JANM, Heart Mountain Foundation to Host Film Screening, Panel Discussion
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) will co-host a screening of spoken-word...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Legend Behind the Camera
P. Scott Sakamoto has worked in the motion picture industry for 35 years. P. Scott Sakamoto received a Lifetime Achievement Award from...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 9, 20181 min read
‘Harimaya Bridge’ Screening at SFV Hongwanji Temple
Daniel (Ben Guillory) and Noriko (Saki Takaoka) in a scene from “The Harimaya Bridge.” PACOIMA — “The Harimaya Bridge” (2009, 2 hours)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 9, 20181 min read
WLA UMC to Screen Romantic Comedy
Zhou Dongyu and Takeshi Kaneshiro in a scene from “This Is Not What I Expected.” “Friday Night at the Movies” features thoughtful...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 9, 20181 min read
‘Mazinger Z: Infinity’ to Be Screened
Fathom Events will present the anime feature “Mazinger Z: Infinity” at selected theaters in Japanese with English subtitles on Sunday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 8, 20181 min read
Early Works of Seijun Suzuki at Egyptian Theatre
American Cinematheque is presenting the early works of director Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017) at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd....
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Before We Vanish’ Now Playing
Known in Japan as “Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha,” the film is co-written by Kurosawa (“Tokyo Sonata,” “Pulse,” “The Cure”) and Sachiko Tanaka,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 1, 20185 min read
NEA Big Read to Focus on ‘When the Emperor Was Divine’
PASADENA — Pasadena Public Library presents the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read, which broadens our understanding of our...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 1, 20182 min read
Mariye Receives DGA Nomination for ‘Just Add Magic’
Lily Mariye directing an episode of “Chicago P.D.” Actress and director Lily Mariye has received her first Directors Guild of America...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 30, 20183 min read
A Whirlwind of Activity for Ru Kuwahata Following Oscar Nod for Animated Film
“Negative Space” is a stop-motion animated film about a boy whose father taught him how to pack. (Ikki Films / Manuel Cam Studio) “It’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 25, 20181 min read
Two Films of Japanese Peru at JANM
The Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, will present “Unsettled: Two Films of Japanese Peru” on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 25, 20181 min read
‘120 Years Memory’ Screening at WLAUMC
Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka, the film connects two real-life dramas, one in 1890 and the other in 1985, in an epic tale of two...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 21, 20186 min read
Reaching Out, Reuniting
Reiko Nagumo speaks about her childhood experiences and the new PBS documentary series “We’ll Meet Again,” at her home in Sacramento on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 19, 20181 min read
‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ at Aero Theatre
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi is based on “The Little Broomstick” by Mary Stewart, this is an action-packed animated adventure full of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 17, 20181 min read
‘Mifune: The Last Samurai’ Screening at JANM
Steven Okazaki interviewed many of Toshiro Mifune’s friends and associates for “Mifune: The Last Samurai.” (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Warner Bros. Names Walter Hamada President of DC-Based Film Productions
Walter Hamada has been named president of DC-based film production at Warner Bros. Pictures, it was announced Jan. 4 by Toby Emmerich,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 10, 20181 min read
Fathom Events Presents ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’
The dubbed version will be shown at 7 p.m. and the subtitled version at 8 p.m. From Academy Award-nominated director Hiromasa Yonebayashi...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 10, 20181 min read
JFLA to Screen ‘Her Love Boils Bathwater’
“Her Love Boils Bathwater” (2016, 125 minutes), selected as Japan’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, will...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 10, 20182 min read
Ansari Makes History at Golden Globes
Aziz Ansari accepts his Golden Globe for “Master of None.” (NBC) Aziz Ansari became the first Asian American to win the Golden Globe for...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 9, 20182 min read
Ishiro Honda Biographer to Speak at Book Soup
Ishiro Honda WEST HOLLYWOOD — Steve Ryfle, co-author of “Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa,” comes to Book Soup,...
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