The late Izumi Suzuki was a hostess, model and pioneering writer. Her novel Set My Heart on Fire reveals her strange and dark ...

Ryota Kondo grew up on horror movies. For the Japanese director, that meant the "J-horror" of the ‘90s and ‘00s, a wave of ...

It’s a traditionally structured doc, but it boasts well-curated footage and insightful interviews—there are a few film scholars sprinkled in, but it’s mostly folks (directors, screenwriters, actors) ...

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, ...

Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity ...

The cult writer’s autobiographical novel follows its unapologetic groupie narrator as she romps through Yokohama’s ...

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.

Before the world knew what had hit it, our reporter Philip Strick visited the set of Ridley Scott’s answer to Star Wars, to discuss terror, smoke and the Alien Problem. From our Winter 1978/79 issue.

WEEKEND IN TAIPEI DEA agent John Lawlor (Luke Evans) and former undercover operative Joey Kwang (Lun-Mei Gwei) revisit their ...