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Directed by renowned theater actor He Bing, the Shanghai leg of The Price will take place from June 20 to 23 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. The production is the first Chinese version of the renowned play of the same name by Arthur Miller (1915-2005), according to He.

When I visited a bookstore in central Tokyo on Jan. 9, I came across a corner featuring the Hojo clan, which wielded enormous power in the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333).

Eiji Uchida’s lighthearted ode to 1980s moviemaking treads similar territory as “The Naked Director,” but instead focuses on the film industry from a female perspective.

The former idol-pop star takes on the role of Mark Antony in a version of Shakespeare's tragedy that focuses on the tense disputes that arose around Julius Caesar's assassination.

Why is Studio Dragon such a strong force in Japans 4th South Korean drama boom? February 22, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) A scene from "Crash Landing on You" (C) Studio Dragon Corporation TOKYO -- The fourth South Korean drama boom in Japan looks likely to retain momentum in 2021, with the mega hit "Crash Landing on You" serving as the catalyst for many people to start watching South Korean dramas. In fact, Im one of them. While watching works that people were talking about, I noticed that many of...

Jan 20, 2021 “Perfect Strangers,” the 2016 hit Italian comedy, had inspired 18 remakes by July 2019, a feat recognized by Guinness World Records. The four versions of the film I’ve seen — Korean, French, Japanese and the original by Paolo Genovese — are all entertaining enough. But the setup — three couples and one single man agree to share each other’s smartphone text and voice messages as a sort of “truth or dare” game at a dinner party — is hardly groundbreaking,...