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#Masaki Mugikura

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Writer/interviewer/editor. After working as an editor for film and music magazines, currently writes interviews, columns, reviews, and dialogue articles on film, music, and other topics, mainly for web media.

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SPECIAL #MOVIE

Why did Kenichi Matsuyama change? After reevaluating his life, he found an alternative acting path.

Masaki Mugikura 2023.6.21｜15:35

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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage

Kotaro Kikuchi 2025.9.25｜15:58
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma

Hajime Oishi 2025.9.11｜15:57
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release

Fumiaki Amano 2025.8.21｜16:33
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad

Hiroyoshi Tomite 2025.8.1｜12:27
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms

Tomonori Shiba 2025.7.31｜13:00

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EVENTS

#MOVIE 2025.12.5

Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed

NiEW 2025.11.6｜12:26
#MUSIC 2025.12.5

downt & Texas 3000 Hit Tohoku for Tour Dates in Sendai, Koriyama, and Shin-Okubo

NiEW 2025.11.13｜12:34
#MUSIC 2025.12.6

Fuki Kitamura Drops Self-Produced Debut Album “Spira1oop”

NiEW 2025.11.14｜18:38
#MUSIC 2025.12.8

never young beach to Mark Budokan Debut in 10th Anniversary Finale

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:31
#MUSIC 2025.12.8

Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:17
#MUSIC 2025.12.9

Franz Ferdinand Returns to Japan This December

NiEW 2025.3.13｜17:36
#MUSIC 2025.12.12

Chanmina, HANA, Hitsujibungaku Headline “Spotify On Stage Tokyo 2025 – Year-End Special”

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:34
#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Celebrate 40 Years of “Back to the Future” with IMAX & 4DX Screening

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:07
#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Tokyo 2025 Comes to Shibuya with Kokuho and More

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:18
#ART 2025.12.12

Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai

NiEW 2025.11.13｜12:30
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178 Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed
“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 Hellraiser Marathon Takes Over Shinjuku All Night Long
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster SNIDEL HOME Launches Official Harry Potter Loungewear Collection
BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 “Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Tokyo’s Indie & Asian Roots Artists Unite at BiKN shibuya 2025 Festival