In conversation with 'Kokuho' director Lee Sang-il, prolific auteur Yamada Yoji said that while Japan's animation industry has flourished, live action has lagged behind.

Cinefrance Studios' producers discuss the Paris-based company's projects with French and Japanese directors, including Orelsan and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

Focused on the vulnerability of refugees, Akio Fujimoto turns his attention to a family as they make a dangerous journey from Bangladesh to Malaysia.

Producer Chieko Murata and production designer Yohei Taneda discuss the making of Lee Sang-il’s nearly three-hour-long epic, which focuses on the life of a fictional kabuki actor.