Culture
Film & TV
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Godzilla, Hayao Miyazaki Both Take Home Oscars; First Double Win for Japanese Films Since 2009
LOS ANGELES — “Godzilla Minus One,” directed by Takashi Yamazaki, won Best Visual Effects at the ...
March 11, 2024
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Veteran Action ‘Suit Actors’ Are Like Living Cultural Treasures
In February, I organized a Kanreki Matsuri (a festival celebrating the age of 60), which was attende...
March 8, 2024
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On Long-Overlooked ‘Suit Actors’ and Tokusatsu Superheroes
Last year, I published my second book, “Suit Actor no Kyoji” (The pride of suit actors) from Shueish...
February 9, 2024
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First-Ever Australian First Nations Film Festival in Japan to Showcase Indigenous Voices; Physical Screening in Shibuya, Online Streaming for Free in Japan
A film festival celebrating the works of Indigenous Australian directors will be held in Japan for t...
January 31, 2024
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Japan Box-Office Revenues Up 3.9％ in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s box-office revenues in 2023 rose 3.9 pct from the previous year to ¥22...
January 31, 2024
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Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” Nominated for Oscar
Los Angeles, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japanese amine director Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” ...
January 24, 2024
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Celebrate 60th Anniversary of ‘Gekko Kamen,’ Japan’s First Tokusatsu Sci-Fi Superhero TV Show
“Gekko Kamen” (”Moonlight Mask”) is Japan’s first tokusatsu sci-fi superhero TV show, and it started...
January 12, 2024
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Bicsmalln breaks ‘taboos,’ expands horizons overseas
First popular in Japan about 20 years ago for using their bodies to mimic various items, the Bicsmal...
December 29, 2023
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CD of Extensive, Lively Conversation Between Director Akira Kurosawa, His Friend Composer Fumio Hayasaka to Be Released
The discovery of a tape recording of a conversation between director Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) and ...
December 19, 2023
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Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai’s Animated Films Nominated for Golden Globe
Los Angeles (Jiji Press)—Japanese movies “The Boy and the Heron” and “Suzume” were nominated for bes...
December 12, 2023
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Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe Recount 30th Live-action Godzilla Film Produced in Japan
An icon of terror and despair rears its head in the Reiwa era (2019-). The “Godzilla” film franchis...
December 8, 2023
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Non-Red Costumed Super Sentai Heroes Get the Spotlight
For the first time in five years, I held Hangyaku Matsuri, a talk event with cast and staff from tok...
December 8, 2023
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Seeking Delicious Sake, Food on ‘Wandering Taverns’; Rui Yoshida’s Pioneering TV Show Reaches 20 Years
Rui Yoshida, known as the “Tavern Poet” 74, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BS-TBS program “R...
December 3, 2023
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Live-Action Lupin III Spin-Off Available Worldwide; Tamayama Reprises Role of Jigen Daisuke
“Jigen Daisuke,” a live-action film starring the gunman and partner in crime of Lupin III from the p...
December 1, 2023
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Green-clad Superhero Event Spawns Miracle of Tokusatsu Stunts, Choreography
It has been about 20 years since I started organizing events about superheroes from tokusatsu sci-fi...
November 10, 2023
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