmmaker Roger Walch:

David (Ted Taylor) comes to Japan for one week to study traditional legends. He is supposed to meet Professor Ozawa, a leading expert in the field. But when he arrives, he gets picked up by Ozawa’s two female assistants, Sanae (Mimori Sento) and Manami [...]

The trailer for “Flowers & Troops,” a documentary about Japanese soldiers who stayed behind in Southeast Asia after the war ended (the audio is in Japanese, but 空 blog has provided an English translation of its contents):

１９４５，Aug 15: some Japanese soldiers who survived didn’t return to their home country.
These are notes from them after [...]

Richard Gere was in Tokyo the other day to visit Shibuya’s Hachiko statue:

He seemed happy to be back in Japan for the first time in four years, and was friendly to fans who had gathered to see him.
Gere’s new movie, Hachi, will be introducing the famous true story of Hachiko to an international audience. [...]

Geisha + Robotics + Ultra-violence = a crazy new movie from the folks who brought you Tokyo Gore Police and Machine Girl:

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“The Reader” first started showing at theaters in the UK half a year ago, and over 30 countries have released the film since, with the DVD already released in a few markets. Here in Japan, it’s a “new” movie that will hit theaters today.
In case you’re wondering, here’s how it’s being advertised on [...]

Viewer discretion advised.

There’s lots to hate about the shlocky Tokyo Gore Police. The editing and length for example. But there was a certain charm to it–I for one dug the neo-feudal Japanese police outfits. So if you want a movie that seems to be almost the same, right down to the similar plots, [...]

The preview for “Basura,” a new documentary film by director Hiroshi Shinomiya:

Named after the Tagalog word for “garbage,” the film is a sequel to the 51-year-old filmmaker’s two earlier documentary films on the impoverished residents of the “Smoky Mountain,” the huge garbage dump in the Philippines also called Asia’s largest slum. In the latest movie, [...]

This looks like it will be, considering the nature of the beast– what with a vampire girl that hunts other vampires while decked in a Japanese schoolgirl outfit, a decent action flick. It has been interesting to watch the evolution of the Blood series, from the oddly English-laden original short anime movie way back [...]

The movie that introduced Japanese culture and martial arts to an entire generation of Americans will be remade with Will Smith’s son in the starring role:
Jaden Smith, who made his acting debut alongside his famous father in 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness, will play the lead role in the new film, Daily Variety reported.
The original [...]