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Touma Ami & Mitsushima Shinnosuke Part of the Cast of “Sayonara, Maestro!”
Two actors from Okinawa will be part of the cast of the new TBS drama “Sayonara, Maestro!”. Upcoming (well, she’s actually quite popular already to consider her ‘upcoming’) actress Touma Ami plays the role of high schooler Tanizaki Amane who plays what looks to be the violin and actor Mitsushima Shinnosuke (from the famous and…
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Nakamura Shugo New Mini Album “Henshin” 12/13 Release
Voice actor and artist Nakamura Shugo will be releasing a new mini album “Henshin” on 12/13! He wrote all six songs on the album and the song “NOTE” has been released ahead of the album. Be sure to check it out and support him! BTW, he recently (back in September) opened his official fan club…
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The Weird Al of Okinawa? Tohme Yoshiaki
What can we say about Tohme Yoshiaki that’s better seen by watching his YouTube parody videos that are done in Uchinaaguchi. Here’s a couple that are very fun. But don’t let the parody videos and his food-filled Instagram fool you as his real occupation is a Ryukyu traditional arts performer (琉球伝統芸能実演家) and he’s an actor…
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Two Okinawan Films at the HIFF 2023 Fall Festival!
The 2023 fall Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will screen two films from Okinawa. The first one is “This Land is Your Land (Shima ni Kaeru)” directed by Mitake Naoto and stars the most famous male actor from Okinawa, Shogen. Two actors I’m interested in seeing from this film are Miyara Shinobu (one of the…
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Shogen’s Interview with Sakura TV
A recent interview for Sakura TV has reached close to 100,000 views on YouTube as of this post! The interview is for Shogen’s film “December” directed by Anshul Chauhan.
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Film “Kiminisachiare yo” Stars Kobashigawa Tatsuru
(via Twitter) Coming to theaters this February is “Kiminisachiare yo” which stars Okinawan actor Kobashigawa Tatsuru (Waido from Okinawan Heroes) and fellow Okinawan actor and Waido cast member (the super cool) Tamayose Keiji. An interesting side note to the film is that it’s directed by Sakurai Keisuke who had a role in the NHK drama…
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Popular Fashion Magazine Mens Non-No’s Latest Model is Nakatsuka Riku
The latest model for popular fashion magazine Mens Non-No (many famous actors started out as models for the magazine) is nineteen year old Nakatsuka Riku of Itoman. The young model/actor also made an appearance on the Okinawa-based (kinda-sorta) TV drama “Chimudodon” and commented that its star Kuroshima Yuina was his inspiration (she’s also from Itoman).…
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42nd Hawaii International Film Festival 11/3-11/27
The 42nd Hawaii International Film Festival takes place from 11/3 to 11/27 and although there are no films from Okinawa screening this year, there are a few films with Okinawan actors. We’re also sharing two other films with ties to Okinawa. And the two with Okinawa ties:
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Okinawa Web Drama “Akari no Akari ka.” Off to a Great Start
A new Okinawa web drama just completed its 2nd episode and it looks to be worth watching till the end (9 total episodes). “Akari no Akari ka.” (presented by the Okinawa soap brand SuiSavon) stars upcoming actress Sakihama Rico as Akari and she’s supported by an amazing cast of actors starting with Yamauchi Chigusa, Tanahara…
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Miyagi Karin’s “Chimuganasa” (Short Shorts Film Festival)
Model/singer/entrepreneur/actress and now film director Miyagi Karin’s “Chimuganasa” is available for online screening with English subtitles until June 30th as part of the Short Shorts Film Festival. The film which was written and directed by Karin, brings together three generations of actresses with the veterans Yoshida Taeko, Kyan Hitomi (currently on NHK’s “Chimudondon”), and Karin.…
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