Film & TV
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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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Tokusatsu Fans from Brazil Enjoy Touring Locations Across Japan Used in Superhero TV Shows
A curious tour from Brazil to Japan took place this autumn. Although the tour package was 15 nigh...
December 13, 2024
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TV Drama “Shogun” Bags 4 Golden Globe Nominations
Silicon Valley (Jiji Press)—”Shogun,” a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki ...
December 10, 2024
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Keisuke Watanabe Relishes Joy of Acting in ‘Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality’
Actor Keisuke Watanabe’s latest film role is Inuzuka Shino in “Hakkenden” (“Hakkenden: Fiction an...
December 6, 2024
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Canadian Film Festival Winds Up Japan Tour in Toyama Prefecture
ASAHI, Toyama — The Japan tour of Canada’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival drew to a close in...
December 4, 2024
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Ryoma Takeuchi Stars in Video-Game-Turned-Drama ‘Like A Dragon: Yakuza’; Amazon Prime Video Brings to Life Beloved Fighting Franchise
Kazuma Kiryu is the protagonist of Sega’s immensely popular video game series “Ryu ga Gotoku” (Li...
November 29, 2024
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