#JapanEseFilm

Speaking at Cannes, the 'Nagi Notes' director warned that AI-generated art may come at the expense of human expression and discovery.

Not every twist lands in Yukihiko Tsutsumi's vaguely dystopian film, but its deadly TV spectacle is undeniably diverting.

Amputation as eldercare makes for an unnerving premise, but Koki Yoshida's bleak drama is most effective in its quiet plausibility.

Part gorefest, part dark comedy, Takashi Miike's cult shocker remains one of the director's most unforgettable films.

Akira Ogata's warmhearted drama mixes medical history, culture clash and gentle humor into an enlightening look at modern medicine's beginnings.

Takahisa Zeze's adaptation of a Kanae Minato novel revels a little too eagerly in the suffering it depicts.

Jun Yamada's low-budget suspense drama is lean and stylistically assured, with a protagonist with deeply disturbing tastes.

Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary 'At the Triangle Intersection' follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.