Hosoda’s recent movies include the Academy Award nominated Mirai, which follows a young boy who discovers a magical time-traveling garden and Belle, a sci-fi retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which ...

Sony Pictures is co-producing and co-financing the pic with the acclaimed Japanese writer-director's Studio Chizu and Nippon ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...