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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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Documentary on disease depicts people’s desperate, driven fight for life
Renowned documentary film director Kazuo Hara has turned his lens to the issues revolving around Min...
December 7, 2021
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French documentary on northern territories screened in Japan
A French documentary depicting the situation on Kunashiri Island, one of Japan’s northern territorie...
December 5, 2021
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Nishijima a mystery man in new TV thriller ‘Guilty Flag’
Hidetoshi Nishijima stars as Ryosuke Sagara, a salaryman who becomes the talk of the nation followin...
November 12, 2021
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Voice actors breathe life into AI animated film
“Ai no utagoe o kikasete” (Sing a Bit of Harmony), an animated film centered around a girl who is an...
November 12, 2021
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Superhero squad reunites in new film ‘Ten Gokaiger’
The other day I watched a preview of the film “Ten Gokaiger,” a sequel to the Super Sentai series to...
November 12, 2021
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Kamen Rider Kaixa event celebrates 10th anniversary
The 913 Matsuri is one of my strangest annual events. Each year, actor Kohei Murakami and I organize...
October 8, 2021
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Unlikely screen pairing shows anyone can be a hero
The movie “Kimi wa Eien ni Soitsura yori Wakai” (Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots), released in t...
October 1, 2021
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‘Prince of Tennis’ creator serves up info on latest film
“Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis,” the newest film for the landmark tennis-themed manga “The Prince of T...
September 17, 2021
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‘Red’ superheroes celebrate 45 years of TV series
As you may know, one member of the superhero teams depicted in the Super Sentai TV series, often the...
September 10, 2021
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First 3 Kamen Riders reunite in 50th anniversary event
Three Kamen Riders were on stage. Yes, they really were there. Having witnessed this miracle in fron...
August 13, 2021
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Special effects master’s ‘lost’ film, found in U.K., to screen in Japan
A long-lost film with camerawork by Eiji Tsuburaya, a pioneer of tokusatsu special effects, is to be...
August 5, 2021
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‘Rurouni Kenshin’ film series concludes with epic ending, glimpse into past
The two new films in the Rurouni Kenshin series go into the origin of the cross-shaped scar that wan...
May 21, 2021
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Early days of Super Sentai, Kamen Rider recalled
In April, I convened an online gathering of the Kanreki Matsuri, the second time the event was held ...
May 14, 2021
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