TOKYO – Filipino actress Shaina Magdayao is currently in Japan representing Lav Diaz’s four-hour monochrome rock opera “Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Season of the Devil),” at the ongoing 31st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).

Jericho Rosales has been in the showbiz industry long enough – for more than two decades and counting – that he managed to establish himself as one of the Philippines’ formidable actors.

Dubbed the “gateway of Japan to Asia” because of its proximity to its Asian neighbors, Fukuoka City entices millions of local and foreign tourists all year round.

TOKYO – The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) organizers on Saturday congratulated Kidlat Tahimik, the father of Philippine independent cinema, for being conferred by President Rodrigo Duterte with the National Artist for Film award.