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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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Eunhee Cho’s “Inner Circle Line” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 21, 2006 | No CommentsCho's film proves that beyond the blockbuster hits, there exists in Korea a vital independent scene, of which "Inner Circle Line" is a prime example. -
![“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/chiew01-115x115.jpg "Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review")
Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 16, 2006 | No Comments“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […] -
Interview With “American Fusion” Director Frank Lin
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 16, 2006 | No CommentsAt the New York Asian American International Film Festival, Frank Lin spoke with Meniscus about the making of “American Fusion,” his own family and…Fabio. -
“Eve and the Fire Horse” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 15, 2006 | No CommentsThe Asian American International Film Festival includes several of debut features by female directors. "Eve and the Fire Horse" is perhaps the best of them. -
Jeff Adachi’s “The Slanted Screen” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 15, 2006 | No CommentsRather than focus on a Who’s Who of Asian American male actors, “The Slanted Screen" examines how the times shaped the perception of Asians as leading men. -
![Films with Christian themes and films with Asian American lead actors are beginning to make a major impact on the cinematic landscape. But a film merging both of these worlds […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/ahn_cast-115x115.jpg "Narhee Ahn’s “Purity” – 2006 AAIFF Review")
Narhee Ahn’s “Purity” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2006 | No CommentsFilms with Christian themes and films with Asian American lead actors are beginning to make a major impact on the cinematic landscape. But a film merging both of these worlds […] -
![The 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival got off to a strong start with “Journey From the Fall,” an ambitious and heartfelt first feature by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Ham […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/long_nguyen-115x115.jpg "Ham Tran’s “Journey From the Fall” – 2006 AAIFF Review")
Ham Tran’s “Journey From the Fall” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 13, 2006 | No CommentsThe 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival got off to a strong start with “Journey From the Fall,” an ambitious and heartfelt first feature by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Ham […] -
![François Ozon’s new film “Time to Leave” is a moving and paradoxically uplifting film about death. Ozon is currently one of France’s most interesting directors and has created a remarkably […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/poupaud_moreau-115x115.jpg "François Ozon’s “Time to Leave” – Movie Review")
François Ozon’s “Time to Leave” – Movie Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 11, 2006 | No CommentsFrançois Ozon’s new film “Time to Leave” is a moving and paradoxically uplifting film about death. Ozon is currently one of France’s most interesting directors and has created a remarkably […] -
“Broken Trail” – AMC Miniseries TV Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 20, 2006 | No Comments"Broken Trail"'s variation of the Western concerns the plight of Chinese women brought over to the Midwest in the late 1800's to serve as prostitutes. -
Keeping the Faith: Christianity at the Tribeca Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 2, 2006 | No CommentsThe combination of Christianity and Hollywood film has often sparked debate from the Christian community. Also: a short conversation with Cuba Gooding Jr.