Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Wins Big at Inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Awards

Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini’s latest project “Four Seasons in Java” won two prizes at the inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing ...
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Sonic Movie 2 Will Be Known in Japan as Sonic VS Knuckles

The English Sonic the Hedgehog 2 logo only featured the eponymous hero and Miles “Tails” Prower. However, the Japanese logo will also feature Knuckles the Echidna. The clenched fist of Sonic’s rival ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Barbenheimer Memes Provoke Angry Backlash in Japan

Warner Bros. Japan apologizes after the U.S. Twitter account for the movie promotes posts that appear to make light of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By Gavin J Blair #NoBarbenheimer ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Demon Slayer’ Overtakes ‘Spirited Away’ to Become Japan’s Biggest Box Office Hit Ever

Hayao Miyazaki's nearly two-decade reign atop Japan's all-time box office rankings has come to an end. Runaway anime blockbuster 'Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train' became Japan's biggest box office ...
Deadline.com

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Tops $100M In Japan, Becomes Universal’s Biggest Title Ever In Market

THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, from left: Mario (voice: Chris Pratt), Princess Peach (voice: Anya Taylor-Joy) Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection With ...
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Has a Different Script in Japan

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Super Mario Bros. Movie has a different script in Japanese. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is one ...
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How is the Movie "Oppenheimer" Being Received in Japan?

Understandably, a movie about the man who steered the development of atomic bombs is seen differently in a country where some 200,000 people were killed by those bombs. "Oppenheimer" opened in Japan 8 ...