Film / Reviews Jul 28, 2022
‘Yokaipedia’: Fantasy flick takes a page out of ‘Harry Potter’
by James Hadfield
Takashi Yamazaki’s supernatural adventure film will cast a spell on younger viewers, but parents should find it entertaining, too.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 29, 2021
Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?
by Kaori Shoji
Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
Entertainment News May 19, 2021
Actress Yui Aragaki and singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino to marry
"We hope that we can support each other and accumulate prosperous time together," the couple said a joint statement.
Film / Reviews Oct 25, 2017
'Mixed Doubles': A match made in heaven falls flat
by Mark Schilling
Mainstream Japanese films, goes the common lament, are now merely the last links in a corporate media chain that begins with a hit property, be it a novel, comic or a smartphone app. Original scripts are thin on the ground. But "original" does not equal ...
Film / Reviews Feb 26, 2015
'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo' plays with school-club subgenre, but winds up at the same destination
by Mark Schilling
Japanese movies about school clubs gunning for regional or national glory in everything from synchronized swimming to shodō (calligraphy) now constitute a distinct, well-trodden sub-genre. Based on a novel by Eiichi Nakata, Takahiro Miki's "Kuchibiru ni Uta wo" ("Have a Song on Your Lips") ...
Film Feb 26, 2015
Former teen star Yui Aragaki heads back to school in 'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo'
by Daisuke Kikuchi
It has been 10 years since Yui Aragaki made her debut as an actress — first as a teen in the sci-fi TV series "Sh15uya" ("Shibuya 15"), and then in a breakthrough role as high school student Yoshino in the dramatic series "Dragon Zakura." Now ...