Explore: Japan

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Black Box Diaries

This daring work of first-person journalism charts the case that not only launched #MeToo in Japan but changed the country’s legal system for good.

Dir. Shiori Ito / 2024 / 104 mins / UK, Japan / Japanese
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

A Wiseman-esque study of a Japanese village’s Shinto shrine whose feline residents bring the local humans joy, solace and sometimes consternation.

Dir. Kazuhiro Soda / 2024 / 119 mins / USA, Japan / Japanese
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A Century in Sound

Slip into the serene surrounds of Japanese ‘listening cafés’, where music lovers, audiophiles and locals come together to hear records.

Dir. Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill / 2024 / 101 mins / Japan / Japanese
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The Concierge

In this sparkling anime comedy set in a vibrant alternate world, the customer is always right – but they’re never human.

Dir. Yoshimi Itazu / 2023 / 70 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Destroy All Monsters

The ninth film in the Godzilla series sees an array of monsters rampage at the foot of Mount Fuji.

Dir. Ishirō Honda / 1968 / 89 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Ghost Cat Anzu

This unconventional and delightfully wacky anime conjures a rotoscoped dream world as a grief-stricken girl befriends a giant bipedal cat spirit.

Dir. Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita / 2024 / 94 mins / France, Japan / Japanese
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Godzilla

The masterpiece that made the name ‘Godzilla’ known worldwide has been restored in 4K to mark 70 years of watching this kaiju ravage all in his wake.

Dir. Ishirō Honda / 1954 / 96 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Mothra, King Ghidorah and Baragon defend Japan from Godzilla, who has been possessed by the souls of those who were killed during the Pacific War.

Dir. Shusuke Kaneko / 2001 / 105 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Godzilla 70th Anniversary Marathon

Join us in celebrating the world’s favourite reptilian, amphibious kaiju over one glorious night, via seven films marking 70 years.

699 mins / Japan
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Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla

In the 14th instalment in the series (marking the 20th anniversary of Godzilla), an ‘alien superweapon’ threatens the planet.

Dir. Jun Fukuda / 1974 / 84 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Godzilla vs Mothra

A gigantic egg is discovered on Infant Island and two miniature fairies guarding it predict the resurrection of Mothra’s archenemy.

Dir. Takao Okawara / 1992 / 102 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Grand Tour

This Cannes Best Director–winning Asian odyssey spectacularly mashes up time and place, genre and form, to transport audiences somewhere sublime.

Dir. Miguel Gomes / 2024 / 128 mins / France, Japan, Italy, China, Portugal / Portuguese
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Iwakura

Rooted in Shinto mythology, Iwakura invokes the spirits that embody the sacred rock formations found throughout Japan.

Dir. Kazuya Nagaya, Ali Mahmut Demirel, Maurice Jones / 2023 / 25 mins / Japan, Canada / No Dialogue
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Light, Noise, Smoke, and Light, Noise, Smoke

A hypnotic interplay between footage of fireworks shot during a Japanese summer festival.

Dir. Tomonari Nishikawa / 2023 / 6 mins / Japan / No Dialogue
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Metaract

The artist’s quest for meaning is revealed through natural environments, which are recontextualised and juxtaposed with digital elements.

Dir. Manami Sakamoto, Yuri Urano / 2024 / 20 mins / Japan / No Dialogue
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Moving

Caught between her divorcing parents, a little girl is forced to come to terms with her new reality in this touching family drama.

Dir. Shinji Somai / 1993 / 124 mins / Japan / Japanese
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My Sunshine

A coach trains two young figure skaters in this endearing, snow-blanketed portrait of youthful yearning and adult melancholy.

Dir. Hiroshi Okuyama / 2024 / 90 mins / Japan / Japanese
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The Return of Godzilla

Marking 30 years since the kaiju burst onto the world stage, this film plays as a direct sequel to the 1954 original, kicking off a brand-new series.

Dir. Koji Hashimoto / 1984 / 103 mins / Japan / Japanese
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Shin Godzilla

Now symbolising more modern disasters, Godzilla is back with a vengeance and in an almost unrecognisable form – but with the same catastrophic intent.

Dir. Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi / 2016 / 120 mins / Japan / English, German, Japanese