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A hit in Japan, where it was selected to represent the country at the Academy Awards, Kokuho is a tougher sell elsewhere. Focusing on two kabuki rivals over a 50-year period, the film is nothing if not ambitious. Viewers unfamiliar with its...

Lee Sang-il drills into the emotional ruptures of life. His films study how people break -- and who they become afterward. The Japanese director built a career on emotionally precise, performance-driven dramas that illuminate how people fracture under extraordinary pressure....

A hit in Japan, where it was selected to represent the country at the Academy Awards, Kokuho is a tougher sell elsewhere. Focusing on two kabuki rivals over a 50-year period, the film is nothing if not ambitious. Viewers unfamiliar...

Our exclusive interview with the minds behind Japan's box office smash-hit

A lot of positive buzz was generated when the two short teasers for the Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven were released. We now have the full trailer to show you, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Lee Sang-il, the acclaimed director...