The "Inception" and "The Last Samurai" star on embodying the highly stylized art for the shortlisted submission for the Best ...

The kabuki drama has become Japan's highest-grossing live-action movie and an Oscar hopeful for the international feature ...

Logline: After the death of his father who was the head of a yakuza gang, Kikuo is taken under the wing of the renowned Kabuki actor Hanjiro Hanai (Ken Watanabe). Kikuo becomes his disciple alongside ...

If there’s a motif running through some awards contenders this season, it’s how niche characters or subjects are finding a wider audience. For example, many perceived risk in a movie about a ...