How is he holding up after shooting three movies in a single year? “First and foremost, it was fun,” Kurosawa said with a laugh. “It was probably my busiest year in my entire career.

Director Koji Fukada became one of the first recipients of the Akira Kurosawa Award in 14 years at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). The honorary prize was revived this year as a ...

The factory makes koji spore ― Japan's "national mold" ― and supplies it to brewers of sake and makers of seasonings such as soy sauce and miso. Only around 10 koji spore makers are left in Japan.

Earlier this year, when he was guest of honor at the Asian Film Awards, Kurosawa Kiyoshi was in determined mood as he spoke about his craft, his influences and a need to keep reinventing himself.

From black-and-white blood-curdlers to sinister social satire… Our critic picks 50 films guaranteed to scare you senseless ...

When Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni were writing the screenplay for their 1954 epic "Seven Samurai," they ...

But that all changes when his doctor tells him he has only about six months to live. LIVING is a fine reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU.

Some other major work didn't quite make the cut as well, such as Koji Yamamura's incredible independent ... the next in an ...

Prefer your horror with less jump scares and gore? May we introduce these influential Asian cinema treats? No tricks.

CANNES--Koji Yakusho won the Best Actor Award at this ... The work recalls the film “Rashomon,” directed by Akira Kurosawa, in which four witnesses describe a murder in four contradictory ...