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“A Woman Who Acts” Short Film with English Subtitles
With the success of the latest short film that was released with English subtitles, the Instagram account for the Okinawa Film Office is going all-out with reposting the other films that are subtitled too. All of these films had their premiere or a screening at the Okinawa International Movie Festival so we’re very lucky that…
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ORANGE RANGE’s New Single “Zombie”
Hey, everyone! The banger of 2024 is here in ORANGE RANGE’s new single “Zombie”. As if the music wasn’t enough, the music video is a lot of fun and was filmed in Okinawa. Be sure to look out for the throwing of the Okinawan salt and Ishiganto. The single is out on all streaming platforms.
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Wow, We are Amazing! “Ai wo Tateru” Hits 1,500 Views 😘
Looks like we caught the attention of the Okinawa Film Office as they happily (and surprisingly) announced on their Instagram account that their short film “Ai wo Tateru” hit 1,500 views on YouTube! Just the English-subbed version alone is over 200 views. Our hope is this is the push we need to make more subtitled…
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Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) MV for “Yorokobi no Blues”
If you haven’t heard it yet, stop reading this and open up your favorite streaming platform and give Shimabukuro Masaru’s first solo album “55rpm” a listen because it’s so beautiful. And because the album is beautiful, expect a music video for one of the tracks off of the album, “Yorokobi no Blues”, to be just…
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Nakasone Hajime’s “Yumangwi”
Wow. This video clip was an impromptu one that Hajime uploaded to his YouTube channel after feeling good vibes while taking a stroll on Henza Island. It could totally be an actual music video as everything was timed perfect. Enjoy!
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Coffee & Okinawa? Yes, Please!
We’ve seen coffee (albeit already ground and not whole beans) from Okinawa for sale in Japan, but did you know that there’s an official project under way to make large scale coffee production from Okinawa a reality? What is the Okinawa Coffee Project? The “Okinawa Coffee Project” started in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture in April…
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Seven Oops “Seven Pops” Album Music Video features Utasha Nishihara Kazuki
On its own, Seven Oops‘s “Seven Pops” MV (yup, a music video of their entire new album!) is amazing enough but adding an appearance from Yaeyama utasha Nishihara Kazuki is icing on the cake. He appears on the second song “Play Ball”. We don’t recall ever seeing a band do this before and the result…
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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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Ryukyu Shimpo’s Web Drama Series “Your Story”
Ryukyu Shimpo has a web drama?! Yup! Episode 1, “From Sacramento”, was just released on their YouTube channel with 3 more episodes to follow that based on true stories featured on their newspaper from its 130-year history. Auditions were held for the actors and they get to work with director Taira Kazuhiro of “Miracle City…
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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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