Yu Irie's Japanese remake of 2012 Korean hit thriller "Confession of Murder" topped the Japan box office for the second weekend. For the June 17-18 frame, the film about a serial killer who surfaces…
Sony President and CEO Kazuo Hirai offered an upbeat assessment of the company at a shareholders' meeting Thursday, predicting a consolidated operating profit of up to 500 billion yen ($4.54 billion)…
The Tokyo International Film Festival will this year present a section on the work of animator Keiichi Hara. It will feature Hara's major films, including "Summer Days with Coo," "Colorful," and…
"Confession of Murder," a crime drama about a serial killer who comes out into the open after the statute of limitations on his crimes expire, toppled Beauty and the Beast," which had headed the…
CyberAgent, a Tokyo-based company involved in Internet advertising, media and game production, has announced the creation of a $27 million (JPY1 billion) animation fund in conjunction with its…
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" won its seventh successive weekend at the Japanese box office. For the June 3-4 frame the film earned $2.77 million, while driving its cumulative total to $93 million…
Iconic Japanese animation firm, Studio Ghibli and the government of Nagoya's Aichi Prefecture, are to build a park based on “My Neighbor Totoro,” the 1988 classic anime by Ghibli co-founder Hayao…
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" led the Japanese box office for the sixth consecutive weekend. For the May 27-28 frame the film earned $3.15 million on 243,000 admissions, running its cumulative…
Six of the biggest media companies in Japan are to launch a new video platform. It will be specifically targeted at smartphone users. Called Premium Platform Japan, the new venture will launch in…
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," the biggest hit of Japan’s Golden Week holiday period, won its fifth successive weekend at the Japanese box office. For the May 20-21 frame the film earned $3.9…
The Japanese indie sector would seem to be thriving, if numbers are the sole criterion. Last year, 610 domestic films were released, according to figures compiled by the Motion Picture…
