Film & TV
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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...
May 9, 2025
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Japanese Actress Mio Imada Plays Character Based on Wife of ‘Anpanman’ Creator
Mio Imada stars in NHK’s serial morning drama “Anpan,” as the wife of an artist who is based on T...
May 9, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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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