Regarded as one of the world's greatest filmmakers, Ozu’s often slow-paced chronicles of everyday lives in postwar Japan continue to charm fellow directors and audiences alike. By Gavin J Blair ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the five years since Hiroyasu Ando took sole charge at the top of Tokyo International Film Festival, the progress made under ...

A horror and dark genre film festival, the Yami International Film Festival, will hold its inaugural edition Nov. 20–26 at ...

Tetsuya Bessho, actor and founder of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's largest international short film festival, paid a courtesy visit to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the ...

With strong accents on mainland Chinese directors, Japan’s next generation of filmmaking talent and a new women’s empowerment section, this week’s Tokyo International Film Festival can lay reasonable ...

A mix of local and international stars walked the carpet before the gala screening of the opening film, Junji Sakamoto’s 'Climbing for Life.' By Patrick Brzeski, Gavin J Blair The 38th Tokyo ...

The debut Hong Kong Pavilion aims to showcase the dynamism of Hong Kong film industry, while a series of events, including seminars, a master class and the Hong Kong Night, will enable industry ...

As the biggest festival in one of the world’s biggest film markets, the Tokyo International Film Festival has always been held under the glare of painfully high expectations. But taking place towards ...

From a heart-wrenching Japanese romance to a rugged coming-of-age drama from Slovakia, the movies premiering at Tokyo this year prove why the film world should be paying attention to the other TIFF as ...

Family drama Snow Leopard, directed by the late Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, has won the Tokyo Grand Prix, the top prize at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Scroll down for the full ...

Whatever its pedigree in East Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival has not nearly been so known to the Western world. A quick scan of past editions wouldn’t suggest it’s flown under-radar for ...