Savvy Gamer on MSN

This Studio Ghibli Film Got Swept Under the Rug, And Its Actors Are Tired of It

For most people, Studio Ghibli means Spirited Away or maybe My Neighbor Totoro, if you had a VHS copy lying around. If you ...
Opinion

Yoji Yamada & Lee Sang-il Talk Government Film Funding And Japan’s Live Action Industry

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.

‘Lost Land’ Review: The First Movie Shot in the Rohingya Language Is a Powerful and Unflinching Story of Displacement

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

Cinefrance Studios on Bridging France and Japan, From Orelsan to Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Naomi Kawase (EXCLUSIVE)

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

Tokyo: Yoji Yamada and Lee Sang-il Talk Japanese Cinema, Craft and Following Anime’s Global Success

The directors, two generations of Japanese filmmaking excellence, delivered a wide-ranging, humorous discussion on their approach and each other.

Tokyo: Fan Bingbing on Rebounding From Her “Lowest Point,” the Grueling Preparation for ‘Mother Bhumi’ and Working in China Again

The Chinese superstar is almost unrecognizable in Chong Keat Aun’s new film, for which she studied multiple languages and ...