animation
-
Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No. 1 at the box office, a first for the Japanese anime master
January 4, 2024 by Associated Press
By JAKE COYLEAP Film Writer NEW YORK — For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master was No. 1 at the North American box […] READ MORE
-
Series offers a new type of samurai story on multiple levels
November 9, 2023 by Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News
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
-
Filmmaker’s childhood inspires movie magic
February 15, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Filmmaker Ru Kuwahata spent her childhood in the Tokyo suburb of Chiba living in a place that was seemingly conjured up by the minds of Studio Ghibli. While living in […] READ MORE
-
Academy Awards honors Asians
March 5, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Tom Cross, who is Vietnamese American, received an Oscar for his film editing on “Whiplash,” the story of a young drummer at a cut-throat music conservatory. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The […] READ MORE
-
BOOK REVIEW: The king of cartoon characters
August 5, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
IWAO TAKAMOTO: MY LIFE WITH A THOUSAND CHARACTERS By Iwao Takamoto with Michael Mallory (Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi, 2009, 240 pp., $22, paperback) Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007), the creator […] READ MORE
-
TOM YASUMI: From Tokyo to SpongeBob in 44 years
July 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Tom Yasumi has worked in animation for the past 22 years, his entire professional life. He is currently an animation director for the hit cartoon series, “SpongeBob SquarePants.” He’s worked […] READ MORE
MOST POPULAR
