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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Film Archive
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Busan 2022: Lee Joo-young “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 17, 2023 | No CommentsActress Lee Joo-young (송강호) appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of “Broker” as well as "Open Talk" session the next day in Busan. -
Outdoor set photos: The Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 11, 2023 | No CommentsThe onscreen year was 1961, but the actual day of filming - featuring old cars, a building as a defunct cafe and the title character - was Feb. 17, 2012. -
Busan 2022: Song Kang-ho (송강호) “Broker” Q&A photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 23, 2022 | No CommentsActor Song Kang-ho appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of "Broker" at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. -
“Scala” – 2022 World Film Festival of Bangkok Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 5, 2022 | No CommentsDirector Ananta "Gap" Thitanat decided to visually preserve the dismantling of a historical Bangkok structure, The Scala, through her documentary. -
“Star of Ulsan” ( 울산의 별) – 2022 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 30, 2022 | No Comments"Star of Ulsan" shows the unraveling underbelly of a struggling family trying to figure out how to make it to the next day. -
Subway Cinema’s Goran Topalovic wins Korean Cinema Award at Busan 2022
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 25, 2022 | No CommentsFor his efforts in promoting Korean films outside of Korea, Topalovic became the latest winner of the Korean Cinema Award in Busan. -
Tony Leung Chiu-wai honored with handprint at 2022 Busan Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 14, 2022 | No CommentsTony Leung Chiu-wai was chosen as the Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. -
“The Eagle Shooting Heroes” (射鵰英雄傳之東成西就) – 2022 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 13, 2022 | No CommentsIn what appears to be an absolute trolling of Wong Kar-Wai, we salute Tony Leung Chiu-wai for selecting this film. -
The giant Marilyn Monroe statue – Palm Springs, Calif., U.S.A.
Ali ZandiPosted on October 12, 2022 | No CommentsThe 26-foot tall Marilyn Monroe sculpture is considered the Eiffel Tower of Palm Springs, Calif., but it also has a colorful history. -
Busan 2022: Gang Dong-won (강동원) Actors’ House event photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 11, 2022 | No CommentsGang was in Busan to promote the film "Broker," which was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.