Being nominated for an Academy Award is often viewed as one of the highest honors any film achieves, let alone winning. The odds are always stacked against you, especially if you’re a foreign picture, ...

Toei Kyoto Studio Park, a popular tourist destination here known for providing settings for numerous Japanese period dramas, ...

Miyazaki’s work provokes that rare emotion—the shiver of recognition of a type of beauty that is impossible in the real world ...

For nearly seven decades, animation studio Toei Animation Co. has relied on recognizable franchises, including pirate adventure “One Piece” and fantasy “Dragon Ball,” in making itself a leader. But ...