Film & TV
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Yuumi Kawai Boosts Presence With Acting Prowess; Actor Talks about Deciding on Career in High School
Many viewers must have wondered who played Junko, a delinquent high school student who deeply lov...
May 17, 2024
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Actors Issey Takahashi, Marie Iitoyo Gets Married; Couple Costar in TV Drama ‘Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan’
Actors Issey Takahashi and Marie Iitoyo have gotten married, their agencies announced on Thursday...
May 16, 2024
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Glamorous Event Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Bioman’ and All Its Charms in Osaka
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of “Chodenshi Bioman,” a Super Sentai serie...
May 10, 2024
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Japan Director Hirokazu Koreeda Selected to be on Cannes Film Festival Jury; ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig to Preside
Japanese film director Hirokazu Koreeda has been selected as one of the jury members for the 77th...
April 30, 2024
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Sairi Ito in ‘Tora ni Tsubara’ Can Not Only Handle the Pressure as Lead Role — She Enjoys It
The Yomiuri ShimbunSairi Ito By Yoshitaka Tsujimoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer [posttime] JST,&e...
April 26, 2024
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Hiroyuki Sanada Pursues Authenticity of Feudal Japan in ‘Shogun’; Pushed for Detailed in Depiction of Characters
Hiroyuki Sanada, who showed the world the heart of a quintessential samurai in the film “The Last...
April 19, 2024
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Studio Ghibli to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
Paris (Jiji Press)—Japanese anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli Inc. will be given an Honorary Palme d...
April 18, 2024
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Revered ‘Suit Actor’ Jiro Okamoto Shines at Jiro Matsuri Event
In March, I successfully held yet another Jiro Matsuri talk event. This project features veteran act...
April 12, 2024
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Studying Dinosaurs for Humanity’s Future
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, a renowned and a professor paleontologist and a deputy director at the Hokkaid...
April 5, 2024
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Godzilla Director Takashi Yamazaki Returns to Japan with an Oscar in Hand; Wants to “Take On Many More Challenges”
The director of “Godzilla Minus One,” Takashi Yamazaki, who returned to Japan on Tuesday with the...
March 13, 2024
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Japanese Films’ Success in U.S. Likely to Spur Overseas Strategy among Japan Firms; Movie Exports up 600％ over Decade
The success of Japanese films “Godzilla Minus One” and “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka” (“The Boy and th...
March 12, 2024
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Double Oscars Shows Power of Visual Imagery in Japanese Films; Miyazaki Revels in Win
LOS ANGELES — The triumph of two Japanese films at the 96th Academy Awards showed Japan can compe...
March 12, 2024
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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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