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CHARLOTTE

CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 28, 2015
Bodyguard; Charlotte Kate Fox; CM of the Week: Universal Studios Japan
Hiroshi Tate plays "SP Yatsurugi Takashi" ("Secret Police Takashi Yatsurugi"; TBS, Mon., 9 p.m.), a member of the Metropolitan Police Department who is assigned to the security detail for the governor of Tokyo, Sawako Yoshimine (Hisako Manda), as she hosts a ceremony for guests from Singapore. During the event, Yatsurugi senses something wrong and shouts, "Get down!" as someone starts shooting, but it's too late. The governor's daughter is hit and dies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2015
Charlotte the monkey as rambunctious as ever at Oita zoo
A baby monkey, whose naming by a Japanese zoo as Charlotte after Britain's newborn princess caused something of an uproar, is in full tomboy mode.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2015
Zoo backpedals from naming baby monkey after U.K. princess
A zoo in Oita was forced to backpedal on its announcement that it will name a baby Japanese monkey Charlotte in honor of the newborn British princess, following complaints the move is disrespectful to that nation's royal family.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 27, 2015
SMAP Bistro; Documentary 72 Hours; CM of the week: Kincho
On Monday, NHK starts a new morning drama, which means U.S. actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who played the female lead in the previous series, "Massan," will be leaving Japan soon. But before she does she has to do at least one variety show, so she'll be the guest for the regular "SMAP Bistro" segment on "SMAP X SMAP" (Fuji TV, Mon., 9 p.m.).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 1, 2015
Samba: 'chemistry between an immigrant and his caseworker'
In "Samba" the French writer-director duo of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano try to rekindle the magic and phenomenal box-office success of their 2011 film "The Intouchables," with the same leading man burdened by the same kind of problems against the same backdrop of a Paris unkind to African immigrants. "Samba" is essentially what the Japanese refer to as the "second loach under the willow tree," meaning if someone was lucky enough to catch the first loach swimming under the willow tree, then he's likely to wait for the second loach to show up, instead of trying something else.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2014
The antichrist, melancholia and nymphomania according to Lars von Trier
Depression is damn near impossible to understand for those not suffering from it. They'll say, "Cheer up, pull yourself together, look at all the blessings in your life," as if someone caught in a downpour will feel cheered by the fact that the sun will come out tomorrow. But what if the rain doesn't stop for a week . . . or a month? And what if — and this is the conclusion the depressed mind jumps to — the damned rain never stops?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2014
Nymphomaniac Vol. II: 'Overflowing with philosophy, digressions, religious visions, sex and even some humor'
While "Nymphomaniac: Vol. I" largely followed its heroine, Joe (played by Stacy Martin), as she developed her omnivorous sexual appetite and wielded her sexual power with impunity, "Vol. II" is where the bill comes due.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 25, 2014
Blondes have more fun in NHK's morning drama
Two weeks ago I received a message from a reader who asked me to ask NHK why the public broadcaster had changed the name and the hair color of the female protagonist of its new daily 15-minute asa-dora (morning drama series) "Massan," which is based on the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the first person to make whisky in Japan, and his Scottish wife.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2014
Nymphomaniac Vol 1: ‘A labyrinth of intellectual and sensual digressions’
‘Nymphomaniac”: The title itself is a provocation, not that we should expect anything less from Lars von Trier, the director who has specialized in nothing but.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2014
American actress first non-Japanese tapped for NHK series lead
American actress Charlotte Kate Fox will play a leading role in NHK's upcoming morning drama series 'Massan,' based on the true story of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Japan's whiskey industry.

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