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Short Film “Ai wo Tateru” Starring Actress Matsuda Ruka with English Subtitles
Speaking of director Taira Kazuhiro, his short film, “Ai wo Tateru”, starring breakthrough actress Matsuda Ruka had its screening at this year’s Okinawa International Movie Festival and it’s now being shown on Okinawa Film Office’s YouTube channel with English subs! Be sure to watch it and give it your thumbs up for support! Synopsis: Chica…
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Kuroshima Yuina in Netflix’s “The Parades”
Actress Kuroshima Yuina (NHK’s “Chimudondon”) is part of the cast of an upcoming Netflix film “The Parades“. It’s set to be released on 2/29 — we can’t wait to watch it!
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Nakama Yukie’s Dream Comes True
Actress Nakama Yukie’s dream comes true as her upcoming film “Step” is set for a 2025 release. Her dream was to star in a movie that was entirely filmed in Okinawa and it has come true. The theme of the film is dance and what better way to showcase it then having two young actors…
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Actress Tamlyn Tomita Wishes Everyone a Happy New Year at the OAA Party
Legendary actress Tamlyn Tomita shared a photo from the Okinawa Association of America’s new year’s party and wished everyone a happy new year in Uchinaaguchi! How awesome is that! She can be heard on the upcoming film “Ultraman: Rising” (voice actress) and seen in the upcoming live-action series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. Both will air…
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Actress Nikaido Fumi in FX’s Upcoming Drama “Shogun”
Actress Nikaido Fumi, already an established actress in Japan and known to film festival goers (not to mention that she’s one of our favorite actresses from Okinawa), is about to become a household name worldwide when FX’s upcoming (2/27) drama “Shogun” airs on Hulu and FX. She will play the role of Lady Ochiba who…
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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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Kuninaka Ryoko in 2024 NHK Taiga Drama
Actress/singer Kuninaka Ryoko (“Churasan” series) will be starring in the 2024 NHK Taiga Drama “Hikaru Kimi e” which tells the story of Murasaki Shikibu (author of the “The Tale of Genji”). Kuninaka will be playing the role of Shikibu’s mother, Chihaya, and as amazing as it sounds, it’ll be her first appearance in a taiga…
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Aragaki Yui Stars in “Seiyoku” (Film)
Aragaki Yui can be seen on the big screen starring in the highly rated Japanese film “Seiyoku (Ab)normal Desire” released on 11/10. Yui plays the main role of Kiryu Natsuki and as a bonus, the insert song “Differences” for the film is by Okinawan rapper Chico Carlito! We don’t see a link up the song…
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Canae’s New Single “Usukaji” & Lead Actress!
Canae from i-Dushi recently released a new digital single “Usukaji (潮風-うすかじ-)” and get this, it’s the ending theme of a film she’s starring in! Yup, not only is she a talented artist of classical and shimauta pops, we can now add acting too! The film is “Nandekane Tsurumi” (Tsurumi is a ward in Yokohama Japan…
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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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