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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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![In her first feature film, “A Quiet Little Marriage,” writer and director Mo Perkins drew from personal experience when penning a script that examined the lives of newlyweds long after […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Mary-Elizabeth-Ellis-Cy-Carter-115x115.jpg "Director reveals the reasons why “A Quiet Little Marriage” came to be")
Director reveals the reasons why “A Quiet Little Marriage” came to be
Nicole C. WongPosted on January 24, 2010 | No CommentsIn her first feature film, “A Quiet Little Marriage,” writer and director Mo Perkins drew from personal experience when penning a script that examined the lives of newlyweds long after […] -
“Old Fish” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival
Meniscus MagazinePosted on December 24, 2009 | No CommentsOld Fish is a retired army engineer turned patrol cop in ice-bound Harbin. However, his world changes when a series of bombs is planted around the city. -
Movie Review – Leon Dai’s “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti”
Christopher BournePosted on December 22, 2009 | No Comments"No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" is based on an actual 2003 incident involving a man who threatened to throw himself and his daughter off a bridge. -
“Written By” (再生號) – 2009 NY Asian Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsMapping out how people endure grieving can be a difficult task. That’s precisely what Wai Ka-fai attempts with the marvelously affecting “Written By.” -
“Confessions of a Dog” – 2009 Japan Cuts Film Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsGen Takahashi's "Confessions of a Dog" is a no-holds barred indictment of the Japanese police force. -
“Halfway” Review – 2009 Japan Cuts Festival of New Japanese Film
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 8, 2009 | No CommentsEriko Kitagawa's feature debut "Halfway" (ハルフウェイ) creates a compelling portrayal of teen romance that is refreshingly unpretentious and naturally sweet. -
Duncan Jones’ “Moon” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 8, 2009 | No CommentsIsolation, psychological breakdowns and malignant computers have become touchstones of space-bound science fiction. Jones pays tribute to these while delivering a fresh new take on the genre. -
“I Sell the Dead” – 2009 Slamdance Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 7, 2009 | No CommentsThe creators of “I Sell the Dead” seem to be gunning for a "cult classic" tag. This may very well happen thanks to the stellar cinematography and actors. -
Cyrus Frisch’s “Dazzle” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 5, 2009 | No CommentsMovies show, not tell. Dutch director Cyrus Frisch tries to flip this basic tenant of cinema with “Dazzle.” Sounds unbearable? It is. -
“Black Dynamite” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on December 5, 2009 | No CommentsStarring Michael Jai White, "Black Dynamite" is a hilarious send up of blaxploitation that maintains a steady appreciation for the genre.