Hiroyuki Sanada is one of the best Japanese actors of all time, and one of just a handful that has found incredible success outside the Japanese film industry. Sanada began his acting career at an ...

In a marketplace already glutted with Hero and The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, how’s a samurai soap opera to distinguish itself? In the case of The Twilight Samurai, it’s by playing down the action and ...

With 91 films over 64 years — including the beloved 'Tora-san' series and Oscar-nominated 'The Twilight Samurai' — Yamada ...

The veteran filmmaker issued the call during a conversation with 'Kokuho' director Lee Sang-il at Tokyo International Film ...

As previously announced, Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga – who has appeared in several of Yamada’s films – will also ...

Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival has launched a new award to honor performances on the small screen and will hand the inaugural gong to Shōgun actor Hiroyuki Sanada. Hiroyuki will receive the award ...

The Tokyo Film Festival will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Japanese director Yoji Yamada. Yamada’s latest ...

Yamada Yoji to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival's 38th edition where latest film 'Tokyo Taxi' ...