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Julianne Nicholson and Takashi Yamaguchi play star-crossed lovers in “Sophie and the Rising Sun.” (Monterey Media) “Sophie and the Rising...

Juana (Diana Elizabeth Torres) enters a sushi chef competition in “East Side Sushi.” “East Side Sushi,” written and directed by Anthony...

Steve Harvey Comedian Steve Harvey has apologized for making disparaging remarks about Asian men on his nationally syndicated talk show....

As a parent, I observed my children evolve from liking coloring books to having no interest at all. At the family-friendly restaurants we...

A special “Sailor Moon” bonus gift will be given to ticket-holders at the screenings while supplies last. Presented uncut and for the...

East West Players announces One Night Only: The Secret Play Project, a special benefit reading, on Monday, Jan. 30, at the David Henry...

Andrew Garfield and Shinya Tsukamoto share a prayer in Martin Scorsese’s “Silence,” now playing. (Paramount Pictures) By MIKEY HIRANO...

Six student documentary films on Japanese Americans will be screened on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.)...

Is making a movie titled “Seppuku” a form of career suicide? If you’re filmmaker Daryn Wakasa, who recently executed a three-year-long...

Sam (Telly Leung) romances Hannah (Katie Rose Clarke) in a scene from “Allegiance.” (Photo by Matthew Murphy) By popular demand, Fathom...

Japan Foundation Los Angeles provides Japanese film screenings every second and fourth Wednesday at 7 p.m. at JFLA Auditorium, 5700...

The Straw Hat pirates are hitting the big screen once again in an all-new high-flying adventure. The popular series that has captivated...

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Claudia Katayanagi receives the award for best documentary at the LA Femme Film Festival in Beverly...

It’s been about nine months since publisher Mickey Komai announced in the March 26 edition of The Rafu Shimpo that the newspaper might...

Sebastian Masuda NHK World is coming to Los Angeles for Japanese Culture Week. Public broadcaster NHK operates Japan’s largest domestic...

Hosts Katsumi Arimura and Masaki Aiba The 67th edition of the popular “Kohaku Uta Gassen” will air locally this Saturday on UTB18,...

Sharon Kodama shares her memories of Children’s Village in the documentary “Two One Two Seven.” “Two One Two Seven,” an award-winning...

From left: Sonoya Mizuno, Callie Hernandez and Jessica Rothe, performing “Someone in the Crowd,” play Emma Stone’s roommates in “La La...

By GUY AOKI One of the biggest themes of 2016 regarding Asian Americans in the media, unfortunately, was our continued exclusion in...