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One of the great lost masterpieces of Japanese animation, never before officially released in the U.S., “Belladonna of Sadness” is a mad,...

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he...

Screenwriter Manabu Uda and director Shinsuke Sato bring the adventures of the brilliant Japanese art appraiser known as “Q” to life....

Toshiro Mifune in Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic “Seven Samurai.” SANTA MONICA — The Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave. at 14th Street in...

Koki Shigeno’s documentary “Ramen Heads” (2017, 93 minutes) will be screened at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. in...

This exhilarating animated cult classic is an explosion of gloriously colorful mages ricocheting in rapid-fire associations — like...

The movie’s storyline follows the events of Season 2 (“Free! Eternal Summer”) and leads up to Season 3 of the series, which will premiere...

Kazuhiro Tsuji Rafu Wire and Staff Reports Japanese makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji and two colleagues won the Academy Award for best makeup...

Mirai Nagasu (left) and Kelly Marie Tran embraced during a red carpet interview. (Access Hollywood) Getty Images, one of the world’s top...

Directed and written by Akane Yamada (“All to the Sea”), this film, known in Japan as “Inu ni Namae o Tsukeru Hi,” combines documentary...

The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California will present an evening with filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña and Visual Communications...

Koji Yakusho, Josh Harnett and Shinobu Terajima in a scene from “Oh Lucy!” Atsuko Hirayanagi’s “Oh Lucy!” will be shown from Friday,...

A screening and discussion of “Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese...

This is the story of innocent cattle farmers forced from the hills they’ve called home for decades due to the disaster at the Fukushima...

Natalie Portman stars as Lena in “Annihilation.” Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) and American Indians in Film and...

Buckle in and prepare to surrender yourself to an exhilarating and wildly entertaining ride. “Mind Game” is a psychedelic explosion of...

Okinawan director Keifuku Janamoto follows the lives and experiences of people living in the area around Oura Bay, where construction of...

This sensitive, thought-provoking film, known as “Karera ga Honki de Amu toki wa” in Japan, offers another take on the Japanese family...

“My Neighbor Totoro” Several Japanese animated features for young viewers from Studio Ghibli will be screened in the Los Angeles area...