blog/20 Actors Between 20-25 to Watch until They’re 30 – The Graduating Class
posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
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About… three years ago, I made a list of actors from around the globe. 16 out of my 20 picks are already NOT eligible for this list any longer. Shocking how time flies.

features/Around the World: It’s All About Japanese Cinema at the Shanghai Film Fest
posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
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The event of the week is the beginning of the Shanghai International Film Festival, starting on June 16th and ending the 24th, showcasing a broad variety of films… including A LOT of Japanese films in its different programs.

film features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment: It’s All About Japan: Part III
posted Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
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Greetings, YAMMies! We are on the third part of my Japanese entertainment journey of a series on the Banana views on Asian entertainment.

tv features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment: It’s All About Japan: Part II
posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
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The part in which we explore the Japanese drama format.

tv reviews/Juri Ueno and the Five Bags
posted Thursday, October 8th, 2009
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Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban (上野樹里と5つの鞄) is the 5-episode mini-series produced by WOWOW, in which Japanese actress Juri Ueno alongside directors Hideta Takahata, Michael Arias, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Takuma Takasaki, and Koji Hagiuda tell five different stories surrounding five different bags.

yam pdf/YAM – Issue 006
posted Thursday, October 8th, 2009
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On this YAM, we’ve got reviews on Inglourious Basterds, Mother, Treeless Mountain, Luck, Honookaa Boy. We also comment on a lot of albums, including G-Dragon, Arashi, Big Bang, Imogen Heap, BackStreet Boys, Olafur Arnalds… and Chang Shilei. Alongside playlist suggestions by more c_music!!!