‘A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic’: Udine Far East Film Festival Film Review

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticWant to impress your date by fighting off her molestor? Wish your stand-up comedy act would bring the house down? Or looking to pack your grumpy grandpa’s funeral with keening mourners? Call “Special Actors,” an agency that supplies performers to help you keep up with the Suzukis — or out-scam your scammers.The third feature by Shinichiro Ueda, director of Japanese cult zombie comedy “One Cut of the Dead,” is a daffy ensemble trickster comedy with a few “gotcha”

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will go ahead with a physical event this year, with the 33rd edition taking place on Oct. 31 through Nov.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Tokyo International Film Festival  (TIFF) will host physical screenings for its 33rd edition, which is currently scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov.

Katy Perry graced the cover of People's latest issue on Wednesday (Aug. 5), opening up about her journey to motherhood and creating her upcoming album Smile.

From “The Kissing Booth” to a “Bullet Train,” it appears that Joey King is on the fast track for box office success. According to Deadline, King is in negotiations to star opposite Brad Pitt in the upcoming action-thriller “Bullet Train,” which is directed by David Leitch and written by Zak Olkewicz.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Pictures Division of Japanese entertainment and tech giant Sony achieved operating profits of $230 million in the April to June quarter.The wider corporation enjoyed a 53% increase in net income, hitting $2.19 billion (JPY233 billion) in the first quarter of its new financial year.

Japanese rock band SCANDAL will be live-streaming a show for fans around the world on the band's 14th birthday, Aug. 21.

Kendall Jenner and dad Caitlyn Jenner along with family friend Cara Delevingne  were spotted out to dinner at Nobu Malibu on Tuesday night. — A go-to restaurant for Hollywood’s hottest stars, especially the Kardashian-Jenner family.

After gaining international acclaim with his Cannes prize-winning family drama “Harmonium,” Japanese director Kōji Fukada returned with “A Girl Missing,” reuniting with actress Mariko Tsutsui for a slow-burning mystery thriller which premiered at Locarno Film Festival last year before going on to play at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. And now, the film’s (virtual) release approaches this Friday July 31st.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentDespite fears that the Japanese summer box office might be a lost cause, with many big Hollywood and local releases postponed, recent figures indicate that audiences, especially younger fans of hit TV shows, are returning to theaters after the coronavirus hiatus.The number one film for the July 20-26 period, when Japan enjoyed a four-day holiday weekend, was the high school comedy “Beginning Today It Is My Turn.” Following its July 17 release, the film has

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterChrissy Teigen is going from the courtroom in Chrissy’s Court to sweet confections. Quibi has set a new series titled Eye Candy based on the hit Japanese game show Sokkuri Sweets produced by Nippon TV.

Naya Rivera's sister says her "world has been turned upside down" following the Glee star's death.

Nickayla Rivera, spoke out on Saturday, July 25, for the first time following the Glee star’s death in Lake Piru, California, earlier this month.“There are no words to describe my love for you. Side by side or miles apart, our connection is infinite.

Naya Rivera‘s younger sister Nickayla Rivera has written a heartbreaking tribute to honor the memory of the late star.

BTS, “Map of the Soul: 7 — The Journey” (UMe) There is no such thing as a world pandemic that can stop the BTS train. The pop (no K needed) superstars managed to record a full-length Japanese album, “Map of the Soul: 7 — The Journey,” in the few months the world was on lockdown.

Bts have recorded an original theme song for the Japanese movie Your Eyes Tell.BTS member Jungkook is among the composers, according to Variety, marking the first time the band has contributed to a film score.The song and the movie share the same English-language title, with the theme also featuring as a track on their new MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 – THE JOURNEY – album, which debuted in Japan on Wednesday.In a statement, the band says: “We are glad to be part of such an amazing film.

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticImagine a Japanese version of “Pygmalion” in which the sculptor continues to caress slabs of marble even after Galatea has come to life. That is the unusual premise of “Romance Doll,” a marital drama in which a sex doll maker’s rapt obssession with his new prototype, leads to rejection of his human muse.