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Curtain falls on pioneering Tokyo movie theater after 50 years
Iwanami Hall, a pioneering Tokyo movie theater closed its doors Friday after 50 years. Many fans...
July 30, 2022
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Actress appears in cinema lobby as well as on screen
Distinctive actress Hairi Katagiri has a hidden passion: being a ticket-taker at a cinema. “I canno...
July 14, 2022
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Looking at history of women through Super Sentai series
Since last year, I have been giving lectures on newspapers at Kyoritsu Women’s University’s Faculty ...
July 8, 2022
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‘He-Low the Final,’ a milestone of tokusatsu superhero films
“He-Low the Final” is a new tokusatsu sci-fi superhero film directed by Hassei Takano, an actor know...
June 10, 2022
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Screenings of final film start as Iwanami Hall set to close in late July
Tokyo’s Iwanami Hall has supported Japanese movie culture for more than half a century as a pioneer ...
June 7, 2022
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Song Kang-ho wins best actor at Cannes for Koreeda’s ‘Broker’
CANNES, France — Song Kang-ho of South Korea won best actor for his role in “Broker,” directed by Hi...
May 29, 2022
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Tokyo Olympics documentary directed by Kawase screened at Cannes
CANNES, France — The official documentary of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics directed by Naomi Kawase was sc...
May 27, 2022
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Wim Wenders to direct ‘stylish restroom’ movie
Multi-award-winning filmmaker Wim Wenders is to direct a film about high-end Japanese restrooms. The...
May 26, 2022
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Veteran suit actors and their superhero ‘nanori’ poses
On April 16, I hosted “Kanreki Matsuri 12,” a long-standing event series I run, and invited veteran ...
May 13, 2022
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Lodging-style artists’ studio opens in Kobe
The Yomiuri ShimbunMirai Moriyama, second from right, and other members of the AiRK management team ...
May 13, 2022
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Japan govt honors Oscar-winning ‘Drive My Car’ director, actor
The Japanese government presented awards Thursday to film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and actor Hide...
April 16, 2022
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Snow Man members bring anime sextuplets to life
The nine members of the boy band Snow Man have added to their skill set as entertainers as they rece...
April 15, 2022
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Action master Jiro Okamoto fires up excitement virtually
The annual Jiro Matsuri, a talk show and festival in honor of veteran actor Jiro Okamoto, who excels...
April 8, 2022
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Japan cheers ‘Drive My Car’ Oscar win, hopes it will raise Murakami’s profile
TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) – From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday ...
March 28, 2022
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Japan film “Drive My Car” scoops Best International Feature Film at Oscars
LOS ANGELES — “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy A...
March 28, 2022
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