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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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Each story is a headline, a short excerpt, one still and a link to the outlet that did the reporting. We never republish the piece, and the still belongs to its studio or its photographer. A Korean trade paper appears in Korean, a French review in French. We point at the work; we do not put words in anyone's mouth.

— Daren Wise, Tokyo

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Kim Min Ha And Joo Jong Hyuk’s Paths Converge Between Day And Night In “The Table: Day And Night”

September 30

The upcoming romance film “The Table: Day and Night” has unveiled new character stills featuring Kim Min Ha and Joo Jong Hyuk!

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