A 'real' movie fights back in anime-ruled Japan

Legit | 07-09-2025 04:18pm |

Pensioner Shizue Kato didn't fancy the new "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster and instead watched "Kokuho", a rare live action cinema hit in Japan, where animation rules. But "Kokuho" is a hit in Japanese cinemas at least, the fastest domestic-made live action film to pass 10 billion yen since "Bayside" in 2003.

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