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  • Chusingura (1963)

    February 20, 2003 • Film, japan, ReviewsComments Off on Chusingura (1963)

    director Hiroshi Inagaki Color 207 min Hiroshi Inagaki has a curious and original directorial style. He takes fascinating stories, with dark premises, and bathes them in light (this film is so awash in bright color that there is practically no shadow). Then

  • Lone Wolf and Cub I: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

    November 17, 2002 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Lone Wolf and Cub I: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

    Country: Japan Director: Kenji Misumi Writer: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima Producer: Shintaro Katsu, Hisaharu Matsubara Cast: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Tomoo Uchida, Taketoshi Naito, Yoshi Kato, Yoshiko Fujita,

  • The Ring has made Japan hot in Hollywood

    November 2, 2002 • Film, NewsComments Off on The Ring has made Japan hot in Hollywood

    Japanese movies eyed for makeover. ‘The Ring’ has made Japan hot in Hollywood Japan Times With “The Ring,” the horror film based on the 1998 Hideo Nakata hit “Ringu,” sailing past the $100 million mark in the United States,

  • Seijun Suzuki’s Taisho Trilogy

    September 6, 2002 • Events, FilmComments Off on Seijun Suzuki’s Taisho Trilogy

    The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and Asian Film Foundation with support from The Japan Foundation Proudly Present EROTIC-GROTESQUE-NONSENSE: SEIJUN SUKUZI’S TAISHO TRILOGY – U.S. PREMIERES Maverick director Seijun Suzuki is

  • Curry House

    March 14, 2002 • FoodComments Off on Curry House

    Address: 123 S. Onizuka St., #204, L.A., CA Phone: 213-620-0855 Hours: various locations Cuisine: Japanese Specialty: chicken cutlet curry URL: http://www.house-foods.com Wallet dent: $$

  • Night On the Galactic Railroad (1985)

    November 17, 2000 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Night On the Galactic Railroad (1985)

    Country: Japan Director: Gisaburo Sugii Producer: Masato Hara Writer: Minoru Betsuyaku Cast: Mayumi Tanaka as Giovanni and Chika Sakamoto as Campanella Running Time: 113 Min Plot: On the night of a cat village’s Festival of the Stars, a kitten and