Miyazaki’s ‘Porco Rosso’ to Be Shown in Japanese, English
GKIDS presents Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 at selected theaters nationwide through November. Hayao Miyazaki’s “Porco Rosso” (1992) will be...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 16, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Only Yesterday’ at Faith UMC
“Only Yesterday” (1991), a PG-13 animated feature directed by Isao Takahata, will be shown on May 20. Due to logistics for the Matsuri of...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 11, 20182 min read
‘Lu Over the Wall’ Tells a Mermaid’s Tale
From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 11, 20183 min read
VC to Honor Doug Aihara, Renee Tajima-Peña
The goal is to celebrate VC’s past, present, and future by (re)connecting with people and communities who made great things happen....
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Rafu Shimpo
May 11, 20181 min read
Outdoor Screening of ‘Mulan’ at Griffith Park
Fearful that her ailing father will be drafted into the Chinese military, Mulan (Ming-Na Wen, singing voice by Lea Salonga) takes his...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 8, 20181 min read
Murder Mystery at LAAPFF
This latest from festival favorite Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Still Walking,” “Nobody Knows”) marks an alluring departure from the sage...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 4, 20181 min read
Japan Foundation to Screen Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Creepy’
“Creepy” is film adaptation of a mystery novel detailing the intertwining double enigmas of an unsolved missing family case and an odd,...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 4, 20181 min read
‘August at Akiko’s’ at Downtown Independent
“August at Akiko’s” “August at Akiko’s” will be screened on Sunday, May 6, at 7:15 p.m. at The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St. in...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 3, 20183 min read
‘Resistance at Tule Lake’ Set for National Broadcast Premiere
Japanese American members of pro-Japan group known as the Hoshi Dan honoring brethren who are being purged from Tule Lake and sent to...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 2, 20182 min read
Stunt Coordinator Jeff Imada Profiled in Short Film
“Jeff Imada: Breaking Barriers by Design” will be screened Sunday, May 6, as part of the “Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told”...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 1, 20181 min read
Soldiers’ Stories
He and his fellow Nisei from Hawaii combated prejudice and discrimination to loyally serve their country. Their extraordinary service,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 30, 20183 min read
‘Dancing’ Dream Comes True
Mirai Nagasu (ABC) Mirai Nagasu is trading in her skates for dancing shoes on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes.” She is paired...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 27, 20187 min read
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Slate of 118 Films
“Searching” Visual Communications (VC), the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, announced its outstanding program...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 27, 20181 min read
‘The Hidden Blade’ Screening at WLA UMC
Known in Japan as “Kakushi Ken: Oni no Tsume,” this is the second award-winning film in a samurai trilogy by Yamada and renowned author...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 20, 20183 min read
Screening of Janice Tanaka’s Documentaries at USC
An archive photo from Janice Tanaka’s 2015 documentary “Act of Faith: The Rev. Emery Andrews Story.” “Japanese American WWII...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Journey with the Gods,’ Q&A with Kirin Kiki at USC
Kirin Kiki in a scene from “Journey to the Gods.” A screening of “Journey with the Gods: The Rebuilding of Ise Jingu Shrine” will be...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Japan Foundation to Screen ‘Life Is Fruity’
The documentary tells the story of architect Shuichi Tsubata and his wife Hideko. The Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd.,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Sweet Screening
From left: Kyara Uchida, Kirin Kiki and Masatoshi Nagase star in “Sweet Bean.” Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 5, 20183 min read
UTB Signing Off
The Sept. 17, 1971 front page of The Rafu Shimpo announced the new broadcaster of Japanese programming in Los Angeles, the first in the...
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