Tezuka’s ‘Belladonna of Sadness’ at the Nuart
One of the great lost masterpieces of Japanese animation, never before officially released in the U.S., “Belladonna of Sadness” is a mad,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 27, 20183 min read
‘Ponyo’ Kicks Off Studio Ghibli Fest
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20181 min read
‘Art Appraiser Q’ to Be Screened at WLA UMC
Screenwriter Manabu Uda and director Shinsuke Sato bring the adventures of the brilliant Japanese art appraiser known as “Q” to life....
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Samurai Film Series at the Aero
Toshiro Mifune in Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic “Seven Samurai.” SANTA MONICA — The Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave. at 14th Street in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 14, 20181 min read
‘Ramen Heads’ Screening at Nuart
Koki Shigeno’s documentary “Ramen Heads” (2017, 93 minutes) will be screened at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 13, 20181 min read
‘Mind Game’ at the Egyptian
This exhilarating animated cult classic is an explosion of gloriously colorful mages ricocheting in rapid-fire associations — like...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 13, 20182 min read
‘Free! Take Your Marks’ Screening Nationwide for One Night Only
The movie’s storyline follows the events of Season 2 (“Free! Eternal Summer”) and leads up to Season 3 of the series, which will premiere...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Makeup Artist Tsuji Wins Oscar for ‘Darkest Hour’
Kazuhiro Tsuji Rafu Wire and Staff Reports Japanese makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji and two colleagues won the Academy Award for best makeup...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 8, 20182 min read
Getty Images Confuses ‘Star Wars’ Actress with Olympic Figure Skater
Mirai Nagasu (left) and Kelly Marie Tran embraced during a red carpet interview. (Access Hollywood) Getty Images, one of the world’s top...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 6, 20181 min read
Canine Cinema
Directed and written by Akane Yamada (“All to the Sea”), this film, known in Japan as “Inu ni Namae o Tsukeru Hi,” combines documentary...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 6, 20182 min read
An Evening with Renee Tajima-Peña
The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California will present an evening with filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña and Visual Communications...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 23, 20182 min read
Cross-Cultural Comedy ‘Oh Lucy!’ at Nuart
Koji Yakusho, Josh Harnett and Shinobu Terajima in a scene from “Oh Lucy!” Atsuko Hirayanagi’s “Oh Lucy!” will be shown from Friday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 23, 20181 min read
‘Our Man in Tokyo’ Screening at JANM
A screening and discussion of “Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Nuclear Cattle’ at Art Share L.A.
This is the story of innocent cattle farmers forced from the hills they’ve called home for decades due to the disaster at the Fukushima...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 15, 20184 min read
MANAA, American Indians in Film/TV Condemn Whitewashing in ‘Annihilation’
Natalie Portman stars as Lena in “Annihilation.” Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) and American Indians in Film and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20181 min read
Yuasa’s ‘Mind Game’ at Nuart
Buckle in and prepare to surrender yourself to an exhilarating and wildly entertaining ride. “Mind Game” is a psychedelic explosion of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20181 min read
‘Henoko, Oura Bay’ to Be Screened at Nibei Foundation
Okinawan director Keifuku Janamoto follows the lives and experiences of people living in the area around Oura Bay, where construction of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Close-Knit’ at Faith UMC
This sensitive, thought-provoking film, known as “Karera ga Honki de Amu toki wa” in Japan, offers another take on the Japanese family...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 13, 20182 min read
Studio Ghibli Films in Hollywood, Santa Monica
“My Neighbor Totoro” Several Japanese animated features for young viewers from Studio Ghibli will be screened in the Los Angeles area...
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