INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 24th Annual Wise Guy Awards
2015 was the year that proved “diversity” in the media didn’t mean only African Americans. After 15 years of lobbying the top four...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 24, 20153 min read
‘When Marnie Was There’ Among Annie Award Nominees
A scene from Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s “When Marnie Was There.” The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 23, 20151 min read
UTB to Locally Broadcast Year-end ‘Kohaku’ Music Festival Dec. 31
UTB, digital channel 18.2. The show begins locally at 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, and runs until just after midnight. An encore...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 21, 20152 min read
Asian Americans Nominated for Image Awards
Asian American artists were among the nominees for the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards, announced on Dec. 8. The awards, which will be...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 20, 20156 min read
Happy 75th Birthday, Bruce Lee
Shannon Lee, Phil Yu and Diana Lee Inosanto pose with cakes celebrating Bruce Lee’s 75th birthday in JANM’s Aratani Central Hall. By J.K....
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 17, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Behind the Scenes at a Taping of ‘Dr. Ken’
Since she stepped down from active involvement in MANAA around 1999, I had only seen former MANAA President Toshi Yang Iinuma once. That...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 8, 20151 min read
‘Shallow Hal’ Actor Shintani Dies
Joshua Shintani and Jason Alexander in a scene from “Shallow Hal.” Joshua “Li’l Boy” Shintani, an actor known for his role in the 2001...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 7, 20151 min read
‘Boy and the Beast’ at Laemmle’s Music Hall
Poster art for Mamoru Hosoda’s “The Boy and the Beast.” BEVERLY HILLS — The Japanese animated film “The Boy and the Beast” is now playing...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 4, 20153 min read
‘Beasts of No Nation’ Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards
Director Cary Fukunaga and actor/producer Idris Elba on the set of “Beasts of No Nation.” The African war drama “Beasts of No Nation,”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 3, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Double Asian Families For TV Thanksgivings
A few years ago, there seemed to be a conspiracy to keep Asian American cast members and Asian American guest stars on the same...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 30, 20153 min read
Her Lines Faithfully Delivered
Kaho Minami relaxes during a Rafu Shimpo interview in West L.A. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Arts &...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 20, 20151 min read
3 Anime Films Submitted for Oscar Consideration
The 16 movies that have been submitted for consideration for the 88th Academy Awards’ Best Animated Feature Film category include three...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 19, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Asian American Actors Less Afraid of Speaking Out About Race
In the past, Asian American actors seemed to be shy about addressing Hollywood’s double standards that kept them from getting significant...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 17, 20153 min read
Godzilla, King Kong to Be United on Screen
Business Wire Following Legendary’s and Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2014 success with the global reinvention of the Godzilla franchise, the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Bruce Lee’s Japanese American Connection
Last time out I wrote about how the police department in Anderson, Calif., has added nunchaku, a martial arts weapon popularized by Bruce...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20153 min read
A Conversation with Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña
The IDA (International Documentary Association) Conversation Series will feature Renee Tajima-Peña on Monday, Nov. 16, from 7 to 8:30...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20153 min read
Film Review: Some Pretty Good Grief
Lucy is none too pleased with Charlie Brown’s newfound celebrity status, in “The Peanuts Movie.” The 3-D imagining of the iconic Charles...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20157 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: An Embarrassment of Riches
Before I write each column, I try to think like an editor at a newspaper: Of all the happenings of the past two weeks, what’s the main...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20154 min read
New Martial Arts Drama Series Stars Asian American Actors
Danie Wu (center) as Sunny in a scene from “Into the Badlands.” (AMC) BEVERLY HILLS – AMC’s new martial arts drama series “Into the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 1, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Ouch! Bruce Lee Inspires Police to Use Nunchaku
Up in Shasta County, in the town of Anderson, the police have a “new” weapon in their arsenal. The Taser? That’s so last decade. Pepper...
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