‘Hula Girls’ Screening at WLAUMC
Based on a true story, the film is set in 1965 in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. With the local coal industry in decline, the planned...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 24, 20181 min read
APA Media Coalition Elects Vice Chairs
The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) has elected three new vice chairs to bolster its advocacy efforts. The expansion in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 21, 20181 min read
‘History and Memory’ at Echo Park Film Center
Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s family was among the Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and like so...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 19, 20184 min read
MANAA: CBS Was Warned to Include API Regulars on Rebooted ‘Magnum P.I.’
The cast of CBS’ “Magnum P.I.” reboot (from left): Stephen Hill as Theodore “TC” Calvin; Zachary Knighton as Orville “Rick” Wright; Jay...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 18, 20182 min read
L.A. Anime Film Festival This Weekend
Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) will hold its second annual festival at Regal L.A. Live: A Barco Innovation Center, 1000 W....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 14, 20182 min read
Moore, Watanabe Star in Fact-Based Drama ‘Bel Canto’
Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe play hostages in a South American country in “Bel Canto.” “Bel Canto,” starring Julianne Moore and Ken...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20181 min read
‘Dragon Ball,’ ‘Digimon,’ ‘Totoro’ Coming to Theaters
Fathom Events will present the following anime features at selected theaters. For theater information and reservations, visit...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20181 min read
Meet Dr. Mifune
On Sept. 16: “Red Beard” (Akahige). According to The New Yorker, this 1965 film, the last of director Akira Kurosawa’s collaborations...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Yayoi Kusama Documentary Now Playing at Nuart
Now 88, Yayoi Kusama is the top-selling female artist in the world. “Kusama — Infinity,” a documentary about the life and art of Yayoi...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20181 min read
‘And Then They Came for Us’ to Be Screened at Santa Monica, Solano Colleges
Dorothea Lange’s photos of the wartime uprooting and detention of Japanese Americans are featured in “And Then They Came for Us.” SANTA...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20181 min read
Outdoor Japanese Film Screenings at The Source
BUENA PARK — The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents a series of outdoor film screenings every Friday in September at 8 p.m. at The...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20181 min read
20th Anniversary Screening of ‘Perfect Blue’
This groundbreaking and rarely screened first film from legendary director Satoshi Kon (“Paprika”) returns in a brand-new digital...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20184 min read
His Monstrous Love
Lifelong collector Mark Nagata’s studio is filled with Japanese kaiju and heroes. (Photo by Gary Van Der Steur) Hundreds of contemporary...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20182 min read
HBO’s New Japanese Crime Drama Worthy of Its Title
Yuko Takeuchi stars as a brash, unconventional private eye in the crime drama “Miss Sherlock,” available in the U.S. beginning Saturday....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20181 min read
‘Alone Across the Pacific’ at WLA UMC
Ichikawa (“An Actor’s Revenge,” “The Burmese Harp,” “Fires on the Plain,” “The Makioka Sisters,” “Tokyo Olympiad”) tells the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 25, 20182 min read
APA Media Coalition: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Heralds New Opportunities
Henry Golding and Constance Wu star in “Crazy Rich Asians.” Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians” debuted at No. 1 at the box office on the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 24, 20183 min read
John Cho ‘Searching’ in Cyber Drama About Missing Daughter
In “Searching,” which stars John Cho as a distraught father, the action unfolds on a computer screen. David Kim’s daughter is missing. He...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20185 min read
Diving In, with an Even Hand
Residents of the village of Taiji carry a shrine during the annual Whale Festival, in the documentary “A Whale of a Tale,” opening...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20182 min read
‘Running for Grace’ a Tale of Forbidden Love Set in 1920s Hawaii
Olivia Ritchie and Ryan Potter in a scene from “Running for Grace.” “Running for Grace,” a timeless tale that takes place against the...
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