People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Apr 8, 2017

Shinsuke Fujimoto makes his mark in the Korean film industry

by Alex Martin

Shinsuke Fujimoto is a rarity in the booming South Korean film industry. Despite having no connections in the local movie scene, the Ishikawa Prefecture native flew to Seoul straight after graduating college and has managed to make a living working on various film sets ...

Stage Nov 20, 2013

'Jack the Ripper' strikes again

by Lindsay Nelson

"I'm a huge Beumrae fan," the woman seated next to me gushed during the intermission, pointing to a glossy photo in my program. "His voice gives me chills." Makiko, as I'll call her, was seeing this production of "Jack the Ripper" for the fourth time. ...

Film May 31, 2013

'Oldboy' director casts dark shadow on Hollywood

by Kaori Shoji

“Stoker,” a film so rich and chocolatey with nuance and innuendo you could eat it with a spoon, is, amazingly, directed by a filmmaker who doesn’t speak English.