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MLB: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 1 (July 19, 2024) – Freeman’s grand slam lifts L.A.
26 October 2024 9:10 PM | No CommentsPerhaps in a sign of things to come before his World Series Game 1 heroics, Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in the eighth inning.
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Paris 2024: Tennis – Djokovic vs. Nadal, le denouement?
30 September 2024 9:31 AM | No CommentsTo win his elusive Olympic gold medal, Novak Djokovic had to get past an intriguing encounter that only happened due to some luck.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2024
31 August 2024 5:38 AM | No CommentsHeld at Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach every Memorial Day Weekend, 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i ceremony.
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![Song: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_54b-75x75.jpg "“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
30 August 2024 4:33 AM | No CommentsSong: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]
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![Song: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_50b-75x75.jpg "“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
28 August 2024 10:02 AM | No CommentsSong: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]
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Japan Archive
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“Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On” – 2013 Japan Cuts Review
Angela K. HomPosted on August 6, 2013 | No CommentsThe documentary is an agonizingly detailed look at a year’s worth of events for the all-girl supergroup. -
Junichi Inoue’s “A Woman and War” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 22, 2013 | No CommentsBrutally frank in its portrayal of rape, “A Woman and War” follows three people as they attempt to deal with the consequences of World War II on Japan. -
Hideki Takeuchi’s “Thermae Romae” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2013 | No Comments"Thermae Romae," based on a manga that sees an insecure man from ancient Rome revive his sagging career as a public bath designer, carries a lot of heart. -
Mika Ninagawa’s “Helter Skelter” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 13, 2013 | No CommentsAfter a five-year hiatus, Erika Sawajiri returns to a lead role that perhaps reflects her own personal troubles with fame in "Helter Skelter." -
Hideo Nakata’s “The Complex” – 2013 NY Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 12, 2013 | No Comments"The Ring" director Hideo Nakata takes familiar elements from his J-horror films and throws them back into the mix in “The Complex.” However, the end product is neither here nor there. -
“The Kirishima Thing” (桐島、部活やめるってよ) – 2013 HKIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsYoshida Daihachi’s “The Kirishima Thing,” which won the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, is a teen drama that excels in its honesty. -
Yoji Yamada’s “Tokyo Family” – 2013 HKIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsYoji Yamada's "Tokyo Family," a tribute to Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story,” is a far too subtle exploration of family dynamics in present-day Japan. -
Red carpet: Masami Nagasawa – “Love Strikes!” U.S. premiere
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 15, 2012 | No CommentsMasami Nagasawa won the Rising Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival, which co-presented the U.S. premiere of "Love Strikes!" with Japan Cuts. -
Koji Yakusho “13 Assassins” Q&A – 2012 Japan Cuts Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2012 | No CommentsActor Koji Yakusho (役所 広司) addressed the crowd and answered some questions before the screening of 13 ASSASSINS at the Japan Society in New York. -
Koji Yakusho red carpet and Q&A, “The Woodsman and the Rain” – 2012 Japan Cuts
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 21, 2012 | No CommentsKoji Yakusho (役所 広司) appeared at the screening of THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN, giving both introductory remarks and a Q&A after the movie in New York.