INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A Chinese Superman… and Batman… and Wonder Woman?
Most of the comic books Americans grew up reading starred white characters. It wasn’t until the ’60s that Marvel introduced the Black...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20161 min read
Screenings of ‘Rashomon,’ ‘Seven Samurai’
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents free screenings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. This month’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20163 min read
Takei Joins ‘Trek Against Trump’
More than 130 people affiliated with the “Star Trek” franchise, including actor/activist George Takei, have signed a “Trek Against Trump”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 6, 20162 min read
Rafu Offering Free Tickets for Exclusive Screening of ‘Yo-kai Watch’ Movie
The film, presented by Fathom Events, Eleven Arts and Level-5, will make its U.S. nationwide premiere next Saturday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m....
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 6, 20162 min read
‘Big Bachi’ Crowdfunding Campaign Launches on Kickstarter
Nobody really knows, but full-time gardener/reluctant detective Mas Arai is on the case. First Pond Entertainment announces a Kickstarter...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 5, 20163 min read
NBC Scraps Sitcom After Protests
Show card for planned NBC show “Mail Order Family.” In response to strong protests from the Asian American community, NBC has dropped...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 30, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Catching Up
Since Feb. 26, 1992, I had alternated with George Johnston writing this column about Asian Americans and the media. For 24 ½ years, I...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 21, 20165 min read
‘Master of None’ Wins Emmy for Comedy Writing
Aziz Ansari and Paul Yang accept their Emmy for “Master of None.” (ABC) Rafu Staff Report Among the winners at the 68th Emmy Awards...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20161 min read
‘The Boy and the Beast’ at Armstrong Theatre
In the latest feature film from award-winning director Mamoru Hosoda (“Summer Wars,” “Wolf Children”), Kyuta, a young orphan living on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20162 min read
JANM to Present Free Screening of Steve Aoki Film
Steve Aoki “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” a new documentary on the life of influential DJ, music producer, and record label founder Steve...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 13, 20161 min read
‘A Weekend with Studio Ghibli’ at Aero Theatre
SANTA MONICA — American Cinematheque will present “A Weekend with Studio Ghibli” from Sept. 15 to 18 at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 13, 20162 min read
JFLA to Screen ‘Thermae Romae’ and Its Sequel
Hiroshi Abe as Lucius in “Thermae Romae.” The Japan Foundation Los Angeles provides high-quality Japanese film screenings every second...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20161 min read
‘Kamome Diner’ Screening at USC
The stunningly shot, über-stylish “Kamome Diner,” a tale of three Japanese women (Satomi Kobayashi, Hairi Katagiri and Masako Motai)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 8, 20161 min read
Free Tickets for Screening of New ‘Digimon’ Movie
The film has already delighted audiences across its native Japan, and now, this new chapter in the series is set to make its U.S....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20161 min read
‘Mele’ Comes to L.A.
For more information, visit www.melemurals.com. Photos by J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 2, 20163 min read
‘Mifune’ Premieres in Telluride and London
Koji Tsuruta and Toshiro Mifune in a scene from “Samurai Trilogy,” directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Steven Okazaki’s “Mifune: The Last...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 1, 20168 min read
Kubo’s Color Bind
Monkey (left, voiced by Charlize Theron) watches as Beetle (Matthew McConaughey) teaches Kubo (Art Parkinson) how to fish with a bow and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20161 min read
Kristi Yamaguchi Appears on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’
Bret Hedican, Kristi Yamaguchi and host Steve Harvey on “Celebrity Family Feud.” Skating star Kristi Yamauchi and her family appeared on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 26, 20166 min read
UPDATE: Switching Off: Major Cuts Coming to UTB Schedule
UTB Hollywood, one of the original Japanese-language broadcasters in Los Angeles, went to a 24-hour schedule in 2009, but recent changes...
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