Bill Hersey’s Partyline Column

PEOPLE Late February through March, Tokyo was indeed a star-studded city. Visiting celebrities included Jet Li for Spirit (Warner Brothers) the gorgeous…

PEOPLE There have been lots of special films, and lots of special visitors over the last few months. Catherine Zeta-Jones had a…

PEOPLE Kudos to United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie who visited victims of the Pakistan Oct. 8, earthquake on thanksgiving day. I…

PEOPLE Congratulations to Watanabe Productions Chairperson Misa Watanabe and President Miki Watanabe on the 50th anniversary of Watanabe Productions. I’ve had a…

PEOPLE I really enjoyed a laid back dinner at the Hama Steakhouse with Seven Swords Director Tsui Hark, his producer and wife…

PEOPLE Our sincerest congratulations to our Islamic friends on their holy month of Ramadan. This year Ramadan started on Oct. 5. The…

PEOPLE Tokyo’s really been a star-studded city the last few months with a barrage of producers, directors, actors and actresses here for…

PEOPLE Guests of Swedish Ambassador Mikael Lindstrom and his wife Kerstin are always given royal treatment whenever they’re invited to the couple’s…

PEOPLE Japanese artist Outako Nunomura’s exhibition, at the Egyptian Embassy, showing her impressions of Egypt, was exceptional. The talented lady spent seven…

PEOPLE I am relaxing in the beautiful “Spa” at the Hilton, Shanghai. I have just finished a coffee with former ‘Tokyoite Volkmar…

PEOPLE In addition to the red carpet premiere of Batman Begins, at Warner Brothers, Roppongi Hills, being a star-studded event, everyone I…

PEOPLE Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy’s son H.E. Enq. Saif Al Islam Khadafy was in Japan for several days. The president of the…

PEOPLE It’s never easy to say goodbye to really good friends, and that couldn’t be more true than at the sayonara party…

PEOPLE TOHO TOWA and the media were disappointed that Spain’s top actor Javier Badem couldn’t be here (“for personal reason?) to promote…

PEOPLE GAGA Films had a glittering premiere of the film Phantom of the Opera at Kossi Nenkin Kaikan. The stage had been…

PEOPLE A few guests came here for Buena Vista International to do an early promo on the action film National Treasure. These…

PEOPLE Young actor Hayden Christensen has a huge following here, and during his recent visit for GAGA Communications to promote Shattered Glass…

PEOPLE I recently had the opportunity to go to Seoul to interview “arguably the most popular actress in Korea,” Jun Ji Hyun….

PEOPLE Warner Bros. held a dynamic red carpet premiere at NHK Hall for the highly acclaimed Chinese film “House of Flying Daggers”…

PEOPLE Buena Vista Japan brought in a large delegation to promote “King Arthur.” They include Hollywood’s hottest producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, director Antoine…

PEOPLE After three nights of sleeping on a plane, with one-day promos in Mexico and Australia and Japan, Executive Producer Jeffery Katzenberg…