The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival opened on Oct. 28 in the Japanese capital's Hibiya, Marunouchi, Ginza and ...

Acclaimed actress Rinko Kikuchi made her debut in the 1999 Japanese movie Ikitai (Will to Live). She was catapulted onto the international scene with her Academy Award-nominated role in Alejandro ...

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During the festival's star-packed opening ceremony, Japan's new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared via video to express ...

alongside internationally acclaimed Japanese actors Ken Watanabe ("Inception") and Rinko Kikuchi ("Pacific Rim"). The series is based on the book "Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police ...

New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru promises movie industry support as Tokyo International Film Festival dodges the rain at ...

In season two of "Westworld," actress Rinko Kikuchi splits the Shogun's head in half. But since the Shogun's body continues to squirm around, the team couldn't just make a prosthetic head.

Introduced this year is the Women’s Empowerment section, which is co-hosted by the Tokyo metropolitan government and includes ...

The Pacific Rim franchise spans multiple movies and a TV show. If you're a newcomer to the sci-fi series, here's the best ...

Rinko Kikuchi, navigator of the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival, poses on the red carpet in the capital's Chiyoda Ward ...

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Had he turned up in person, Ishiba would have been treated to star Kikuchi Rinko as the festival’s ambassador, a huge purple-haired anime character that introduced the film selections and ...