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17 Years Later, This 80% Fresh Japanese Drama Is Still the Best Example of This Wildly Underrated Storytelling Trope

Everywhere has its own film culture, and no two nations have perfectly identical cinematography. Like all art, movies are ...
Variety

Japan Picks Lee Sang-il’s Hit Kabuki Drama ‘Kokuho’ as Oscar Submission

Japan has selected Lee Sang-il‘s “Kokuho” as its submission for the international feature category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan announced Thursday. Set ...
Yahoo

Japanese BL Drama Love Is Better The Second Time Around: Release Date & Time on Viki

Love Is Better The Second Time Around is a highly compelling Japanese BL drama series that made its debut on March 6, 2024, on the Japanese broadcast networks MBS and TBS. The drama concluded on April ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda to Direct Family Drama Series ‘Asura’ for Netflix

The arthouse star and Palme d'Or winner is remaking the classic Japanese drama 'Like Asura' with popular local actresses Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yu Aoi and Suzu Hirose. By Patrick Brzeski Asia ...
Yahoo

Junichi Okada’s Epic Netflix Samurai Survival Drama Promises Blood, Honor and Hype

Japanese heart throb-turned-tough guy Junichi Okada hopes to have a global hit on his hands with the upcoming Netflix tentpole Last Samauri Standing, and the formula he believes will work is a ...