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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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South Korea Archive
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From a packed Pusan lineup, a Top 10 film list emerges
Christopher BournePosted on October 25, 2009 | No CommentsForming a list of the best films is probably the height of folly; still, I want to highlight some of the films at the 2009 Pusan International Film Festival. -
![In “Breathless”’ pre-credits opener, a man punches and kicks a screaming woman out on the street in front of a handful of shocked observers, who nevertheless do not attempt to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/breathless-115x115.jpg "“Breathless” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival")
“Breathless” Review – 2009 New York Asian Film Festival
Christopher BournePosted on July 9, 2009 | No CommentsIn “Breathless”’ pre-credits opener, a man punches and kicks a screaming woman out on the street in front of a handful of shocked observers, who nevertheless do not attempt to […] -
![The 2008 Pusan International Film Festival revisited two of Kim Ki-young’s films as part of its “Archeology of Korean Cinema” retrospective. One of these was Kim’s undoubtedly most famous work, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/housemaid-115x115.jpg "Kim Ki-young’s “The Housemaid” ( 하녀 ) – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review")
Kim Ki-young’s “The Housemaid” ( 하녀 ) – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on January 22, 2009 | No CommentsThe 2008 Pusan International Film Festival revisited two of Kim Ki-young’s films as part of its “Archeology of Korean Cinema” retrospective. One of these was Kim’s undoubtedly most famous work, […] -
![For a jaded filmgoer and film festivalgoer like me, surprises can often be few and far between. Whether it is the latest Hollywood super-spectacle or the most obscure, experimental art […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/land-of-scarecrows-115x115.jpg "Roh Gyeong-tae’s “Land of Scarecrows” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review")
Roh Gyeong-tae’s “Land of Scarecrows” – 2008 Pusan International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 12, 2008 | No CommentsFor a jaded filmgoer and film festivalgoer like me, surprises can often be few and far between. Whether it is the latest Hollywood super-spectacle or the most obscure, experimental art […] -
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.” -
“City of Violence” – 2007 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 22, 2007 | No CommentsIf Ryu Seung-wan’s previous film "Crying Fist" was his orchestral piece, then "City of Violence" is his garage band record: fast, loud, and somewhat ragged. -
![The oeuvre of Park Chan-wook seems designed to confound auteurists looking for a consistent directorial signature. He followed up the little-seen “The Moon is What the Sun Dreams Of” and […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/poster-115x115.gif "“I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” – 2007 New York Asian Film Festival Review")
“I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” – 2007 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 22, 2007 | No CommentsThe oeuvre of Park Chan-wook seems designed to confound auteurists looking for a consistent directorial signature. He followed up the little-seen “The Moon is What the Sun Dreams Of” and […] -
![Han Jae-rim’s new film “The Show Must Go On” is a wry and ultimately poignant take on the gangster-film genre. In-gu (Song Kang-ho) specializes in using not-so-gentle persuasion tactics to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/poster3-115x115.gif "Han Jae-rim’s “The Show Must Go On” – 2007 NYAFF Review")
Han Jae-rim’s “The Show Must Go On” – 2007 NYAFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 22, 2007 | No CommentsHan Jae-rim’s new film “The Show Must Go On” is a wry and ultimately poignant take on the gangster-film genre. In-gu (Song Kang-ho) specializes in using not-so-gentle persuasion tactics to […] -
Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 15, 2006 | No Comments"The Host" was inspired by an actual 2000 incident in which toxic formaldehyde was dumped into the Han River. -
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.