Three of the 1970s Japanese icon's greatest, grungiest films show how the grindhouse rivals the arthouse for sheer filmmaking flair. 1973’s “Lady Snowblood” is probably the most “respectable” of the ...

An important, if subtle, difference between Meiko Kaji and Pam Grier as action stars is that, where Kaji is an avenger, Grier is a protector. Her characters are ordinary women with jobs — the title ...

Actress and singer Meiko Kaji's album “Hajiki Uta” has been re-released as a vinyl record in Europe exactly 50 years after its initial release. “I’m so flattered that my album is enjoying a revival ...

A still from Netflix’s ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’. Credit: Netflix Yu Yu Hakusho’s development is ground-breaking for Japan’s TV industry, Sakaguchi says, which could not previously handle the VFX of such a ...

Netflix has plenty of new offerings in June 2023, including new seasons of hit shows such as The Witcher, plus the film Extraction 2 starring Chris Hemsworth. Check out what’s new this week on Netflix ...

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'70s Week: The '70s saw women kicking ass like never before — two of them cut an especially spectacular trail that bleeds a clear path through the last 50 years of action movies. Women have been ...