Tag: Departures
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Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ Is Asian Oscar Favorite in International Category
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category.The drama with a theater world backdrop follows the trajectory of South Korean four-statuette winner “Parasite” in that it began its winning ways at Cannes and is festooned with awards…
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Japan Box Office: ‘Doraemon Treasure Island’ Tops Weekend Chart
“Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Treasure Island,” the 38th feature installment in the Doraemon animation franchise, won its second weekend at the Japanese box office. With Toho distributing, the film made $6.6 million on 599,000 admissions, raising its cumulative total to $16 million on 1.45 million admissions.Toei’s new release “Sakura Guardian in the North,” a melodrama…