Accessing films through studio-sanctioned retrospectives guarantees the highest fidelity to the original negatives.

Shochiku regularly partners with international film festivals to screen fully restored versions of wartime and post-war masterpieces. How to Access Japanese Movie Archives Globally

A groundbreaking, avant-garde silent horror film that was lost for 45 years before its rediscovery, serving as a masterpiece of early Japanese experimental cinema.

An informal group dedicated to the study of Japanese moving image media, offering extensive resources, bibliography, and links to research regarding Japanese cinema.

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