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Benefit screenings of the Japanese Academy Award-winning HULA GIRLS will take place on Saturday, March 26th at VIZ Cinema in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of NEW PEOPLE. © Cine Qua Non 2006, in association with HAPPINET and S.D.P
Benefit screenings of the Japanese Academy Award-winning HULA GIRLS will take place on Saturday, March 26th at VIZ Cinema in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of NEW PEOPLE. © Cine Qua Non 2006, in association with HAPPINET and S.D.P
Quad poster for the UK release of COLD FISH, the acclaimed new film from the director of LOVE EXPOSURE. Photo courtesy of Third Window Films. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon/ Nikkatsu
Sho Aikawa in director Takashi Miike`s DEAD OR ALIVE. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 1999 Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd.
Serial killer Kyung-chul (OLDBOY star Choi Min-sik) chooses the wrong victim (Oh San-ha) in the Korean thriller I SAW THE DEVIL, opening this week in American theaters. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
Teacher Yuko Moriguchi suspects that one (or more) of her students murdered her child... and sets out to prove it by any means necessary in CONFESSIONS. Japan`s entry for the 2011 Academy Awards will get a limited theatrical run in the United Kingdom from Third Window Films. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2010 Confessions Production Committee
The idiotic Young-gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is chosen to take over the family of New York mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) in the comedy THE LAST GODFATHER. © 2010 Younggu Art
A seemingly normal tropical fish shop owner (Denden) has a terrifying secret life in COLD FISH, the new film from the director of LOVE EXPOSURE. © 2010 Sushi Typhoon/ Nikkatsu
David Bowie stars as a soldier held in a Japanese POW camp in director Nagisa Oshima’s riveting World War II drama MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 1983 Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Katsuo Nakamura in a classic scene from Toho`s ghost film KWAIDAN, launching Japan Society`s Zen & Its Opposite monthly film series this Friday. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 1965 Toho Co., Ltd.
The Oscar contender CONFESSIONS sold out its screening in Sydney. The film plays Melbourne on December 4th. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 2010 Confessions Production Committee?
Directors Tsutomu Abe and Shigeki Chiba and film critic Tadao Sato will lead a discussion following the screening of KYOTO STORY. Photo courtesy of Japan Foundation. © 2010
SEVEN DAYS IN HEAVEN. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2009 Magnifique Creative Media
NANA © 2005 “NANA” Production Committee.
NEW PEOPLE in San Francisco has announced a week of festivities leading up to their 2010 J-Pop Summit Festival. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 VIZ Media
VIZ Cinema in San Francisco is hosting a 5 day run of 1970s Godzilla movies starting this Saturday. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1971-1974 Toho Co., Ltd.
The rarely seen THE DEVIL`S TEMPLE wraps up Japan Society`s six month series of chambara (sword fighting) films. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 1969 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
Poster for the new ASTRO BOY movie from Imagi Studios. ©2009 Imagi Crystal Ltd and Summit Entertainment, LLC
The final Zatoichi screening in the
VIZ Cinema will hosts a GUNDAM movie marathon on April 10th. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Sotsu, Sunrise
Meiko Kaji is the center of attention as the wrongly accused Sasori in FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION, one of thirteen films about Japanese women who break the rules. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 1972 Toei Co., Ltd.