I wonder if there is any organization where I live that’s like Japan Society? Probably not. My state has a heavier middle eastern and latino population than anything else. Though, if you live in the larger cities, you get a nice mix of different places and restaurants from Asia, the middle east, and beyond. Not to far from my hometown,
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This July, Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film celebrates its 10th anniversary offering “11 days of impossible-to-see-anywhere-else screenings of the best new movies made in and around Japan.” And you don’t just get film screenings! There are special guest filmmakers and stars, Q&As, parties, giveaways, and a whole lot more. Guess what? If you’re an AKB48 fan, Maeda Atsuko
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I’ve been watching a few movies of late and marathoning a few dramas as well. In the past two weeks I’ve watched Clover, Ao Haru Ride, and Attack on Titan. The latter two are live action adaptations of two popular manga series.
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Here’s this week’s Asian-related streaming additions. DramaFever has added Korean movie Twenty starring Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jun Ho (2PM), and Kang Ha Neul. All three young and rising actors. In the drama department, we have the first few episodes of Korean drama Hidden Identity (신분을 숨겨라; Sinbuneul sumgyera) starring Kim Bum (BoF, Padam Padam), Yoon So Yi (An Angel’s
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It’s that time of year again! Japan Society has announced it’s lineup for North America’s largest festival of Japanese cinema – Japan Cuts. The festival takes place July 9-19. As always, if I had the money, I’d so go to New York while this was going on and take in some of the films. Last year’s offerings were pretty good,
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Again, no new Asian dramas on Netflix. They have added some more movies, though. There’s the mislabeled 1982 version of Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li and Kids from Shaolin also starring Jet Li (that one is more family-oriented which is something you don’t see Jet Li doing a whole lot of), oh and Jet Li in Fist of Legend. There’s
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Happy Monday! As happy as any Monday can be. Here’s the latest streaming news about Asian dramas and movies. Netflix has added the movies White Haired Witch starring Huang Xiao Ming and Fan Bingbing, The Divine Move starring Jung Woo Sung and Lee Beom Su, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai starring Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi and its sequel
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If you’ll be in the NYC area or are planning on going to NYC sometime in the near future, you may want to check out this film series which will be curated by avant-garde musician John Zorn. This series will be running from October 2014 – February 2015 (one film highlighted each month) and its goal is to bring to
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If you happen to live in New York or near New York or just want an excuse to visit New York, check out Japan Cuts 2014: The New York Film Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema coming up this July. The festival is sponsored by the Japan Society and is celebrated in conjunction with the New York Asian Film Festival. I
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