- Short Shorts Film Festival
Annual short film festival in Japan and Los Angeles featuring films from around the world.
www.shortshorts.org
- Departures (2008)
Official site for the Japanese movie Departures, about an unemployed cellist who finds work with a company that prepares corpses for cremation.
www.departures-themovie.com
- Kurosawa, Akira (1910-1998) (6)
Learn about Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), the Japanese film director, producer, and scriptwriter whose films such as Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Rashomon influenced the world cinema. Sites include biography, film credits, interviews, fanlisting, video clips, and critical essays about the master filmmaker who was known as 'Tenno', literally 'Emperor', for his dictatorial style and distinctive cinematic technique.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Directors/Kurosawa__Akira__1910_1998_
- Ju-On (2003) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Supernatural/Ju_On__2003_
- Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) (7)
Watch the trailer for Clint Eastwood's movie Letters From Iwo Jima, and find pictures and reviews about the follow-up to Flags of Our Fathers and tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
dir.yahoo.com/.../War/Letters_From_Iwo_Jima__2006_
- Kinder Film Festival
Dedicated to children's films from all over the world.
www.kinder.co.jp
- Ozu, Yasujiro (1903-1963) (6)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Directors/Ozu__Yasujiro__1903_1963_
- Kitano, Takeshi (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Directors/Kitano__Takeshi
- Focus on Asia - Fukuoka International Film Festival
www.focus-on-asia.com
- Vital (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Medical/Vital
- CON-CAN Movie Festival
International short film competition. Selected films are delivered via the Internet with English and Japanese subtitles.
www.con-can.com
- Pulse (Kairo) (2005) (5)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Curses/Pulse__Kairo___2005_
- Star Wars Japan
Official site for news, photos, and activities for Japanese fans.
www.japanstarwars.com
- Sapporo Short Fest 2006
Annual short film festival held in Sapporo, Japan. Site features information about the programs, awards, and workshop. In English and Japanese.
www.sapporoshortfest.jp
- Ring (Ringu) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mystery/Ring__Ringu_
- Mizoguchi, Kenji (1898-1956) (5)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Directors/Mizoguchi__Kenji__1898_1956_
- Ichikawa, Kon (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Directors/Ichikawa__Kon
- Odishon (1999) (4)
Find sites dedicated to Odishon, J-horror movie about a widower who unwittingly auditions a torturing maniac to be his new wife. Directed by Takashi Miike, starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, and Tetsu Sawaki.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Psychos/Odishon__1999_
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Relationships/Warm_Water_Under_a_Red_Bridge__Akai_hashi_no_shita_no_nurui_mizu_
- Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) (6)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ghosts_and_Hauntings/Dark_Water__Honogurai_mizu_no_soko_kara_
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