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KOJI FUKADA

"Nagi Notes" director Koji Fukada attends a press conference at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 15, 2026
At Cannes, director Koji Fukada says AI undermines the creative process
Speaking at Cannes, the ¡°Nagi Notes¡± director warned that AI-generated art may come at the expense of human expression and discovery.
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's ¡°Sheep in the Box" is up for a Palme d¡¯Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Films by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada are also in the running for the festival's top prize.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 14, 2026
Three Japanese directors vie for top prize at Cannes, a first since 2001
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada bring a strong Japanese presence to the Cannes Film Festival¡¯s competition section this year.
In Koji Fukada¡¯s ¡°Love on Trial,¡± a pop idol (Kyoko Saito) is sued by her management agency for violating the no-dating clause in her contract.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 22, 2026
¡®Love on Trial¡¯: When romance becomes a legal risk
Koji Fukada¡¯s drama gets the details right about idol culture, but softens its moral punch.
In Yoshinori Sato¡¯s slow-burn youth drama ¡°Dawn Chorus,¡± Mariko Tsutsui plays a campground manager whose teenage nephew comes into her life looking for his mother but finding a kindred spirit in her.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2025
Mariko Tsutsui knows the power of quiet roles
The ¡°Dawn Chorus¡± actor inhabits every character through meticulous preparation.
Director Koji Fukada and actor Kyoko Saito pose during a photocall for Fukada's new film, "Love on Trial," in Cannes, France.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 25, 2025
At Cannes, Fukada spotlights J-pop¡¯s ban on idol romance
Director Koji Fukada¡¯s new film, ¡°Love on Trial,¡± explores Japan¡¯s idol industry and the contracts that ban young women from dating.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 8, 2022
¡®Love Life¡¯ tells a meandering story about grief
Koji Fukada¡¯s drama about a married couple hit by tragedy is a little too oblique for its own good.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2019 in Review
Dec 19, 2019
2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film
The year predictably saw new iterations of long-running anime favorites top the box office, but the year¡¯s truly interesting films lay much further down the financial rankings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 24, 2019
¡®A Girl Missing¡¯: You can run, but you can¡¯t hide
Mariko Tsutsui already had many stage, TV and film credits when she appeared in Koji Fukada¡¯s 2016 drama ¡°Harmonium.¡± But her performance as a woman whose life is destroyed by Tadanobu Asano¡¯s seductive ex-con was a revelation. She made the leap from the naive and sexually starved wife of the film¡¯s...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 23, 2018
¡®The Man from the Sea¡¯: A Japanese savior washes up in Aceh
Koji Fukada leads a younger generation of Japanese directors who are more internationally minded than their predecessors. He even used French export titles for his first two features ¡ª ¡°Hospitalite¡± (2010) and ¡°Au Revoir l¡¯Ete¡± (2013) ¡ª reflecting the influence of French cinema, particularly the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 20, 2017
Surefire formulas failed Japanese cinema in 2017
In a quarter-century of reporting on the Japanese film industry, I¡¯ve yet to find one optimist about its future.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 10, 2017
Fukada¡¯s filmmaking a breath of fresh air
Koji Fukada¡¯s black comedy ¡°Hospitalite¡± (¡°Kantai¡°) won best film in the Tokyo International Film Festival¡¯s Japanese Eyes section in 2010 and since then he has become accustomed to stepping up on stages to receive prizes for his work.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 22, 2017
Kanji Furutachi: Reacting to Japan¡¯s film industry
Over the years I¡¯ve heard many complaints about the bad acting in Japanese films, from the hammy emoting of over-indulged veterans to the amateurish turns of ¡°idols¡± cast more for their agency connections than any perceptible talent. I¡¯ve added to this chorus of negativity, but I¡¯ve also noticed that...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 28, 2016
¡®Harmonium¡¯: Dangerously good family drama
The films of Koji Fukada have long wrapped ambitious themes in deceptively unassuming genre packages. His 2011 international breakout ¡°Hospitalite¡± (¡°Kantai¡°) begins as a quirky comedy but becomes a sharp-edged drama of deceptions and secrets. Last year¡¯s ¡°Sayonara¡± starts as an offbeat essay in apocalyptic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2015
Fukada¡¯s ¡®Sayonara¡¯ captures android intimacy
¡®We all die alone¡± is a thought voiced by the famous (Hunter S. Thompson and Orson Welles among them), but it seems to state the obvious. We also all have toothaches alone, do we not?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2015
Director Koji Fukada explores nuanced human-robot divide in ¡®Sayonara¡¯
Whether it¡¯s the anthropomorphic cyborg cat Doraemon, Sony¡¯s artificially intelligent canine pet Aibo or even baby harp seals created to assist dementia patients, robots have long been recognized in Japan as capable of providing therapeutic and emotional assistance for their human owners.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 16, 2015
Girls take charge of their love lives in ¡®Chigasaki Story¡¯
Koji Fukada¡¯s 2013 beach film ¡°Hotori no Sakuko¡± (¡°Au Revoir l¡¯Ete¡°) was a loving homage to French master Eric Rohmer, with lengthy European-style vacations bestowed on Fukada¡¯s Japanese protagonists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 9, 2014
Fukada¡¯s young castaways on adulthood¡¯s shores
Born in Tokyo in 1980, Koji Fukada released his first film in 2004, but his breakthrough was 2010¡¯s ¡°Kantai (Hospitalit¨¦),¡± a witty black comedy about a mysterious stranger who talks his way into a job at a small Tokyo printing shop and is soon insinuating himself into the lives of the shop¡¯s proprietor...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2013
TIFF is your chance to catch up with Japanese film
The Tokyo International Film Festival, now in its 26th edition, has had its share of detractors, dissing it for everything from competition lineups of major festival castoffs (no longer true since TIFF stopped insisting on world premieres) to a Special Screening section that is essentially a PR showcase...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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