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I came to Tokyo at twenty-three for a summer job at a Shibuya mini-theatre and the job never quite ended. Fifteen years of festivals later I still think the only review that counts is the one the room gives you: where the laugh lands, the moment three hundred people stop moving at once, whether anybody stays for the credits.

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— Daren Wise, Tokyo

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Ahn Bo Hyun Sets Off On A Crucial Mission In New Historical Drama “Sacred Jewel”

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Upcoming drama “Sacred Jewel” has shared the first look at Ahn Bo Hyun’s character! “Sacred Jewel” is set in the year 1258 during the Goryeo Dynasty, when the kingdom is on the brink of defeat after…

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