The directors, two generations of Japanese filmmaking excellence, delivered a wide-ranging, humorous discussion on their approach and each other.

Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too brash, too nightclub-esque — like something you’d see on a neon sign in Itaewon, a nightlife neighborhood in the South Korean ...

At the Tokyo Film Fest, producers behind ‘Shogun,’ ‘Kokuho’ and ‘Renoir’ shared insights on bringing Japanese stories and talent to global audiences.