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  • Japanese Tokusatsu TV Series ‘Himitsu Sentai Gorenger’ Celebrates 50 Years; Event Host Happy Reunion of Show’s Cast

    I was in tears before I knew it. I understood what was about to take place and was ready to watch...

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  • Movie ‘Hana Manma’ Rich with Life’s Memories; Lead Actors Discuss Thoughts, Changes in Adaptation in Interview

    Adapted from the 2005 Naoki Prize-winning short story collection, the film “Hana Manma” (“PETALS ...

    May 2, 2025

  • South Korean Director Ryoo Seung-wan Uses Action, Emotion to Depict Realistic Hero Character in ‘I, The Executioner’

    There are several South Korean directors, such as Bong Joon-ho, whose work I never want to miss. ...

    April 18, 2025

  • Kansai TV President Resigns over Sexual Violence Scandal at Fuji TV; Mishandling of Incident Criticized in Report

    OSAKA — Kansai Television Co. President Toru Ota left his post at the TV broadcaster on Friday in...

    April 5, 2025

  • Shiori Kubo, Yuna Taira Star in Film ‘Nemurubaka’ about Briefness of College Life

    Based on Masakazu Ishiguro’s hit manga, the film “Nemurubaka -Hypnic Jerks-,” released in theater...

    April 4, 2025

  • Oscar Nominated Gem ‘Magic Candies’ is an Animated Masterpiece

    Starting today, Yasuko Onda, a Yomiuri Shimbun senior writer, will write about and recommend movi...

    March 21, 2025

  • Japanese Movies Win Prizes at Berlin Festival

    BERLIN (Jiji Press) — "Futsu no Seikatsu” (Ordinary Life), an animated movie directed by Japan’s ...

    February 23, 2025

  • Actor Eiji Akaso Wants to Keep Challenging Himself

    To be honest, “Sozoku Tantei” (“Inheritance Detective”), the title of a drama now airing on the N...

    February 21, 2025

  • Legend Tokusatsu Actor Haruta Makes Directorial Debut, Japan Release Eagerly Awaited

    “Karasu no Hane o Tsukurou Onna” (“Raven Woman”) is a new film conceived and directed by Junichi ...

    February 14, 2025

  • Nobuyuki Suzuki Is ‘Salary Man Kintaro’ of Reiwa Era; Popular Manga a Story about Tuna Fisherman Who Becomes Salary Worker

    “Salary Man Kintaro,” a popular manga by Hiroshi Motomiya depicting the lives of salaried workers...

    February 7, 2025

  • Radio Show Hosts Make Heart-Warming Tokusatsu Event; Yama-Chang Has Touching Surprise

    At the end of 2024, I put on an event based on Tokyo Star Radio’s “Ome Oja!” radio show, which is...

    January 10, 2025

  • “Shogun” Sweeps TV Drama Categories at Golden Globes (UPDATE 5)

    Las Vegas (Jiji Press)—”Shogun,” a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanad...

    January 6, 2025

  • Nippon TV Network Broadcasters Officially Decide to Start Joint Holding Company; Regional Broadcasters in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka Will Launch Venture in April 2025

    Four key regional TV broadcasters in the Nippon TV network — The Sapporo Television Broadcasting ...

    December 25, 2024

  • Shinzo Katayama Adapts Yoshiharu Tsuge’s Manga Universe for Big Screen; Man’s Private World on Full Display

    “Ame no Naka no Yokujo” (“Lust in the Rain”), a film based on four short manga by the one and onl...

    December 19, 2024

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