Film and Television
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Series offers a new type of samurai story on multiple levels
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We’ve all seen samurai movies and TV shows before. Some are classics of the genre, like Akira Kurosawa’s brilliant films including “Seven Samurai” and “Rashomon.” Now you can add a […] READ MORE
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Kishi Bashi finds himself in ‘Omoiyari’ documentary
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For those familiar with “camp” films, much of the archival footage and photos in the documentary song film “Omoiyari” are not new, but what make this new work absolutely unique […] READ MORE
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Chef Masaharu Morimoto cooks up a reality sushi show
Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Masaharu Morimoto is an icon best known as a perennial presence on “Iron Chef America” and in Japan, on the original “Iron Chef” program. Now, he’s on screen as a […] READ MORE
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Walk of Fame Star unveiled for actress Ming-Na Wen
City News Service
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HOLLYWOOD — Saying she was “overwhelmed by this extraordinary honor,” actress Ming-Na Wen saw a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiled in her honor on May 30 for […] READ MORE
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Long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+
TERRY TANG, Associated Press
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Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear […] READ MORE
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CAAMFest serves up sweet memories with ‘Benkyodo’
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Though the line did not extend around the block like the final days of the iconic Japanese confectionery, a crowd of guests lined up May 12 for Benkyodo, San Francisco’s […] READ MORE
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Canadian filmmaker explores a gap in family history
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Filmmaker Natalie Murao contemplates the conversation she never got to have with her grandfather in “Blue Garden” (2022, 5 minutes). The hybrid-doc-animation tells the story of Murao’s grandfather, a Japanese […] READ MORE
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‘Oyakodon’ captures a Japanese restaurant heartbreakingly on the brink
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“Oyakodon” (2022, 17 min.), a short film directed by Roxy Shih, is a quiet and somber look at a Japanese restaurant in decline. Mama, the owner, opens up the dark […] READ MORE
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CAAMFest’s Rea Tajiri Retrospective screens three of this groundbreaking filmmaker’s art
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The films of Rea Tajiri, including her latest documentary, “Wisdom Gone Wild” and her first avant garde film, “History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige,” as well as her co-written […] READ MORE
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ blasts into theaters with more action than ever
Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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No one watches Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick” franchise films expecting artistic depth and thoughtful social commentary. Nevertheless, those components are actually in each movie, in a subtle way, as motivators […] READ MORE
