Netflix Releases Steve Aoki Documentary, ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’
Steve Aoki In the documentary “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” viewers are thrust into the world of Steve Aoki, the Grammy-nominated...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 18, 20161 min read
‘Kampai! For the Love of Sake’ Opens Friday
Fifth-generation sake maker Kosuke Kuji at his brewery. (© 2015 Wagamama Media LLC) Sundance Selects presents “Kampai! For the Love of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 16, 20162 min read
Artist Recognized by Disney Company
Kenny Yamada’s “Snow White” poster ANAHEIM — Artist Kenny Yamada has been accepted into the Disney Gallery. This recognition means that...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20164 min read
Pop-up Exhibit ‘The Artistry of Kubo’ to Open at JANM
On Aug. 10 at Universal Studios, Alpha Takahashi, who voices Aiko in “Kubo and the Two Strings,” visited with Laika CFO Bradley Wald and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20162 min read
JFLA to Screen ‘The Cross,’ “Tsukiji Wonderland’
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100 in Los Angeles, presents “Japanema,” high-quality Japanese film...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20163 min read
Karen Fukuhara Featured in ‘Suicide Squad’
Karen Fukuhara as Katana in “Suicide Squad.” Karen Fukuhara makes her feature film debut as Katana in “Suicide Squad,” released by Warner...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 4, 20164 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Will a Revived ‘L.A. Law’ Have Any Asian Americans in Its Cast?
The Hollywood trades and websites carried a news report that caught my eye: TV show producer Steven Bochco is working on a reboot of a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20161 min read
‘Day of Independence’ Screening on Sunday
Derek Mio as Zip in “Day of Independence.” GARDENA — Playwright Tim Toyama will show “Day of Independence,” a 26-minute film adapted in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20162 min read
‘Mele Murals’ to Premiere Friday at Aratani
“Mele Murals” (melemurals.com) is an hour-long documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 29, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The First Asian American Male to Get Some Lovin’ in the ‘Big Brother’ House
A few weeks into their stay on “Big Brother” (the CBS summer reality show where 16 hopefuls live in a house with cameras and mics...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 26, 20163 min read
Takei Clarifies His Comments About Gay Sulu
George Takei as Capt. Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” (1991). He played the character in the original 1960s TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20164 min read
Space for Inclusion
Seeing is not quite believing for Starship Enterprise crewmembers – from left, Sulu (John Cho), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), Dr. McCoy (Karl...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 20, 20161 min read
Documentary on Dr. Carl Nomura to Be Screened at JANM
The Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, will screen the documentary “Sleeping on Potatoes: A Lumpy...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 14, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Takei: It’s Not OK That Sulu’s Gay
When word leaked last week that Lt. Hikaru Sulu — now played by John Cho in the rebooted “Star Trek” movies — would be gay, I thought...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 13, 20162 min read
‘Neko Samurai,’ ‘The Devil’s Path’ at JFLA
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, presents Japanese film screenings every second and fourth Wednesday...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 12, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Los Angeles Times Gets AMPAS Story, Forgets Asians
(Published July 7, 2016) A week ago today, The Los Angeles Times’ front page had a big story about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 12, 20165 min read
Sulu Will Be Gay in ‘Star Trek Beyond’
John Cho as Sulu in “Star Trek Beyond.” Actor John Cho has announced that Hikaru Sulu, his character in the upcoming “Star Trek” movie,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 8, 20163 min read
Academy Invites Diverse Group to Be Members
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding to criticism that its membership lacks diversity, announced June 29 that it...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 8, 20162 min read
Kore-eda’s ‘Our Little Sister’ at Laemmle Royal
In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film, three sisters get to know their teenage half-sister. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Our Little Sister” is now...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 7, 20165 min read
Together Again: Nurse Kellye and Private Igor in Conversation
Kellye Nakahara Wallett and Jeff Maxwell PASADENA — Actors Kellye Nakahara Wallett and Jeff Maxwell will share stories of their time on...
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