Koji Yakusho (役所 広司) appeared at the 2012 Japan Cuts screening of THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN, appearing on the red carpet, then giving both introductory remarks and a Q&A after the movie in New York. Fellow guests on the red carpet included actresses Rinko Kikuchi and Heather Graham.
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Koji Yakusho and Heather Graham at the July 20, 2012, screening of “The Woodsman and the Rain” at the Japan Cuts film festival in New York. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)Koji Yakusho and Rinko Kikuchi at the July 20, 2012, screening of “The Woodsman and the Rain” at the Japan Cuts film festival in New York. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)Koji Yakusho and Rinko Kikuchi at the July 20, 2012, screening of “The Woodsman and the Rain” at the Japan Cuts film festival in New York. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)Samuel Jamier, Koji Yakusho, Heather Graham and Goran Topalovic at the July 20, 2012, screening of “The Woodsman and the Rain” at the Japan Cuts film festival in New York. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)(all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)
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