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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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Philippines Archive
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SGIFF Q&A: Director of “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 6, 2019 | No CommentsLeonardo Cinieri Lombroso spoke to attendees at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival about his documentary featuring four Asian directors. -
Film Review: Erik Matti’s “On the Job”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsWithout Matti’s 2013 film, the renaissance of crime and action films popping up in Philippine theaters and TV screens lately would never have existed. -
“Apocalypse Child” – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 20, 2016 | No CommentsUltimately Mario Cornejo's “Apocalypse Child” is a mess, with a plot that goes nowhere and offers very little in the way of emotional connection. -
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. -
An interview with Filipino film director Kenneth Lim Dagatan
Rex BaylonPosted on September 16, 2015 | No CommentsCebuano filmmaker Kenneth Lim Dagatan, whose horror short “Sanctissima” screened at Cinemalaya, talked to Meniscus Magazine about his work. -
Cinemalaya 2015: A look at Philippine indie film history
Rex BaylonPosted on September 1, 2015 | No CommentsAlthough no new features were screened at Cinemalaya 2015, I got what I came to Manila for: an education on the current state of Philippine cinema. -
“That Thing Called Tadhana” – 2015 BiFan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 19, 2015 | No CommentsAntoinette Jadaone's streak continues with the rom-com "That Thing Called Tadhana," the most successful independent film release in the Philippines to date. -
“Ruined Heart – Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore” – 2015 BiFan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 16, 2015 | No CommentsStarring Tadanobu Asano, "Ruined Heart – Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore" demands an audience that is not afraid to be challenged. -
Review: “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsThe documentary, which screened in Busan and Singapore, focuses on four directors: Brillante Mendoza, Pen-Ek Ratanaraung, Garin Nugroho and Eric Khoo. -
Francis Xavier Pasion’s “Bwaya” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 16, 2014 | No CommentsBased on a true story, "Bwaya" exploits the family of Rowena Romano, a young girl who had the misfortune of having been attacked and killed by a crocodile.