Awesome Japanese Acting Showdowns [Part 1 of 3 Parts]
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[Editor’s Note: This article was published early 2012. Many acting showdowns follow, and in Part 2 and 3, we’re launching more samples of such showdowns. Please stay tuned!] I just read more
Kitamura Takumi: A Guide on How to Maximize an Actor’s dramatic potentials!
What would compel Japanese entertainment site The TV to publish an 18-episode (and counting) Kitamura Takumi (北村匠海) special coverage other than to promote the popular DISH// boy band leader? With read more
Her Love Boils Bathwater – ‘Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai’ [Movie Review]
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Notwithstanding the unusual title, Her Love Boils Bathwater, is an intensely dramatic film, yet subtle in revealing the secrets of the Kono family. Bathwater is as much a family drama read more
A Primer on Generation NEXT series: Who are Japan’s rising stars and why you need to know them!
We’re coming up with the 2017 edition of the hottest Japanese actors and actresses list, but how about those who are yet to be celebrated by fans and the public?
Takasugi Mahiro: Of Dark, Evil, and Brooding Characters? [Profile]
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It took more than two years before Takasugi Mahiro (高杉真宙) resumes movie acting in Nakagawa Taishi’s starrer Re: LIFE. His 2014 movies, Bon Lin and The World of Kanako gave movie read more
JAPAN’S BEST YOUNG ACTRESSES [2017 Edition]: Spotlight on Kadowaki Mugi, Nikaido Fumi, Mitsuki Takahata, Matsuoka Mayu, Sugisaki Hana and Kuroki Haru!
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Making bold statements by way of portraying strong, independent and unique female characters, Japanese actresses like Nikaido Fumi, Kuroki Haru, and Kadowaki Mugi lead the pack as we prepare for the read more
Excitement intensifies for the ‘Fireworks’ anime! + Matsu Takako, Hirose Suzu, Suda Masaki lend voices and talent to new film!
Toho (with Iwai Shunji’s name attached to it) reverses the trend in Japanese movie production by launching an anime after the live-action version! In the case of Fireworks, Should We read more
Tokyo Sunrise – ‘Hashire, Zetsubo ni Oitsuka Renai Haya-sa de’ [Movie Review]
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Tokyo Sunrise, a film about the close friendship between Ren (Taiga) and Kaoru (Kobayashi Ryuju), is subtle and powerful in its depiction of a brotherly love that may be more read more