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Halloween tales: The scariest Japanese horror films of all-time
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Halloween tales: The scariest Japanese horror films of all-time

You can hide under the covers after watching these films, but the horror will be permanently etched onto your brain
5 beautiful Japanese travel movies
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5 beautiful Japanese travel movies

Classic holiday flicks to take you beyond the concrete and steel of Tokyo
Double life of a North Korean Japanese filmmaker
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Double life of a North Korean Japanese filmmaker

How Yong-Hi Yang lives, and struggles, with her North Korean identity in Japan
'Departures' star Masahiro Motoki 'a bit lost' after Oscars victory
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'Departures' star Masahiro Motoki 'a bit lost' after Oscars victory

Japan's A-list leading man is waiting for a shove before he works again
Akira Kurosawa Retrospective: Bangkok celebrates a Japanese film master
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Akira Kurosawa Retrospective: Bangkok celebrates a Japanese film master

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late directorial legend's birth, the Japan Foundation is screening a wide selection of his films for free
Does Japan have the least impressive booth at Cannes?
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Does Japan have the least impressive booth at Cannes?

We know there's a recession and all, but Japan's showing at the Cannes Film Festival's Palais des Festivals is staggeringly cheap
Oscars wanted: Asian films need not apply
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Oscars wanted: Asian films need not apply

In 83 years of Oscar history, Asian films have for the most part gotten the extremely short end of the stick. Here's why
Asakusa Meigaza: Tokyo's warts-and-all movie experience
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Asakusa Meigaza: Tokyo's warts-and-all movie experience

The working-class bawdiness of Tokyo's old Asakusa district can still be found at this grindhouse theater
Ass-kicking Japanese film heroines of the 2000s
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Ass-kicking Japanese film heroines of the 2000s

The last decade was a good one for strong females in Japanese cinema. Here are the top seven
Kaiju Kabuki: An interview with Tomoo Haraguchi
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Kaiju Kabuki: An interview with Tomoo Haraguchi

Destroying entire cities is all in a day's work for monster moviemakers like Tomoo Haraguchi
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