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Nintendo’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Blasts Off With Record-Breaking Opening Day
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‘Blades of the Guardians’ UK and Ireland Cinema Release Date Set for April 17
‘Death Note’ Star Tatsuya Fujiwara Leads Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland’ Theatre Adaptation in Singapore
Why Japanese Car Manufacturer Mazda Is Making Movies

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Nintendo’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Blasts Off With Record-Breaking Opening Day
‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts off with record $34M opening day—tops 2026 best, beats original’s Wednesday, eyes $186M 5-day & elite status
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‘Death Note’ Star Tatsuya Fujiwara Leads Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland’ Theatre Adaptation in Singapore
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Why Japanese Car Manufacturer Mazda Is Making Movies
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Ali Wong returns to Netflix with two new stand-up specials
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Netflix Partners ‘Chainsaw Man’ Studio MAPPA to Forge Global Anime Collaboration
After Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reza Arc shattered box-office expectations, Netflix has deepened its relationship with studio MAPPA, forming
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Thai Hit ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Goes Global with Major Theatrical Releases
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is Thailand's highest-grossing film of 2024
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Kelly Marie Tran will return in Star Wars Episode IX
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Netflix Partners ‘Chainsaw Man’ Studio MAPPA to Forge Global Anime Collaboration
After Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reza Arc shattered box-office expectations, Netflix has deepened its relationship with studio MAPPA, forming
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‘Dragon Ball Super’ Returns: Moro Arc Anime and Galactic Patrol Series Officially Announced
Goku and Vegeta are officially coming back to the small screen as the "Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc" gets a long-awaited
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Korean Cinema Hit Rock Bottom in 2025 While Japan’s Anime Boomed
Korean cinema hit a 20-year low in 2025, but Japanese animation soared—signaling a new era for Asia’s box office power
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Shiori Ito Calls Japan Debut of Sexual Assault Film ‘Black Box Diaries’ Her “Most Reactive Screening”
'Black Box Diaries' arrives in Japan after delays, with Shiori Ito detailing changes to protect identities and address permissions and
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21 ESEA Musicians Who Defined Asian Music in 2025: A Year-End Spotlight
Discover 21 rising ESEA artists redefining indie, pop, and R&B — from mxmtoon to YUNHWAY, these voices are shaping music’s
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Is Japan’s Kpop Dominance Diminishing?
Japan remains K-pop’s largest overseas market, but new data shows its growth is slowing as global audiences in Southeast Asia
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Shogen on ‘Lone Samurai’: The Okinawan Spirit Behind His Biggest Role Yet
Award-winning Okinawan actor Shogen speaks to Resonate about 'Lone Samurai', his cross-Asian career, and how Okinawan spirit shapes his global
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Singapore’s Nine-year-old Ivory Chia Makes History As The Youngest To Win At Asian Academy Creative Awards
Nine-year-old Singaporean Ivory Chia makes AACA history as the youngest-ever winner, leading a standout night for Asian talent at the
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Johnny Depp, Star of 2020 Film ‘Minamata’, Meets Minamata Disease Patient in Tokyo
Johnny Depp meets Minamata survivor Shinobu Sakamoto in Tokyo, marking an emotional moment that reconnects the actor with the real
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Brighton & Hove Albion Apologises to Chinese Fans For Mitoma WWII Image
Brighton & Hove Albion apologises to Chinese fans after a social media post featuring Kaoru Mitoma and WWII soldier Hiroo
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Mari Yamamoto Interview: The ‘Rental Family’ Star on Finding Hope in a Tragicomic World
Why Loneliness and Chosen Family are Universal Themes
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‘Shōgun’ Season 2 to Begin Filming in 2026 With New Cast and a 10-Year Time Jump
Shōgun Season 2 begins filming in Jan 2026 with a 10-year time jump, new cast, and “unprecedented battle sequences”
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‘Blades of the Guardians’ UK and Ireland Cinema Release Date Set for April 17
Yuen Woo-ping is back!
Theatre
‘Death Note’ Star Tatsuya Fujiwara Leads Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland’ Theatre Adaptation in Singapore
Tatsuya Fujiwara headlines the stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Hard‑Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, embodying data specialist
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Why Japanese Car Manufacturer Mazda Is Making Movies
Japanese automaker Mazda is venturing into filmmaking with “5 Sides of the CX‑5,” a genre‑bending campaign that treats the CX‑5
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9m88 On Acting, Songwriting And The “Contradictions” Between Them In Shu Qi’s ‘Girl’
Taiwanese artist 9m88 discusses her transition into acting with Shu Qi’s directorial debut “Girl,” and why filmmaking and songwriting feel
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John Kim Joins Cast of Australian Crime Drama ‘Fortitude Valley’
The actor joins Kat Stewart and Hunter Page-Lochard in a new suspense series set in Brisbane.
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“Bring back Heeseung!”: ENHYPEN to Kick Off New World Tour — But Fans Aren’t Happy
ENHYPEN’s label Belift Lab revealed their Blood Saga world tour kicking off May 1 in Seoul, hitting North America, Asia,
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Singapore’s Anthony Chen Brings ‘We Are All Strangers’ to North America Via Distribution Deal
Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers lands North American distribution, extending the Singapore filmmaker’s global run after Berlinale.
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Japanese Director Nanako Hirose Explores a Throuple in Her New Film ‘Between Two Lovers’
Japanese director Nanako Hirose explores love beyond convention in Between Two Lovers, a throuple romance starring Masami Nagasawa
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Asian American Directors Are Leaving Their Community Behind for Hollywood Validation
Is Hollywood "whitewashing" its most successful Asian directors?
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