Japan’s cherry blossom season is a spring of inspiration for film-makers around the world, who capture and interpret this beautiful time of the year in their own style and language. The essence of cherry blossoms is beautifully presented in these 3 films – a documentary on endurance and survival, an animated tale of fleeting joy…

How many times have you felt like crying just because a song sounded so sad that you couldn’t help but remember an event in your life that once made you cry? It could be a lost love, a failure to achieve something, or just any random lonely moments that come to mind when you hear…

“5 Centimeters per Second” was awarded “The Best Animated Feature Film” in 2007 at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It is a Japanese romantic drama film directed by Makoto Shinkai, a Japanese director of anime and former graphic designer. Let’s undertake the events which occurred in the love story. How the Story Goes The story’s…