Japanese Directors’ Guild Calls on Myanmar to Release Another Detained Filmmaker

Lost Judgment demo is on the way after information about a demo leaked via the Japanese PlayStation Network.On August 26, the Twitter account ‘psnrelease2’ was able to find a reference to the upcoming RPG called ‘Lost Judgment: Unjudged Memory Trial Version‘ on the Japanese PSN – as spotted by GamesRadar, suggesting that a demo is on the way.If the leak is reliable, this could mean that the demo will be exclusive to Japan/Asia since it was discovered on the Japanese PSN.

Will Tizard ContributorDespite an apparent last-minute sense of concern by Karlovy Vary fest organizers over international press coverage of Johnny Depp and his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard over domestic abuse allegations, the rocker/actor/producer made his appearances without much fuss and introduced the docu he co-produced, “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” to welcoming crowds on Friday.Depp’s other project at the Czech fest, the Japan-set thriller “Minamata,”

Japanese Breakfast shared a dreamy new song yesterday (August 26) Calle ‘Glider’ – listen to it below.The musician, real name Michelle Zauner, has written the song for her upcoming video game soundtrack, Sable.In a statement, Zauner said film score legends Alan Menken and Joe Hisaishi were two of her biggest inspirations when creating the soundtrack.Zauner added: “I was so lucky Daniel Fineberg and Gregorios Kythreotis from Shedworks invited me onto this game so early on.“I was immediately

Richard Kuipers A cavalcade of creatures from Japanese folklore come alive in “The Great Yokai War: Guardian,” a hugely enjoyable fantasy-adventure directed by the famously prolific and supremely versatile Takashi Miike (“Audition”, “13 Assassins”).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilming has begun on multinational, multi-lingual TV series “Drops of God,” which is adapted from the best-selling Japanese manga series “Kami, no Shizuku.” Set in the worlds of wine and gastronomy, the series is backed by Legendary Television, Dynamic Television and the Nippon Television-owned Hulu Japan and produced with Adline EntertainmentThe story involves a woman who discovers that her estranged father has left her the world’s greatest wine collection in

Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday.Japanese media said had been hospitalized near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called “anti-heroes” trying to survive in a violent world.

Japanese Breakfast has delivered a cover of Sufjan Stevens’ track ‘Romulus’, taken from his 2003 album ‘Michigan’.Recorded for SiriusXMU, the acoustic cover stays loyal to Stevens’ folksy original, with Michelle Zauner’s vocals equally as floaty above the light guitar and piano.Listen to the cover below:Zauner’s cover of ‘Romulus’ follows on from a recent live rendition of Dolly Parton’s ‘Here You Come Again’, performed while on tour.

noted on Twitter. It’s unclear what motivated Morris to apologize or if he will face any consequences for his remarks.

Japanese Breakfast (aka Michelle Zauner) has had a cloakroom at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia named in her honour, hot on the heels of her five-night run headlining the venue.A Philly native herself, Zauner sold out all five of her shows at the 1,200-capacity venue.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Gift of Fire,” a fact-based drama film about Japan’s secret nuclear bomb program, will play in U.S. cinemas from November this year.

JD Linville In “Dreams on Fire” writer-director Phillipe McKie marks his feature debut with a heady vision of the Japanese urban dance scene and one woman’s journey to find her place in it.Equipped with little more than her passion for dance, Yume (Bambi Naka) leaves an unsupportive home life to make her way in the Tokyo underground. McKie paints a spacious and vivid portrait of the artist’s journey, allowing moments of silence to balance the chaos.“Dreams on Fire” plays out on the one hand as

Megan Rapinoe, 36, and Sue Bird, 40, showed off their love during the final day of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7. The engaged lovebirds shared a kiss after Sue won her fifth Olympic gold medal with Team USA during a basketball game against Japan and excitingly ran up to her fiancée in the stands. Megan sweetly held Sue’s face as she smiled to her in the glorious moment and they both embraced as onlookers cheered.

Caeleb Dressel has added two more gold medals to his collection!

Sunisa Lee – who goes by Suni - has won the gold medal in the Olympic women’s all-around gymnastics final on Thursday (July 29) in Tokyo, Japan!