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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 3, 20182 min read
Work-in-Progress Screening of ‘Manzanar, Diverted’ in Camarillo
A scene from Ann Kaneko’s “Manzanar, Diverted.” CAMARILLO — Los Angeles-based feature filmmaker Ann Kaneko will screen her third...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 29, 20181 min read
Three Screenings of Anime Feature ‘Fireworks’
Producer Genki Kawamura follows up his mega-hit “Your Name” with another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20181 min read
Movie Academy Invites Record 928 for Diversified Membership
RAFU WIRE SERVICES In its ongoing mission to diversify membership, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 26, 20186 min read
VOX POPULI: Scott Brunton, You Owe George Takei an Apology
By GUY AOKI As a columnist who covered the Scott Brunton/George Takei controversy in my “Into the Next Stage” column (“Uh-Oh…,” Nov. 16,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Naruse’s ‘Mother’ to Be Screened at WLAUMC
Kyoko Kagawa and Kinuyo Tanaka in a scene from “Mother.” “Mother” (1952, 98 minutes), directed by Mikio Naruse, will be screened on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Tokyo’s Homeless’ in L.A.
This free and family-friendly screening is co-presented by UCLA’s Urban Humanities Initiative. The homeless in Japan are almost...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 20, 20181 min read
James Shigeta Solo Albums to Be Released on CD June 29
Stage Door Records will release James Shigeta’s solo albums “Scene One” and “We Speak the Same Language” on compact disc June 29. In his...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 17, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Path of Dreams’ at Nibei Foundation
The film reimagines the legend of Japanese poetess Ono no Komachi (Airi Kido), who challenges the pompous Shosho (TJ Kayama) to write...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 13, 20181 min read
‘Third Murder,’ ‘Parks’ to Be Screened at Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, in Los Angeles, screens recent Japanese films every second and fourth...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 11, 20182 min read
L.A. Premiere of ‘The Ito Sisters’ at JANM
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer, director and producer Antonia Grace Glenn, along with UC Berkeley scholars Evelyn...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Santa Monica Reads to Present ‘We Said No! No!,’ ‘Japanese Flower Market,’ ‘Farewell to Manzanar’
SANTA MONICA — The 2018 Santa Monica Reads community reading program continues with three events exploring different aspects of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 5, 20181 min read
‘Yonsei Eyes’ to Screen at Gardena Valley JCI
Osaki is an emerging filmmaker who has directed and produced promotional, educational, narrative, and short documentary films. His...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 30, 20181 min read
‘Erased: Asian Americans in Hollywood’ Film Series
Visual Artists Group is presenting “Erased: Asian Americans in Hollywood,” an exhibition and free movie series, at 5239 Melrose Ave. in...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 30, 20181 min read
Fathom Events Presents English Dub of ‘Fate/Stay Night’
Based on the wildly popular Fate franchise that gave anime fans “Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works],” “Fate/Zero,” and the hit...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 30, 20181 min read
‘Spirited Away’ at the Nuart
“Spirited Away” Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” (2001, 2 hours, 5 minutes) will be screened on Friday, June 1, at 11:55 p.m. at...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 25, 20183 min read
YouTube Renews ‘Cobra Kai’ for Second Season
Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) from “The Karate Kid” are reunited in the YouTube Red series “Cobra Kai.” YouTube has...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 25, 20182 min read
APA Actors Added to Cast of ‘The Good Doctor’
“The Good Doctor,” ABC’s most-watched new series, will undergo cast changes for Season 2. Christina Chang and Will Yun Lee Based on an...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20183 min read
Musical Performance, Documentary on JA Incarceration at Beyond Baroque
From left: musicians Chika Inouye and Mary Au, VJAMM Committee members Alice Stek and Arnold Maeda, and Fehmi Yildirim on Nov. 5, 2017 in...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20182 min read
Nagasu Misses Out on ‘DWTS’ Finale
Mirai Nagasu and Alan Bersten (ABC) Mirai Nagasu and partner Alan Bersten performed a quickstep routine on the May 14 telecast of ABC’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 21, 20181 min read
Japan Foundation to Screen ‘The Whispering Star’
In this science-fiction drama by internationally popular director Sion Sono, who brings to life a script he wrote in 1990 in...
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