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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20182 min read
‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ at Theaters Statewide
Anaheim — Starlight Cinema City, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Cerritos — Hawkins Cerritos, through Nov. 15 at 1 and 7 p.m. Corona — Starlight Dos...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 4, 20183 min read
Center Theatre Group to Host Community Conversations for ‘Valley of the Heart’
Alexis Cruz and Brittany Ishibashi in a scene from “Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story.” Center Theatre Group will host two...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 1, 20183 min read
A Look Back at a Community Institution
L.A.’s legendary Holiday Bowl is long gone, but there will be a chance to revisit it, for a little while, this weekend. Mitchell...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 30, 20185 min read
Crazy for Kaiju
At the opening of “Kaiju vs. Heroes” (from left): Brad and George Takei, JANM CEO Ann Burroughs, curator Maria Kwong, and Mark Nagata,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20181 min read
‘Yonsei Eyes’ to Be Screened at ESGVJCC
Filmmaker Jon Osaki at a screening of “Yonsei Eyes” at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute in June. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Three Showings of ‘Spirited Away’
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20181 min read
‘Samurai Rebellion’ at WLA UMC
The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20181 min read
‘Ghost Squad’ at Japan Foundation L.A.
A quirky horror film depicting the escapades of a ghost revenge group by the gifted director of “The Machine Girl.” Rika (Anna Yanagi) is...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 20, 20181 min read
Tales of Bronzeville
First screened at Visual Communications’ Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the documentary is about the transformation of Little...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20182 min read
Aratani CARE Award Boosts JA Documentary
Zentoku Foundation Board (from left) Helen Ota, Mark Nakakihara, Michelle Hanabusa and Curtis Nishihara. (Photo by Joey Ikemoto...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 17, 20182 min read
JA-Related Drama, Documentary at Two Film Festivals
Two films about the Japanese American experience during World War II will be screened at local film festivals this weekend. George Takei...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 8, 20181 min read
Sansei Legacy Film Afternoon at GVJCI
GARDENA — Sansei Legacy will present Film Afternoon on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 5, 20181 min read
‘Yonsei Eyes’ Screening at SFVJACC
Jon Osaki (right) of Japanese Community Youth Council in San Francisco and Craig Ishii, former executive director of Kizuna, at a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 5, 20181 min read
Sonny Chiba to Appear at Screening of ‘Doberman Cop’
Beyond Fest will screen “Doberman Cop” (Doberuman Deka, 1977, 90 minutes), starring Sonny Chiba, on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. at the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 4, 20185 min read
An Expanding Universe
Kaz Xiono, center, is a young and eager pilot in the new Disney animated series “Star Wars Resistance,” premiering Sunday on the Disney...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 3, 20182 min read
GLA JACL to Screen ‘The Finale Club’
Robert Shoji and Martha Nakagawa GARDENA — The Greater Los Angeles JACL Chapter’s next event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 14, at Merit...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Screening of ‘Burmese Harp’ at Faith UMC
When a Japanese platoon surrenders to British forces in Burma in 1943, the platoon’s harp player, Mizushima (Shoji Yasui), is selected...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20182 min read
Haunted Little Tokyo Film Festival Starts Friday
Nothing says Halloween like classic, hair-raising Japanese horror cinema. Celebrate Little Tokyo’s film history this month at outdoor...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20181 min read
‘My Hero Academia’ on the Big Screen
Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena Claremont 5, 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont NoHo...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 30, 20181 min read
Gardena Buddhist Church to Screen ‘Kelly’s Hollywood’
GARDENA — Gardena Buddhist Church on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. is hosting an afternoon with motivational speaker Brian Donovan,...
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