# Japanese cinema captivates new global audience Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/japanese-cinema-captivates-new-global-audience Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/japanese-cinema-captivates-new-global-audience.md Podcast: [In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665) Published: 2026-07-15T02:48:08+00:00 Episode link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4941/ Audio file: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/medias/en/news/backstory/articles-4941-9814-202607151145.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/episodes/japanese-cinema-captivates-new-global-audience Duration seconds: 386 ## Resource A new generation of Japanese filmmakers is emerging across a wide range of genres, their work winning critical acclaim at film festivals around the world. The recognition follows the success of directors like Koreeda Hirokazu and Kitano Takeshi, who have been captivating global audiences for decades. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/episodes/japanese-cinema-captivates-new-global-audience/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/japanese-cinema-captivates-new-global-audience.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.