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Nanami (Haru Kuroki) is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher whose only solace comes from connecting with others on...

Well, if it’s the fall, that must mean it’s time for me to come out of hibernation and return to penning this column. My “anonymous...

Takuya Kimura as Manji and Hana Sugisaki as Rin in Takashi Miike’s “Blade of the Immortal.” “Blade of the Immortal” is playing through...

Gerald Okamura BURBANK — Gerald Okamura Day will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m at the Martial Arts Museum, 2319 W....

This is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the major British Museum exhibition “Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave.”...

All films will be screened at the Arclight Cinema in downtown Culver City, 9500 Culver Blvd. The closing night screening will be followed...

Hachiko and Professor Ueno (Tatsuya Nakadai) in a scene from “Hachiko Monogatari.” The Japanese Film Night Season Series will conclude on...

“Hirokazu Kore-eda: Cinema from the Outside in” is being presented by the Yanai Initiative at UCLA and Waseda University and the UCLA...

“The Departure” focuses on Buddhist priest Ittetsu Nemoto. “The Departure,” a documentary about a former punk who is now a Buddhist...

• Regal L.A. Live Stadium 14, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles; (844) 462-7342; https://www.lalive.com/movies Oct. 20-25 at12:15, 3:30,...

Directed by Hideo Nakata (“Ring”), the film is known in Japan as “Honogurai Mizu no Soko Kara” (From the Bottom of Dark Water). It...

From left: Marc Masterson, Angela Lin and Daniel Dae Kim were recognized by Asian Pacific American Friends of the Theater (APAFT) on...

Author Steve Ryfle will discuss “Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa” on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the...

Haunted Little Tokyo, a series of events presented by Go Little Tokyo, kicks off this week. Ghosts and goblins of all ages are invited to...

“Tokyo Ghoul,” directed by Kentarô Hagiwara, opens at four Laemmle theaters on Monday, Oct. 16: • Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd.,...

Interviewee Maria Hurtado in a scene from “No Más Bebés.” Los Angeles filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña is among the nominees for the 38th...

Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki. (ABC) Tamlyn Tomita is a series regular on ABC’s new medical drama “The Good Doctor,” which premiered on...

A scene from Naoko Ogigami’s “Close-Knit.” “Close-Knit” (2017, 128 minutes), written and directed by Naoko Ogigami, will be shown on...

Earlier in the year, I had a bit part in Cal State University Dominguez Hills’ program “And Then They Came for Us … ,” held in February....

Erlich (T.J. Miller) and Jian Yang (Jimmy O. Yang) in “Silicon Valley.” The report said that Yang is often the butt of jokes. (HBO) Asian...