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In this video, we take a look at the traditional Kamigata acting style of ningyōburi ("puppet acting"), which uses the bunraku theatre as a source of inspiration for the portrayal of certain roles during dramatic highlights. (Kabuki In-Depth)
Nintendo released a trailer for its first movie on Friday, the latest step by the Japanese entertainment company to expand beyond its core gaming business. (Nikkei)
In a world filled with Japanese mythological oddball gods and monsters, one of the creatures' free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. (Netflix Anime)
This is Shibasaki, a painting instructor. Today I will be correcting a waterfall scene in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, drawn by a Japanese artist in his 60s. (Watercolor by Shibasaki)
Red Dog online casino successfully attracts players from over 220 countries, including the United States. (newsonjapan.com)
Tattooing has a long and complex history in Japan. Its lineage can be traced to facial designs on haniwa, ancient clay figurines dating from the fourth and fifth centuries, but it was also used to punish recidivist criminals, who were humiliated by having their foreheads inscribed with four strokes composing the ideogram for "dog." (Nikkei)
A man wakes from suspended animation to find himself in a world where only a million men survived an epidemic. He is selected for breeding as part of a repopulation program. (Netflix Anime)
Rilakkuma's mind is set on one thing... It's pancake! (Netflix Anime)
Vibe to the chill ending theme of Uncle from Another World by Yuka Iguchi, "ICHIBANBOSHI SONORITY." (Netflix Anime)
This will be a very interesting month of performances, with major shows at the Kabuki-za, National Theatre, Heisei Nakamura-za, Misono-za and Shochiku-za. It is great to see kabuki back in full health, with the yearly festivals revived and the Nakamuraya back in Asakusa... It seems that the young actor's show at the Asakusa Kōkaidō will also take place in January as well. (Kabuki In-Depth)
It was just a usual morning. Akira Shiroyanagi, a high schooler who loves games and Konpeito (Japanese sweets), has suddenly been dragged into a battlefield by a mysterious girl who calls herself Mion. The participants are told that they are "erased from the family register, involved in an experiment, and gained certain powers". (Anime Explained)
The Content Overseas Distribution Agency (CODA) announced that the Hokkaido Police Headquarters and the Sapporo District West Police Station have accused and arrested a man who operated multiple websites that linked to pirated anime on Thursday. (animenewsnetwork.com)
There are a lot of new Samurai games on the horizon! In this video I dive into some of the biggest and most anticipated while also giving my own thoughts! (The Shogunate)
I went to the world's biggest otaku festival, Comic Market! This year's 100th Memorial was quite a blast! (WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN)
Major Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo says it will spend 60 billion yen, or about 415 million dollars to fully enter the metaverse market. (NHK)
Japanese actor Ryoko Yonekura, who was scheduled to play a limited return engagement in the Broadway production of the Tony-winning revival of Chicago November 7-20 at the Ambassador Theatre, has canceled that stint under doctor's orders due to a lower back injury. (playbill.com)
Cool weather, hot anime. ONI: Thunder God's Tale, exception, Romantic Killer, new Tiger & Bunny and more. (Netflix Anime)
Genki Kawamura won best director for his movie "A Hundred Flowers" at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese recipient of the award at the prestigious Spanish event. (Japan Today)
New footage of the Beatles has been made public in Japan. The footage captured scenes of intense police security when the Fab Four visited Japan to perform in more than 55 years ago. Some contained never-before-seen footage. (NHK)
From Japan to the world, five Japanese A-listers are going “beyond borders". Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi and Fairouz Ai reflect on being part of shows reaching fans around the world and growing in their own careers. (Netflix Anime)
As a companion to my previous video, I wanted to share these two old productions of the play Kuruwa Bunshō ("Love Letters from the Pleasure Quarter"), the final performances by Kataoka Nizaemon XIII of Fujiya Izaemon, one of his most successful roles. (Kabuki In-Depth)
House (Japanese: ハウス) is a 1977 Japanese experimental comedy horror film directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi. A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted. (kaptainkristian)
The official attendance figures for the 2022 Tokyo Game Show have been announced, revealing the turnout to be around half of what the event was getting before the COVID-19 pandemic. (videogameschronicle.com)
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