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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 20, 20191 min read
‘Terrolun and Lunlun’ at Method Fest Independent Film Festival
After a tragic accident, Terrolun (Amane Okayama) becomes a shut-in, living in his parents’ garage, where he fixes mechanical items. When...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 19, 20191 min read
‘Made in Abyss’ in Theaters March 20, 25
Riko and her plucky band of friends dream of one day becoming Cave Raiders, exalted adventurers who brave the treacherous descent into...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 11, 20193 min read
Warner Bros. CEO Issues Apology Amid Allegation of Inappropriate Conduct
Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara has issued an apology after the studio started an investigation into alleged...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 6, 20192 min read
‘Kaiju vs. Heroes’ Battles On at JANM
“Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey Through the World of Japanese Toys,” which features hundreds of contemporary and vintage Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 1, 20192 min read
The Benshi — Narrator, Actor, Auteur
Music, it is often said, is a universal language. If one accepts that, then one must also include a crucial dialect in that cosmopolitan...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Cult Classic ‘Sunsets’ Streaming on CHOPSO
For the first time, this Asian American cult classic will be available restored and on high definition. In this independent drama, Dave...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 28, 20196 min read
‘The Art of the Benshi’ at UCLA
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities present “The Art of the Benshi”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 27, 20192 min read
An Asian Presence at 91st Academy Awards
Asian Americans were among the winners at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. A scene from Domee Shi’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 25, 20193 min read
‘Fukushima Speaks’ Explores Lives of Survivors
The screening will take place at Art Share Los Angeles, 801 E. 4th Pl. in L.A’s Arts District. “It is not enough for a journalist to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Japanese TV Broadcasts Moving to KXLA Ch. 44
The crime drama “Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo 17” moves to KXLA Channel 44 on March 31. Beginning next month, Japan Hollywood Network will...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 21, 20193 min read
MANAA Refutes ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Filmmakers Who Claim It’s Not Another White-Washed Movie
Rosa Salazar plays the CG-altered lead role in “Alita: Battle Angel,” based on the 1990s Japanese manga. (20th Century Fox) From Media...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 15, 20191 min read
Local Director Wins Grammy for Music Video
A scene from Childish Gambino’s music video “This Is America.” The 61st annual Grammy Awards were presented on Sunday night at Staples...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20193 min read
A Future Long in Coming
Rosa Salazar is hardly recognizable as the titular character in “Alita: Battle Angel,” opening today. The futuristic action drama is...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20193 min read
AMC’s ‘The Terror’ to Focus on JA Family During WWII
AMC has announced that the network’s critically acclaimed first anthology series, “The Terror,” has been renewed. George Takei A...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 13, 20191 min read
Screening of ‘With All My Love, From Mom’
“With All My Love, From Mom” (2017, 126 minutes), directed by Shiraha Mitsuhito, will be screened on Friday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Scott Sakamoto Honored for ‘A Star Is Born’
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in a scene from “A Star is Born.” Sakamoto served as camera operator for the film. (Warner Bros....
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 12, 20191 min read
‘Tokyo Story’ to Be Screened at Faith UMC
Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu star in Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story.” TORRANCE — “Tokyo Story” (1953), directed by Yasujiro Ozu, will be...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 11, 20191 min read
‘Love at Least’ at Japan Foundation L.A.
An adaptation of a novel by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Motoya Yukiko, this moving depiction of the growing distance between a woman...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 7, 20192 min read
USC Asian Pacific Film Fest This Sunday
Join the USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association (APCA) and the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA) for the second annual USC Asian...
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