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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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Wayne Wang’s “The Princess of Nebraska” – 2008 AAIFF Review
Eric HungPosted on July 14, 2008 | No CommentsBased on a short story by Yiyun Li, "The Princess of Nebraska" explores a traumatic day in the life of a young woman from Beijing named Sasha (Ling Li). -
![A documentary charting the evolution of the fortune cookie sounds as enticing as the desire to crack open the bland biscuit and read the words printed on the tiny slip […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "“The Killing of a Chinese Cookie” – 2008 AAIFF Review")
“The Killing of a Chinese Cookie” – 2008 AAIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 12, 2008 | No CommentsA documentary charting the evolution of the fortune cookie sounds as enticing as the desire to crack open the bland biscuit and read the words printed on the tiny slip […] -
![Celebrity conspiracy meets fan club mania in a cleverly-crafted feature called “Kisaragi,” the closing film of this year’s Japan Cuts Festival in New York City. A year has passed since […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kisaragi-115x115.jpg "Yuichi Sato’s “Kisaragi” – 2008 Japan Cuts Review")
Yuichi Sato’s “Kisaragi” – 2008 Japan Cuts Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 10, 2008 | No CommentsCelebrity conspiracy meets fan club mania in a cleverly-crafted feature called “Kisaragi,” the closing film of this year’s Japan Cuts Festival in New York City. A year has passed since […] -
Li Ying’s “Yasukuni” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 5, 2008 | No CommentsLi Ying’s documentary "Yasukuni" examines one of the most politically contentious spots in Japan: a memorial to Japan’s fallen soldiers during World War II. -
![A hilarious and inventive kaiju eiga repurposed for the modern media landscape, “Dainipponjin” showcases the considerable talents of its writer-director-star Hitoshi Matsumoto. It begins as a rather odd mock-documentary about […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dainipponjin-115x115.jpg "Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Dainipponjin” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review")
Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Dainipponjin” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsA hilarious and inventive kaiju eiga repurposed for the modern media landscape, “Dainipponjin” showcases the considerable talents of its writer-director-star Hitoshi Matsumoto. It begins as a rather odd mock-documentary about […] -
Lee Myung-se’s “M” – 2008 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsA man is haunted by the ghost of his first love...or perhaps not. That, in a nutshell, is the premise of Lee Myung-se’s latest film, “M.” -
![From Fredric March in “Death Takes a Holiday” to Brad Pitt in “Meet Joe Black,” the idea of a handsome figure representing Death has had immense appeal in the movies. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/accuracy-of-death-115x115.jpg "Masaya Kakei’s “Accuracy of Death” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review")
Masaya Kakei’s “Accuracy of Death” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsFrom Fredric March in “Death Takes a Holiday” to Brad Pitt in “Meet Joe Black,” the idea of a handsome figure representing Death has had immense appeal in the movies. […] -
![Johnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sparrow-115x115.jpg "Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review")
Johnnie To’s “Sparrow” – 2008 NYAFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 13, 2008 | No CommentsJohnnie To, best known in the West for such gangster sagas as the “Election” films and “Exiled,” opts for a delightful change of pace in the comic caper “Sparrow,” a […] -
![Much like the Japanese beef stew that gives the film its title, Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” is a cinematic concoction chock-full of potentially tasty ingredients. Classic Hollywood westerns, Italian […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/sukiyaki-western-django-115x115.jpg "Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review")
Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” – 2008 NYAFF & Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 10, 2008 | No CommentsMuch like the Japanese beef stew that gives the film its title, Takashi Miike’s “Sukiyaki Western Django” is a cinematic concoction chock-full of potentially tasty ingredients. Classic Hollywood westerns, Italian […] -
![“My story is a fairy tale,” says French high wire-walker extraordinaire Philippe Petit in James Marsh’s brilliant, suspenseful documentary “Man on Wire.” Maybe so, but it is also a true […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/petit-sydney-115x115.jpg "“Man on Wire” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Man on Wire” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 8, 2008 | No Comments“My story is a fairy tale,” says French high wire-walker extraordinaire Philippe Petit in James Marsh’s brilliant, suspenseful documentary “Man on Wire.” Maybe so, but it is also a true […]