"Am I pretty?" Kani Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Japanese indie film titled Desert of Namibia, the second feature made by young Japanese filmmaker Yoko Yamanaka. This first ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The film follows mercurial 21-year-old Kana (Yuumi Kawai), a hair-removal ...

We went glamping under the stars in Namibia, and it was an unforgettable adventure! Nestled in the desert, our luxury tents ...

One word for desert in Hindi, my first language, is marū, which has an etymological link to English words like mortal and mortality. The desert is an abode of death, yet I was about to discover a ...

In late winter 2025, botanists and field researchers documented an extraordinary bloom of the Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) in Namibia’s Namib Desert. This succulent plant, usually known for its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kana (Yuumi Kawai) is a listless young woman in her early twenties living in Tokyo. Working as a beautician, drifting between men, ...

Exclusive: Yamanaka became the youngest female director to win the International Federation of Film Critics Prize at Cannes 2024 with the drama. Japanese writer/director Yôko Yamanaka is continuing ...

EXCLUSIVE: Kani Releasing has acquired North American rights to Yoko Yamanaka’s Desert Of Namibia from Japan’s Happinet Phantom Studios Corp. The youth drama, starring popular newcomer Yuumi Kawai ...

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, the rust ...

Guests at Desert Rhino Camp are able to have such unique experiences thanks to a project it runs with Save The Rhino Trust Namibia (SRT). For over 21 years, they’ve worked with the three communities ...

The Namib Desert, a harsh yet captivating landscape, showcases nature's resilience where extreme temperatures meet the Atlantic coast. This region, known for its towering dunes and the haunting ...

It rained on my first evening in Namibia, well before I was in a position to appreciate the auspicious beauty of such an event. My husband, Ryan, and I were with the photographer Michael Turek at ...