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Namacheko Fall 2023 – Paris Fashion Week Menswear
23 January 2023 4:06 AM | No CommentsRunway photos from the label's Fall/Winter 2023 "Middle Age Grunge" men’s collection in Paris.
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Tokyo Marathon 2021: The dreamers and the cosplayers
12 January 2023 12:44 AM | No CommentsGiven Japan's epic history of cosplay, this usually results in more creative costumes than most. Here are some photos.
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Busan 2022: Song Kang-ho (송강호) “Broker” Q&A photos
23 December 2022 10:13 PM | No CommentsActor Song Kang-ho appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of "Broker" at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival.
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Photos: Public art in Palm Springs and beyond – California, U.S.A.
20 December 2022 6:58 PM | No CommentsOutdoor sculptures and murals can be found all across Palm Springs, as well as outside of the city.
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Backstage: Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2012 – New York Fashion Week
12 December 2022 8:12 PM | No CommentsPre-show backstage photos from Narciso Rodriguez’s Fall 2012 women’s collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
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Japan Archive
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Meniscus asks director Atsushi Funahashi about…NMB48
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 5, 2016 | No CommentsAn unlikely source asked Atsushi Funahashi to direct “Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48,” which made its international premiere in Hong Kong. -
Sion Sono’s “The Whispering Star” – 2016 HKIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 3, 2016 | No CommentsThe best way to consume "The Whispering Star" is to forget Sono's previous work and to see it as a search for personal meaning in a post-3/11 environment. -
Isao Yukisada’s “Pink and Gray” – 2016 HKIFF Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 1, 2016 | No Comments"Pink and Gray" (ピンクとグレー) is a case study in how simultaneous identity loss and theft, combined with crippling insecurity, can lead to dangerous obsession. -
Kaori Momoi’s “Hee” (火 Hee) – 2016 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 28, 2016 | No CommentsIn just her second film as a director, Kaori Momoi skillfully captures the psychological unwinding of an aging woman in "Hee." -
Stars hit the 2015 Silver Screen Awards red carpet
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 10, 2015 | No CommentsFilm talent and VIPs from Asia and beyond attended the 2015 Silver Screen Awards in Singapore, including Michelle Yeoh and David Beckham. -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Sada”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 21, 2015 | No CommentsObayashi's 1998 work makes Sada Abe no longer the subject of prurient interest but possibly one of the most unique female figures in 20th century Japan. -
“Bound for the Fields, the Mountains and the Seacoast”: Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on November 18, 2015 | No CommentsNobuhiko Obayashi’s “Bound for the Fields, the Mountains and the Seacoast” (1986) critically explored the era when Japan began to exponentially militarize. -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “The Discarnates”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe need to visit the past is made literal in "The Discarnates," which marked Obayashi's return to the ghost story for the first time since “House.” -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “I Are You, You Am Me”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 10, 2015 | No CommentsFar more sedate than his debut "House," Obayashi grew by leaps and bounds as an artist with "I Are You, You Am Me," a funny, honest coming-of-age story. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “Her Brother” / “Ototo”
Rex BaylonPosted on October 17, 2015 | No CommentsLacking the flourishes that made Ichikawa popular with a specific type of cinephile, "Her Brother" is an emotional exploration into the family unit.