‘Odoriko’ Helmer Yoichiro Okutani Documents the Disappearing World of Japanese Striptease

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBenicio Del Toro has joined the feature film “Reptile” as star and executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively.The Black Label Media project will also mark the feature directorial debut of Grant Singer, the prolific music video director whose collaborators include The Weeknd and Taylor Swift.Del Toro will play Nichols, a hardened New England detective unflinching in his pursuit of a case where nothing is as it seems, one that begins to dismantle the

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen.

Chuck Yeager was a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general who was the first human to break the sound barrier.Yeager enlisted in the U.S.

Nine months after launching its new theatrical distribution operation, Japanese pay TV broadcaster Wowow has made its first theatrical film acquisition, closing an all-rights deal for pandemic thriller Songbird, starring KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser and Demi Moore.

Chuck Yeager, a World War II fighter pilot, the first person to break the sound barrier and one of the subjects of Philip Kaufman’s The Right Stuff has died. He was 97.

Ellise Shafer editorChuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and a subject of the book and film “The Right Stuff,” has died. He was 97.Yeager’s wife, Victoria Yeager, announced his death on Twitter Monday night.

Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie “The Right Stuff,” is dead at the age of 97, according to a tweet posted on his account late Monday. "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET," said the tweet, attributed to his wife, actress Victoria Scott D'Angelo.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefUniversal Studios Japan is to open its Nintendo attraction in February 2021, the park announced on Monday. The grand opening of Super Nintendo World will kick off the Osaka-based park’s year-long 20th anniversary celebration.Built at a cost of some $580 million, Super Nintendo World will include rides, replicas and retail outlets.

Universal Studios Japan have announced that Super Nintendo World will officially open on February 4.The theme park has been designed in conjunction with Nintendo, and features several rides and attractions based on their most popular games. The star of the show is a Mario Kart roller coaster, which takes place inside Bower’s Castle.The roller coaster uses a mixture of physical elements, such as the kart, track, and architecture, and AR goggles.

Universal Studios Japan has set a February 4, 2021 grand opening for the first Super Nintendo World, after the launch at the Osaka theme park was delayed earlier this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. The opening will now coincide with the park’s 20th anniversary celebration.

coronavirus pandemic, the video game-themed amusement park announced Monday.“Super Nintendo World will debut here as the first multi-level land at Universal Studios Japan,” Universal creative executive producer Thomas Geraghty told journalists during a media tour of some park locations — including the interior of Bowser’s Castle, which houses a Mario Kart-themed attraction.Guests in the immersive experience will wear an augmented reality (AR) headset created by Universal as they ride “right

Universal Studios Japan have announced that Super Nintendo World will officially open on February 4.The theme park has been designed in conjunction with Nintendo, and features several rides and attractions based on their most popular games. The star of the show is a Mario Kart roller coaster, which takes place inside Bower’s Castle.The roller coaster uses a mixture of physical elements, such as the kart, track, and architecture, and AR goggles.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe period action animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” has passed “Titanic” at the Japanese box office to become the territory’s number two all-time hit, according to figures announced on Monday by distributor Aniplex.Based on Gotoge Koyoharu’s hit comic that has sold more than 100 copies in all formats, including digital, the film had earned $264 million from 20.5 million admissions as of Nov. 29, some 45 days since its opening on Oct.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentA new Netflix movie has been announced based on the early career of comedian and film director Kitano Takeshi.Titled “Asakusa Kid,” the film is based on a memoir of the same title written by Kitano.

WASHINGTON -- The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.Melania Trump announced Friday that artwork by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi has been installed on the east terrace of the famous garden, which she renovated earlier this year.Noguchi is the first Asian American artist to be featured in the White House collection, according to the first lady and the White House Historical Association.