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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 10, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Oh My God! They (Finally) Killed Glenn! You Bastards!
He was one of the six original cast members dating back to 2010, a regular pizza delivery guy who grew into a leader as he adjusted to a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 8, 20162 min read
Cold Tofu Presents ‘Gilmore Girls’-Themed Improv Show
Keiko Agena is known for playing Lane Kim on “Gilmore Girls.” PASADENA — “Gilmore Girls” star Keiko Agena joins Cold Tofu Improv for a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 4, 20164 min read
Mifune to Be Honored with Posthumous Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Toshiro Mifune played Miyamoto Musashi and Kaoru Yachigusa played Otsu in the “Samurai Trilogy” (1954-56). The Hollywood Chamber of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 27, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What Now When the ‘Crazy-Ex Girlfriend’ Finally Gets Her Ex Back?
My favorite show from last year, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” returned for its second season Friday night on the CW. In its first season,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 27, 20161 min read
Restored ‘Tampopo’ at the Nuart
Ken Watanabe and Ryutaro Otomo in a scene from “Tampopo.” Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” (1985) will be shown from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3 at the Nuart...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 27, 20163 min read
‘Allegiance’ Coming to a Theater Near You — One Day Only
Fathom Events presents the Broadway musical featuring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, captured on film, plus behind-the-scenes...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20163 min read
A Shared Love of the Game
Masanori “Mashi” Murakami (wearing suit) celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Major League Baseball debut at San Francisco’s AT&T Park...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20163 min read
Takei Donates Personal Collection to JANM
Campaign poster from George Takei’s run for Los Angeles City Council, 1973. Pioneering actor and passionate civil rights activist George...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20163 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Breaking Tradition for the Sake of Representation
Alan Yang recently won an Emmy for his writing for Netflix’s “Master of None” and used his acceptance speech to bring awareness for Asian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20162 min read
‘A Bitter Legacy’ to Be Screened at Music Hall
BEVERLY HILLS — Filmmaker Claudia Katayanagi will show her recent award-winning feature documentary “A Bitter Legacy” on Sunday, Oct. 23,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20161 min read
‘Miss Hokusai’ Opening Nationwide
From award-winning director Keiichi Hara (“Colorful”) and Japanese powerhouse Production I.G (creators of “Ghost in the Shell”) comes a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20161 min read
‘The Big Bachi’ Table Read in Little Tokyo
The event, a fundraiser for the upcoming film “The Big Bachi,” will close with a Q&A session where you can interact with the filmmaking...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20164 min read
Movie About Bruce Lee Faulted for Focus on Fictional White Character
Philip Ng as Bruce Lee and Yu Xia as Wong Jack Man in a scene from “Birth of the Dragon.” A new movie about Bruce Lee is being blasted by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 20, 20162 min read
Godzilla’s Latest Rampage Extended Through Oct. 27
PICNIC OVER: Godzilla sends hapless Tokyo residents fleeing. FLOWER MOUND, Texas — Godzilla, King of the Monsters, has taken over North...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20161 min read
Midnight Screening of ‘Spirited Away’ at Nuart
Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning masterpiece helped redefine the possibilities of animation for American audiences and a generation...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20162 min read
‘We Are X’ to Be Screened at the Nuart
X Japan The documentary “We Are X” will be screened at the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. (just west of the 405 Freeway) in West...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 17, 20162 min read
‘Fukushima, Mon Amour’ at German Currents Film Festival
Rosalie Thomass and Kaori Momoi in a scene from Doris Dörrie’s “Fukushima, Mon Amour.” Doris Dörrie’s award-winning feature “Fukushima,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20162 min read
‘Miss Hokusai’ Now Playing at Nuart Theatre
O-Ei (voiced by Anne Watanabe) in a scene from Keiichi Hara’s “Miss Hokusai.” “Miss Hokusai” (Sarusuberi), an animated feature from...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 13, 20161 min read
Polish Film Festival to Screen ‘Persona Non Grata’
Toshiaki Karasawa plays Chiune Sugihara in “Persona Non Grata.” BEVERLY HILLS — “Persona Non Grata” (Sugihara Chiune, 2015, 139 minutes)...
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