Jim Jarvis (1921 – 2020), oldest remaining survivor of WWII USS Indianapolis disaster

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights for Masaaki Yuasa’s animated feature Inu-Oh. GKIDS, Japanese production company Science SARU INC.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts, has selected 30 features and 12 shorts for a 2020 edition that will take place entirely online due to continued corona disruption.Running July 17-30, the traditionally New York-based event will instead be available across the country via a digital platform set up in partnership with Festival Scope and Shift72.

BTS is one of the busiest musical acts in the world as they have been churning out content for ARMY left, right and center. Besides gearing up for the release of their fourth Japanese album, Map of the Soul: The Journey, the septet is simultaneously working on their next album as well.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA new forecast from agency giant GroupM sees total global advertising declining 10% in 2020, counting U.S. political dollars, with international damage the worst in countries like Brazil, Japan and the UK.The mid-year forecast assesses all media, projecting a return to previous levels by 2022.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Mark Amin’s U.S. based Sobini Films (Good Kill), Japanese producer Motoko Kimura (L.D.K), and Lifeng Wang’s (Skiptrace) Yintai Investment are teaming up to launch the ACJ Film Fund.ACJ is a joint venture to develop and finance wide-release theatrical films that will appeal to the American, Chinese, and Japanese markets.

A.C. “Tony” King was a U.S.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTokyo-based Flag Co. has acquired all Japanese rights to François Ozon’s “Summer of 85” from Playtime.

Jim Kiick was a running back who played for the Miami Dolphins during their 1972 perfect season.Kiick played college football at Wyoming, where he was named MVP in the 1966 Sun Bowl and was selected as a 1968 College All-Star. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1968 draft, leading the Dolphins in rushing in 1968 and 1969 and selected as an All-Star both years.

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If you're a fan of BTS, these past few months have been exciting as the septet is rolling out so much new content for us to be entertained by. Whether it be their docuseries, Break The Silence or even the celebrations for the 7th anniversary, i.e.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGkids, the U.S.-based producer and specialty distributor, has acquired North American rights to Japanese animated film “On-Gaku: Our Sound.” The film, which plays in the Contrechamp competition section of the Annecy International Animation Festival, is being lined up for a release later in 2020.Directed by Kenji Iwaisawa, and adapted from a manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi, “Our Sound” is the tale of a high school kid who tries to start a band in order to impress a girl.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentShout! Studios has take North American rights to World War II epic “The Last Frontier,” while U.K. rights have gone to Signature Entertainment.

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo criticized Japan's public broadcaster NHK on Tuesday for airing an "offensive and insensitive" anime video that attempted to explain the Black Lives Matter movement and the ongoing protests against police brutality that have swept the United States.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorJapanese public broadcaster NHK has apologized and deleted a video on the Black Lives Matter protests following criticism from viewers and diplomats.The clip from Sunday’s edition of news show The World Now featured an animation of a musclebound black narrator, who described the economic hardships of African Americans in the U.S.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese public broadcaster NHK has apologized following a furor over an animated video purporting to explain the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S.The video aired on NHK’s Sunday “The World Now” program and was uploaded to the broadcaster’s Twitter feed.

flagged by The LA Podcast Friday. “This publication fomented the hysteria that led to Japanese American incarceration, the Zoot Suit Riots, redlining and racial covenants, and it turned a blind eye to generations of police abuses against minority communities.

Former United States Defense Secretary James Mattis, 69, wrote a scathing rebuke on June 3 about his former boss, President Donald Trump, 73, and his handling of the George Floyd protests by encouraging military action. He released a long statement to major media outlets titled “In Union There Is Strength,” which you can read here.

Former United States Defense Secretary James Mattis, 69, wrote a scathing rebuke on June 3 about his former boss, President Donald Trump, 73, and his handling of the George Floyd protests by encouraging military action. He released a statement  to major media outlets titled “In Union There Is Strength,” which you can read here.