Film & TV
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Veteran suit actors and their superhero ‘nanori’ poses
On April 16, I hosted “Kanreki Matsuri 12,” a long-standing event series I run, and invited veteran ...
May 13, 2022
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Lodging-style artists’ studio opens in Kobe
The Yomiuri ShimbunMirai Moriyama, second from right, and other members of the AiRK management team ...
May 13, 2022
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Japan govt honors Oscar-winning ‘Drive My Car’ director, actor
The Japanese government presented awards Thursday to film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and actor Hide...
April 16, 2022
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Snow Man members bring anime sextuplets to life
The nine members of the boy band Snow Man have added to their skill set as entertainers as they rece...
April 15, 2022
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Action master Jiro Okamoto fires up excitement virtually
The annual Jiro Matsuri, a talk show and festival in honor of veteran actor Jiro Okamoto, who excels...
April 8, 2022
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Japan cheers ‘Drive My Car’ Oscar win, hopes it will raise Murakami’s profile
TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) – From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday ...
March 28, 2022
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Japan film “Drive My Car” scoops Best International Feature Film at Oscars
LOS ANGELES — “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy A...
March 28, 2022
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Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar for best international feature film
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) – Japanese drama “Drive My Car,” the story of a widowed theater acto...
March 28, 2022
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Japanese film director ‘full of pride’ over Oscar-nominated film
LOS ANGELES — Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the Oscar-nominated film “Drive My Car,” shared his fee...
March 27, 2022
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Japanese film wins special mention at Berlin festival
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Japanese director Atsushi Wada’s “Bird in the Peninsula” received a special me...
February 17, 2022
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“Drive My Car” receives 4 Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES (Jiji Press) — Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” received 2022 Academ...
February 9, 2022
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‘Drive My Car’ wins Golden Globe for best non-English film
LOS ANGELES — Japan’s “Drive My Car” won best non-English language film at the 79th Golden Globe Awa...
January 10, 2022
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Japan’s “Drive My Car” wins U.S. Film Critics Awards
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese movie director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the 2021 best pi...
January 10, 2022
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‘Asakusa Kid’ taps into Beat Takeshi’s key relationship in early comedic life
The film “Asakusa Kid” depicting the formative years of legendary comedian Beat Takeshi — who goes b...
January 7, 2022
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Director Makoto Shinkai reveals details of new animated film
Director Makoto Shinkai said his first new animated film in three years is called “Suzume no Tojimar...
December 16, 2021
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