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TAKAMASA OE

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CULTURE / Film
Jul 18, 2021
Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe win Best Screenplay at Cannes for 'Drive My Car'
A brooding, melancholic drama spanning three hours, the film is based on a short story of the same name by novelist Haruki Murakami.
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SPORTS
Dec 31, 2020
Retired athletes charting new paths inspire others to take the leap
Stories of athletes trying to find new meaning in life after retiring from elite-level sports are serving as an inspiration for those who think they may be too old to switch paths.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jun 21, 2020
J. League's oldest-ever rookie aims for inspirational swansong
Takamasa Abiko, who made his debut for YSCC at 41 years old, wants to inspire victims of bullying and discrimination in his final professional season.
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JAPAN
Dec 4, 2015
Japanese pop culture expert dies in railway fall
Takamasa Sakurai, a leading evangelist of Japanese anime, fashion and music abroad, was fatally hit by a train early Friday after falling from a platform at Nishi-Nippori Station in Tokyo, police said.
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CULTURE / Music
May 8, 2015
The quirky sounds of indie music find a voice in Boys Age
Around 50 people are watching Kaznary Mutow of the band Boys Age thrash his guitar on a Friday night at Shimokitazawa club Three. He's in the middle of a 10-minute-plus psychedelic freakout, locked into an intense slow-burning session with drummer Takamasa Kobayashi.
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CULTURE / Stage
Nov 19, 2014
Emoto's 'Shrew' questions to provoke
"If I were a man doing the same work, no one would make any special mention of my gender, but I find I'm always being referred to by the media as 'the female director, Junko Emoto.' I don't want to say that's right or wrong, but it reminds me that this is today's reality," the Tokyo-based artist said during our recent conversation about her upcoming contribution to the Owl Spot Shakespeare Festival.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2013
Anai ends career with All Japan title
Former world champion Takamasa Anai went out with a bang, defeating rising star Hisayoshi Harasawa in the final to win the All Japan Judo Championship a day after announcing his retirement.

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