PRESS
Yukata Cowboy & spin-offs
lost & found cowboy
by Chris Hadley (Snobby Robot) May 19, 2021
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Lost & Found Cowboy - Uplifting Cross-Cultural Comedy In The Time Of The Pandemic. (Part 2)
(Japan Spotlight Jan/Feb 2021 issue)
LOST & FOUND COWBOY SEASON 2 Launched!
Articles in NY-based Japanese-language publications (May 15th, 2021)
Lost & Found Cowboy - Uplifting Cross-Cultural Comedy In The Time Of The Pandemic. (Part 1)
(Japan Spotlight Nov/Dec 2020 issue)
LOST & FOUND COWBOY launched world-wide (except for Asia) via Twisted Mirror TV from July 27, 2020
Thank you “Shukan New York Seikatsu” - a weekly Japanese New York paper with 20,000 circulation - for including reference to popular comedic Japanese film character Tora-san, describing our cross-cultural storyline and our motivation to promote cross-cultural exchange and celebrate diversity especially in these times of discrimination and closing borders! Congrats to all our cast, crew, sponsors and supporters!
by Chris Hadley (Snobby Robot) April 22nd, 2020
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mona Lisa cowboy
Interview with Atsushi Ogata & Xin Wang for "Mona Lisa Cowboy" at Bilbao Seriesland by Susan E. Clarke for Webvee Guide
(Spain , 2016)
yukata cowboy
"Atsushi Ogata - Lasso-swinging filmmaker Ogata has been capturing attention with his cross-cultural sketch comedy series, Yukata Cowboy."
(Bentobox, September 2016, Toronto, Canada)
"Yukata Cowboy' filmmaker Atsushi Ogata goes his own way!"
(Asahi Weekly, July 17th, 2016)
Interview with Atsushi Ogata for "Yukata Cowboy" at Bilbao Seriesland by Susan E. Clarke for Webvee Guide.
(Spain , October 2015)
"Yukata Cowboy - Adventures in New Online Cinema!"
Japan Spotlight (May/June 2016) (4 pages)
(September 2nd, 2015)
YUKATA COWBOY: A LITTLE SLICE OF LIFE AROUND THE WORLD
by Chris Hadley
"I want to show them slices of other people's lives in other countries, beyond the cliches"
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Cast Me If You Can
CNN: 'Cast me if you can': A comedy of oddballs'
(November 18, 2010)
Metropolis Featured Article
Globetrotting director Atsushi Ogata tries his hand at a romantic comedy... in a country where there are no romantic comedies (by Sarah Cortina)
Twitch DVD Review: CAST ME IF YOU CAN, Romantic Comedy From Atsushi Ogata
(by Christopher Bourne)
NHK Japanese National Public TV
TV Tokyo "100 people who change Japan"
Nihon TV "Zoom in! SUPER"
UTB Marudashi (Los Angeles)
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