She was one of Japan's biggest movie stars, worked with its most revered directors and quietly became one of its first female ...

When Lee Sang-il's Kabuki drama "Kokuho" first played at Cannes, its veteran star Ken Watanabe, who plays the mentor to two rising onnagata in his Kabuki theater, had no idea the film would become the ...

TOKYO — George Takei, best known for his role as starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the science fiction TV and movie series “Star Trek,” gave a Vulcan salute Thursday before speaking at the ...