Culture
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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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Refugee Film Festival Starts in Tokyo with Documentaries from Afghanistan, South Sudan, Venezuela, Others
The plight of refugees from some of the world’s most turbulent places are being presented at an annu...
November 7, 2023
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Director of New Godzilla Film Pursuing ‘Japanese Spirituality’ of 1954 Original
TOKYO (AP) — Godzilla, the nightmarish radiation spewing monster born out of nuclear weapons, has st...
November 4, 2023
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Takao Osawa Stars In, Produces ‘The Silent Service’; ‘Impossible to Adapt’ Manga Hits the Big Screen
“Chinmoku no Kantai” (“The Silent Service”), currently showing in theaters in Japan, is based on the...
November 3, 2023
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Shuri Steps into the Spotlight to Play Powerful Singer in NHK’s ‘Boogie Woogie’
Actress Shuri stars as charming and magnetic singer Suzuko Hanada in NHK’s new serial morning drama ...
October 27, 2023
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Tokyo International Film Festival Opens with Red Carpet Peak at Wim Wenders, Koji Yakusho
The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday, with 219 films to be screened at venues in...
October 24, 2023
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Japanese Actress Yuka Itaya Discusses Her New Revenge Drama
“Why did my beloved daughter have to die? Who drove her to her death?” An ordinary housewife, who su...
October 13, 2023
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Kohei Murakami Celebrates Kamen Rider Kaixa with Fans at Unique Event
I held the 12th edition of the 913 Matsuri on Sept. 13 and was able to sit down with actor Kohei Mur...
October 13, 2023
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Japan Auteur Yamada Sticks to Exploring the Human Condition after 90 Films
TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World ...
October 8, 2023
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Film Adaptation of “La Boheme” Starts Run in Japan, Presenting New York-based Story with Asian Opera Singers
A movie adaptation of Puccini’s renowned opera “La Boheme,” produced by a Hong Kong-based Japanese o...
October 6, 2023
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Japanese Actor Tatsuya Fuji Honored at San Sebastian Festival
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Actor Tatsuya Fuji, 82, was awarded the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performan...
October 1, 2023
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Ryoichi Higuchi, Singer-Songwriter with Parkinson’s, Stars in Film About Developing Disease
Ryoichi Higuchi, a singer-songwriter with Parkinson’s, will make his acting debut in “Ima Dance wo S...
September 30, 2023
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Thai Drama ‘2gether’ Underpins Wave of Enthusiasm in Japan for Kingdom’s Entertainment
People are increasingly falling under the spell of TV dramas from Thailand, as exemplified by the ge...
September 29, 2023
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Film Wins Silver Lion Award at Venice International Film Festival
VENICE — Film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Aku wa Sonzai Shinai” (“Evil Does Not Exist”) won the Gr...
September 10, 2023
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Grand Finale for a Feast of ‘Red’ Superhero Actors
The summer is over. This is what I feel every August after holding the Akamatsuri (Red festival), ...
September 9, 2023
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