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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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Photos: PCES – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
21 March 2025 8:09 PM | No CommentsPhotos from the PCES - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Photos: BILL BILL – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
16 February 2025 4:12 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the BILL BILL - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Photos: Meg Kim – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
14 February 2025 4:35 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Meg Kim - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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Film Archive
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“Scabbard Samurai” – 2012 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2012 | No CommentsA disgraced samurai can avoid seppuku if he can make his captor’s little prince smile, something that he has not done since the death of his mother. The catch? He has 30 days to do it. -
![The famous final scene of Bruce Lee’s film Enter the Dragon features the martial-arts master battling his foe in a house of mirrors, as the shattering glass reveals his presence […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Finishing-the-Game-115x115.jpg "Review: Justin Lin’s “Finishing the Game”")
Review: Justin Lin’s “Finishing the Game”
Christopher BournePosted on July 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe famous final scene of Bruce Lee’s film Enter the Dragon features the martial-arts master battling his foe in a house of mirrors, as the shattering glass reveals his presence […] -
Donnie Yen “Iron Monkey” Q&A – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 10, 2012 | No CommentsA noticeably tired Donnie Yen decided to make a late screening of "Iron Monkey" his third appearance of four during the festival. -
Donnie Yen: “Dragon (Wu Xia)” Q&A – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 10, 2012 | No CommentsDonnie Yen answers questions about Peter Chan's "Dragon (Wu Xia)" - addressing the rumor that it was a remake of "The One-Armed Swordsman" - and other topics. -
Masayuki Suo’s “Shall We Dance?” – 2012 Japan Cuts Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 9, 2012 | No Comments“Shall We Dance?” (Shall we ダンス?), the 1996 film that won 14 Japan Academy Prizes, was famously remade into a flick eight years later starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. -
Donnie Yen: “The Lost Bladesman” Q&A – 2012 NYAFF
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 8, 2012 | No CommentsDonnie Yen addresses the crowd at the screening of THE LOST BLADESMAN (關雲長) on July 7, 2012, at the Film Society at Lincoln Center. -
Review: Liew Seng Tat’s “Flower in the Pocket”
Christopher BournePosted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsLiew Seng Tat’s debut feature, "Flower in the Pocket," is yet another great example of the fecundity of cinematic talent currently coming out of Malaysia. -
Choi Min-Sik (최민식) – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe legendary Korean actor Choi Min-Sik 최민식 (OLDBOY, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE) traveled to the Big Apple for the first time to attend the New York Asian Film Festival. -
Pang Ho-Cheung (彭浩翔) Q&A – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2012 | No CommentsHong Kong film director Pang Ho-Cheung (彭浩翔) gives remarks and answers questions at the North American premiere of his film VULGARIA on June 29, 2012, in New York. In Cantonese and English. -
Review: Nobuhiro Yamashita’s “Matsugane Potshot Affair”
Christopher BournePosted on June 29, 2012 | No Comments"Matsugane Potshot Affair" is a dark comedy following the decidedly odd events and inhabitants of a small town and the happenings of a particular winter.