Byung-hun Lee
Byung-hun Lee is one smart guy! In addition to his native Korean, Lee speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese fluently. He has been in some of Japan Cinema's favorite films and we are inducting him into our character profiles!
Chinese Box – Review
Chinese Box tell the story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #44 – Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee, began his artistic journey the moment his tiny hand could hold a brush. He has worked with several comic book publishers in the process including Marvel, DC, Udon, Darkhorse and Image Comics. Some of these properties include, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, Star Wars, and Transformers. Most notably however, his talent has also led to the art of three Capcom video game titles (including Marvel vs. Capcom 3). Click for the full interview...
Summer Days with Coo – Review
Summer Days with Coo (河童のクゥと夏休み) is a 2007 Japanese animated film about a kappa and its impact on an ordinary suburban family, directed by Keiichi Hara. It won the Grand Prize for Animation at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival and the Feature Film category at the 2008 Tokyo Anime Award. Loc breaks down why you should...or should not watch this anime. Click for the full review...
The Air I Breathe – Review
The Air I Breathe: A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #43 – Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim (Founder of Red Mango) is the model form of the ideal hustler. He was named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine and has has been profiled in Forbes, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, Fox News, Bloomberg, and The Food Channel. Click for the full interview...
Whisper of the Heart – Review
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her 'Prince of Books'. Click for the full review...
Cosplay Corner Episode #7: Ginny McQueen
Another Cosplay 4 A Cause calendar participant, Ginny McQueen has attended conventions as a guest all over the US as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Russia, Chile, Mexico and the UK. She's been featured in magazines, on many websites, and on television (including G4,MTV, and Fuji TV in Japan) for her costuming and modeling around the world. Click for the full interview...
Tekken: Blood Vengeance – Review
The film is a fully computer-generated 3D feature with a 90-minute running time and tells a story set between the fifth and sixth installments of the series. The film's screenplay was written by Dai Sato and it's being directed by Youichi Mouri, who has previously directed the opening movies for Tekken 5 and Tekken 6. Click for the full review...
Tadanobu Asano
Described by some as a cross between Johnny Depp and Toshirô Mifune, Asano Tadanobu is certainly the hippest, if not the single most important, Japanese film actor working today. We take a look back at all the films we have featured starring him, and soak in his awesomeness as we revisit his work, highlight clips, & more.
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