Editing Cinema of Japan (section)

===Reiwa period===
The 2020 Japanese epic disaster drama film [[Fukushima 50 (film)|Fukushima 50]], released on 6 March 2020, directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu and written by Yōichi Maekawa. The film is based on the book by Ryusho Kadota, titled ''On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi'', and it is the first Japanese film to depict the disaster. 

In early 2020, the Japanese film and television industry was afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which greatly suffered due to health requirements. This gave the nation its worst day of film and television industry impacted by health crises since the end of World War II. From the first (of many) 'health lockdowns' until the end of September 2021, many Japanese studios were closed or reorganized to suit the legal requirements for spread prevention which ultimately resulted in the suspension of filming for many movies, however, it did not stop from people wanting to see movies. <ref name=":2" /> Despite this pandemic occurring, many films were slowly being reintroduced to Japanese cinemas, which changed how Japan would approach cinema within the following years. From 2021-2022, there was the reinstating of Japanese cinema to Japanese audiences, as theater attendance had increased from the original 54.5% from 2020,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=REPORTS OF FILM EXHIBITION {{!}} Japan Community Cinema Center |url=http://jc3.jp/wp/reports-fe/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |language=ja}}</ref> to about 78% by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=REPORTS OF FILM EXHIBITION {{!}} Japan Community Cinema Center |url=http://jc3.jp/wp/reports-fe/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |language=ja}}</ref> In 2022 alone, though there was a significant decrease from 2019’s numbers, there were 590 movie theatres that were open and available to the public, allowing for the public to reengage with normal activities while being amid the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=REPORTS OF FILM EXHIBITION {{!}} Japan Community Cinema Center |url=http://jc3.jp/wp/reports-fe/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |language=ja}}</ref> 

In October 2020 (after the reopening film industry), a Japanese anime film ''[[Demon Slayer: Mugen Train]]'' based on the ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]'' manga series broke all box-office records in the country, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time and the highest-grossing film of 2020.

[[File:Ryusuke Hamaguchi (HKAFF2018) (cropped).png|thumb|right|200px|[[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]]]]

In October 2021, a Japanese [[Drama (film and television)|drama]]-[[Road movie|road film]] [[Drive My Car (film)|Drive My Car]] won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[79th Golden Globe Awards]] and received the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/03/28/films/ryusuke-hamaguchi-oscars-drive-my-car/ | title=Japan's 'Drive My Car' wins Academy Award for best international film | date=March 28, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2022 |title=Japan's 'Drive My Car' wins Golden Globe for best non-English film |work=[[The Japan Times]] |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/01/10/films/drive-my-car-golden-globes/ |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

In May 2023, a Japanese [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] [[Perfect Days]] won [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury|Ecumenical Jury]] at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival|76th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/|title=Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=27 May 2023|access-date=27 May 2023|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528070941/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/|url-status=live}}</ref> Besides that a Japanese [[psychological drama]]tic [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Psychological thriller|thriller film]] [[Monster (2023 Japanese film)|Monster]] won [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] as well as the [[Queer Palm]] at the same festival.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 May 2023|title=Festival de Cannes 2023 - La Queer Palm au film japonais ''Monster''|url=https://www.lalibre.be/dernieres-depeches/2023/05/27/festival-de-cannes-2023-la-queer-palm-au-film-japonais-monster-UDC3GCDSLRFQ5AJ5WU6O2T4MAY/|newspaper=[[La Libre Belgique|La Libre]]|language=fr|agency=[[Belga (news agency)|Belga]]|access-date=26 May 2023|archive-date=27 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527000951/https://www.lalibre.be/dernieres-depeches/2023/05/27/festival-de-cannes-2023-la-queer-palm-au-film-japonais-monster-UDC3GCDSLRFQ5AJ5WU6O2T4MAY/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2023, a Japanese [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[mystery film]] [[Evil Does Not Exist]] won [[Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)|Grand Jury]] and [[FIPRESCI Award]] at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival]] and also awarded Best Film at the [[2023 BFI London Film Festival]].<ref name="Grand Jury Prize">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/venice-film-festival-2023-awards-winners-full-list-1235541624/|title=Venice Winners: Golden Lion Goes To Yorgos Lanthimos For 'Poor Things'; Hamaguchi, Sarsgaard, Spaeny Also Score — Full List|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first1=Nancy|last1=Tartaglione|first2=Zac|last2=Ntim|date=9 September 2023|accessdate=9 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2023 |title=Award winners announced at 67th BFI London Film Festival |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/award-winners-67th-bfi-london-film-festival |access-date=2 March 2024 |website=[[BFI]]}}</ref>

Hayao Miyazaki's ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'' and [[Takashi Yamazaki]]'s ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (both released in 2023) each won an award at the [[96th Academy Awards]] and garnered critical acclaim.<ref name="Non-EnglishOscar">{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2024-03-11 |title=Record Number Of Non-English-Language Movies Take Home Oscar Statuettes |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-minus-one-makes-vfx-oscar-record-number-of-non-english-language-movies-oscar-winners-1235854658/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311183300/https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-minus-one-makes-vfx-oscar-record-number-of-non-english-language-movies-oscar-winners-1235854658/ |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yamat |first=Rio |date=2024-03-10 |title=At 83, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki earns historic Oscar for ''The Boy and the Heron'' |url=https://apnews.com/article/best-animated-film-2024-oscars-346ebe9c9392126031969ff51044a4a2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311010819/https://apnews.com/article/best-animated-film-2024-oscars-346ebe9c9392126031969ff51044a4a2 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-10 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> ''The Boy and the Heron'' also won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]] at the [[81st Golden Globe Awards]], the first non-English-language animated film to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-08 |title=Hayao Miyazaki wins Golden Globe for The Boy and the Heron |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67909246 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116203259/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67909246 |url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, ''Godzilla Minus One'' became the first foreign-language film to win the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]].<ref name="Non-EnglishOscar" />