Costume designers for period pieces are tasked with re-creating specific moments in time, but they are also responsible for visually representing the narrative journeys of a story’s characters. That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For a project as historically and culturally specific as FX’s epic drama “Shōgun,” which takes place in feudal Japan in 1600, ...

Tokyo - (NewMediaWire) - July 19, 2023 - For over 125 years, Shochiku Group has been a leader in the production of traditional Japanese performing arts including kabuki as well as many world-renowned ...

Wada, who died Nov. 13 according to Japanese media reports, was catapulted to stardom by the samurai costumes she created for Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film 'Ran,' designing for other reputed film ...

TOKYO – For the usually reserved Japanese, Halloween has become the perfect excuse to act wild in strange outfits. The spooky celebration is consuming the energy, fashion sense and wallets of people ...