Tickets Selling for ‘Attack on Titan,’ ‘East Side Sushi’
Diana Elizabeth Torres and Yutaka Takeuchi star in “East Side Sushi.” The culture-crossing drama “East Side Sushi,” starring local actors...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20152 min read
Pacific Media Expo 2015 Is This Weekend
This year’s guests include: * Femme Fatale (music guest of honor) — U.S. debut of the new Visual Kei band, helmed by PMX 2008 music guest...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 2, 20151 min read
Screening of ‘The Motel’ at JANM
Ernest (Jeffrey Chyau) and Sam (Sung Kang) in a scene from “The Motel.” Big Trouble in Little Tokyo presents “The Motel” on Wednesday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 2, 20152 min read
First Presbyterian to Show Nagano Films at Fall Festival
Mario Reyes with Steve and Patty Nagano. First Presbyterian Church, 2775 Lincoln Ave., Altadena, is holding its annual Fall Festival on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 19, 201510 min read
‘30 Years of Studio Ghibli’ at American Cinematheque
“Princess Mononoke” American Cinematheque will present “Animated Treasures: 30 Years of Studio Ghibli” at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 19, 20151 min read
WLA UMC to Screen Toyohiko Kagawa Film
The 1988 film “Before the Dawn: The Story of Toyohiko Kagawa” (Shisen o Koete: Kagawa Toyohiko Monogatari) will be presented with English...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The Burden of Being Ken Jeong
On July 15 at the 23rd ESPN Awards (“the ESPYs”), where Caitlyn Jenner received the “Arthur Ashe Courage Award,” host Joel McHale...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: TV — Asian Americans Are Finally in the Mix
One of the many tropes held by many is that the present is not as good as the past, aka the so-called “good ol’ days.” While a few things...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 30, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What’s Wrong With Dong on ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’?
I’ve never quite trusted Tina Fey. When she was the head writer of “Saturday Night Live” and co-anchor of its “Weekend Update,” I often...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 28, 20153 min read
VC to Screen New Short Films
“All the Way” Visual Communications presents “VC #TBT” on Thursday, July 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 24, 20153 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Honoring Tsuburaya in the Digital Age
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON On July 7, the Google Doodle honored none other than Eiji Tsuburaya, Japan’s godfather of tokusatsu or...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 17, 20151 min read
‘Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi’ at JANM
This is part of a series of programs presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘I — The Art of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 17, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Man in the High Castle’: Where the Nazis and Japanese Won World War II
With all the clutter of TV shows running during the regular September-to-May season, I didn’t until recently get to check out the pilot...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 13, 20152 min read
‘Karate Kid’ Producer Weintraub Dies at 77
Noted producer Jerry Weintraub died on July 6 in Santa Barbara at the age of 77. Poster for the first “Karate Kid” movie. His numerous...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 11, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Flash Boys’ — The Version That You’ll Never See
(Note: This column will be better understood in context, so visit http://tinyurl.com/ppee766 if you can.) The following is a redacted...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 10, 20151 min read
Outdoor Screening of ‘Hachi’
Richard Gere and friend in a scene from “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.” “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” (2009) will be screened outdoors on Friday, July 17,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Hillbilly Asian in the ‘Big Brother’ House
It’s summertime, and that means that for the 16th consecutive summer, a bunch of strangers moved into the “Big Brother” house hoping to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20151 min read
‘Harold and Kumar’ Go to JANM
John Cho and Kal Penn Big Trouble in Little Tokyo presents “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle: Extreme Unrated Edition” on Wednesday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Tomita Featured in ‘Zoo,’ ‘Wolf’
Tamlyn Tomita will be a guest star in the new CBS series “Zoo,” which premieres on Tuesday, June 30, at 9 p.m. Based on James Patterson’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 25, 20151 min read
NALIP to Screen ‘No Más Bebés’
Above and below: Plaintiff and interviewee Maria Figueroa then and now. On the heels of two sold-out screenings at the L.A. Film...
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