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Gwen Muranaka is one of those rare individuals who is doing exactly the job they dreamed of as a kid. “I think as a kid …
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For journalists, there are stories, perhaps only a handful, that never leave you. That’s the way I feel about the Alan Hotel in Little Tokyo. …
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In a sharp black tuxedo and matching bowtie, Chris Tashima takes the stage at the 1998 Academy Awards. His small gold earring sparkles. His jet-black …
I knew of Gene Oishi, the Nisei author of Fox Drum Bebop, well before I actually met him. This was because in 1968 he became …
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Read Part 3 >> Film editor: Chisako YokoyamaPublicist: Takamichi Go “You might think of short films as some kind of amateur work, but ‘Lil Tokyo Reporter’ was …
Read Part 2 >> Actor: Eijiro Ozaki “Lil Tokyo Reporter” is a film led by a Chinese-American director, a third-generation Japanese-American producer and a lead actor. Since …
Read Part 1 >> Executive producer: Fumiko Carole FujitaDirector and scriptwriter: Jeffrey Gee ChinLeading actor: Chris Tashima Playing the lead, Sei Fujii, in “Lil Tokyo Reporter” …
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Executive producer: Fumiko Carole FujitaDirector and scriptwriter: Jeffrey Gee Chin As a “new” Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrant), my life in America is all-too-peaceful, without any …
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高まる関心: 映画祭における数々の受賞 先日、わたしが「リトル・トーキョー・リポーター」のエグセクティブ・プロデューサーの藤田さんと電話で話をしたと…
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