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Bazaar of Rasht - Iran

A vendor sits behind a basket filled with boiled sheep heads at a food stall in Rasht’s bazaar, Iran, May 30, 2023. They are used in preparing kalleh pacheh, a traditional Iranian dish made from a sheep's head and trotters, often eaten for breakfast. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bazaar of Rasht - Iran

A vendor sits behind a basket filled with boiled sheep heads at a food stall in Rasht’s bazaar, Iran, May 30, 2023. They are used in preparing kalleh pacheh, a traditional Iranian dish made from a sheep's head and trotters, often eaten for breakfast. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bazaar of Rasht - Iran

A vendor sits behind a basket filled with boiled sheep heads at a food stall in Rasht’s bazaar, Iran, May 30, 2023. They are used in preparing kalleh pacheh, a traditional Iranian dish made from a sheep's head and trotters, often eaten for breakfast. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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China: Stunning Golden Ice Hue Created By Combination Of Boiling Water And Freezing Temperatures

On December 13, 2024, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a video captured two men demonstrating the fascinating phenomenon of water turning to ice in extreme cold. In the snowy outdoors, they boiled a kettle of water and poured it into a bowl. Then, with a dramatic gesture, they flung the hot water into the air. The near-instantaneous freezing of the water, due to the frigid temperatures, created beautiful ice crystals that scattered and sparkled under the sunlight. Positioned with the sun behind them, the ice formations glowed with a golden hue, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUYAO-ECOLOGICAL INDUSTRY-TOURISM (CN)

(240422) -- YUYAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fresh bamboo shoots are boiled before they are aired at Zhongcun Village of Luting Township, Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 13, 2024. Sticking to the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," Luting Township has taken local environment as an advantage to develop ecological industry and to promote the countryside tourism. Boasting mountain forests covering about 58 square kilometers, or 85 percent of the township's total land area, Luting aims to utilize its rich natural, agricultural, historical and cultural resources in an ecological-friendly way to attract more tourists. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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Liya's mouthwatering Malatang experience in NW China

STORY: Liya's mouthwatering Malatang experience in NW China SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Tianshui malatang" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University STORYLINE: Tianshui has emerged as a culinary hotspot, with its Malatang, a local hot pot gaining trendsetting status. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University "For tourists visiting Tianshui recently, eating malatang has become a trend. The local Malatang has been so popular that it has fuelled the fame of the whole city. So here I am today, ready to try it out. Despite the abundance of malatang eateries here, you still have to wait in long queues for a taste of this delicacy." Malatang mixes boiled meat and vegetables seasoned with mouthwatering scarlet chili oil. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University "If you

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Humanitarian crisis worsens as Syria marks 13th anniversary of civil war

STORY: Humanitarian crisis worsens as Syria marks 13th anniversary of civil war SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:55 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Damascus 2. various of Hadia Kamel Kurdi and her family 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HADIA KAMEL KURDI, Aleppo resident 4. various of Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi and his wife in WFP center in Aleppo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED IBRAHIM HINDAWI, Aleppo resident 6. various of streets in Damascus 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAYAM ALI, Damascus-based economist 8. various of streets in Damascus STORYLINE: Hadia Kamel Kurdi, a mother of five from Aleppo City in northern Syria, is deeply troubled by the dire situation confronting her family. Most of the time, they have nothing to eat, and when they do, it's often just olives, thyme, or boiled potatoes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HADIA KAMEL KURDI, Aleppo resident "Everything is scary for us. The situation will become worse than now. I have four chi

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Chinese culinary contest wows Egyptian enthusiasts

STORY: Chinese culinary contest wows Egyptian enthusiasts SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese dishes 2. various of the awarding ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG GUOHUA, Chef of the China Cultural Center, Judge of the contest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YASMIN FESHAWY, Visitor STORYLINE: In the festive air of the Chinese Spring Festival, an annual Chinese Cuisine Culinary Competition has concluded in Cairo. The final race of this year's contest, themed "Chinese Taste Night," was held Saturday night in a hotel with 18 Chinese food lovers and professional chefs from across Egypt cooking two dishes on site for judges to score on skills and tastes. One of the two dishes is designated as Hot Spicy Boiled Beef (Shui Zhu Niu Rou), a classic dish from Sichuan cuisine. In the final, a first-prize winner, three second-prize winners, and six third prizes were selected. The race was organized by the Chinese Cultur

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French chef savors China's Korean ethnic cuisine in NE China

STORY: French chef savors China's Korean ethnic cuisine in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2-4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: YANJI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yanji 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Waitress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Waitress 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Waitress 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Waitress "Hello. Welcome." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef "The three famous dishes of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture are soondae, sand ginseng, and potato pancake. Today, I've discovered many new food materials. Sand ginseng tastes like crispy bamboo shoots without the strong flavor of ginseng. It's sweet and spicy. Soondae is a must-eat for every meal. This is Yanbian beef hotpot. It is already fully boiled. Let's mix it up. It tastes a bit like Sukiyaki. S

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2024, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2024, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the Japanese imperial family.

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Delicacy for Autumn Equinox: taro

STORY: Delicacy for Autumn Equinox: taro DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Samar Amr digging taros in the field 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMAR AMR, Egyptian student in China STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): SAMAR AMR, Egyptian student in China "An old Chinese saying goes, eat taro in Autumn, and it will be surplus whole year. Qiufen (Autumn Equinox) is coming. Now taro is ripe. Let's follow the camera of Xinhua News Agency and to dig taro together. Qiufen, as the name suggests, is the half of autumn. In this time, the sun is directly shining on the equator. Look, very fresh taro. In Egypt, in my hometown, people can also plant taro. It can be boiled and used in soup or served as a side dish. However, we are going to make a popular Chinese dish today. Very delicious! In fact, this day is also farmers' harvest festival in China. People harvest crops such as rice, corn, cotton, peanuts, and sorghum." Xinhua News Agency correspondents r

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Qingdao International Beer Festival Food

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 16, 2023 - Boiled starfish are seen at Golden Beach Beer City in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 16, 2023.

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-EASTER CELEBRATIONS-PREPARATIONS

(230414) -- BEIRUT, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Colored boiled eggs are seen in preparation for Easter in Beirut, Lebanon on April 14, 2023. Christians who follow the Eastern Orthodox calendar are preparing to celebrate Easter this Sunday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-EASTER CELEBRATIONS-PREPARATIONS

(230414) -- BEIRUT, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man displays colored boiled eggs in preparation for Easter in Beirut, Lebanon on April 14, 2023. Christians who follow the Eastern Orthodox calendar are preparing to celebrate Easter this Sunday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-EASTER CELEBRATIONS-PREPARATIONS

(230414) -- BEIRUT, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man colors a boiled egg in preparation for Easter in Beirut, Lebanon on April 14, 2023. Christians who follow the Eastern Orthodox calendar are preparing to celebrate Easter this Sunday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIZHOU-HAMLETS-RURAL VITALIZATION-JOINT EFFORTS (CN)

(230219) -- LIUZHOU, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers from Wuying Village gather with local people to enjoy stove-boiled tea in Tongban hamlet, Dongqi Township of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2023. Tongban hamlet, located in remote mountainous area of Rong'an County in Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living. Thanks to the support of local authorities, more and more people who had worked outside the hamlet chose to return to develop sightseeing tourism at their hometown in the past years. In 2018, Tongban was lifted out of poverty. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. The whole village shook off poverty in 2020, despite its barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. In recent years, Tongban hamlet and Wuying Village have made joint efforts in the fields o

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2023, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the imperial family.

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Snow crabs for Japanese imperial family

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2023, in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, shows boiled snow crabs selected for presentation to the imperial family.

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Stove-boiled tea: a slow-paced lifestyle favored by young Chinese

STORY: Stove-boiled tea: a slow-paced lifestyle favored by young Chinese DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vibe 2. various of boiling tea 3. various of making desserts STORYLINE: Stove-boiled tea is becoming one of the latest trending lifestyles among young Chinese. The tea ritual involves roasting tea leaves before boiling them in a pot on a charcoal-filled stove. People sit around the stove, drink tea, and have snacks, enjoying a leisurely pace of life. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-CHINESE DELICACY

(230203) -- LONDON, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man tastes boiled spicy fish fillet during "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London" event in London, Britain, Feb. 2, 2023. Hot and spicy food from China has been warming up Londoners on another overcast winter day, as "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London", part of the 2023 UK "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, officially kicked off here on Thursday. TO GO WITH "Feature: Spicy Chinese delicacies warm winter crowds in London" (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-CHINESE DELICACY

(230203) -- LONDON, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer takes photos of boiled spicy fish fillet during "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London" event in London, Britain, Feb. 2, 2023. Hot and spicy food from China has been warming up Londoners on another overcast winter day, as "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London", part of the 2023 UK "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, officially kicked off here on Thursday. TO GO WITH "Feature: Spicy Chinese delicacies warm winter crowds in London" (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-CHINESE DELICACY

(230203) -- LONDON, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Boiled spicy fish fillet is seen during "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London" event in London, Britain, Feb. 2, 2023. Hot and spicy food from China has been warming up Londoners on another overcast winter day, as "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London", part of the 2023 UK "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, officially kicked off here on Thursday. TO GO WITH "Feature: Spicy Chinese delicacies warm winter crowds in London" (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Traditional food of Spring Festival: fried boiled pork

STORY: Traditional food of Spring Festival: fried boiled pork DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:35 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cooking fried boiled pork STORYLINE: During the Spring Festival, traditional food is an important part of the new year celebrations and family reunions. In Shanghai, a dish called "fried boiled pork" is favored by the locals. To make "fried boiled pork," chunks of pork with fat are boiled until they are fully cooked. Then seasonings are applied to the meat before it is fried. "Fried boiled pork" is often cooked with various vegetables before being served to the table. It is rich in fat but not greasy to the tongue. To people in Shanghai, the taste has become a "Chinese New Year flavor." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Tea time around stove: new lifestyle to celebrate Chinese New Year

STORY: Tea time around stove: new lifestyle to celebrate Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea party in Chongqing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TOURIST 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHU RONG, Teahouse owner STORYLINE: Enjoying tea time around a stove has become a trending lifestyle in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality during this Spring Festival. In Mountain City Lane, a historical and cultural site in Chongqing, many teahouses have provided stove-boiled tea and traditional performances to entertain tourists. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist "I think it's very romantic. The atmosphere is great." Teahouses have also provided tea with red dates, cranberries and other fruits to make it sweeter and tastier. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHU RONG, Teahouse owner "Boiling tea on the stove is becoming more and more popular. People love to have tea and watch performances here as a way to relax. They put dow

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Deer cuisine shown as 'Dish of Year' for 2014

TOKYO, Japan - A sample of "gibier" wild game cuisine, named the inaugural "Dish of the Year" for 2014, is exhibited in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, at the office of Gurunavi Inc., a restaurant guide portal operator. The dish is "savoy cabbage cannelloni stuffed with Hokkaido deer meat boiled in red wine."

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Global debut eyed for seafood boiled in soy sauce

TOKYO, Japan - Hiramatsu Seafoods Co. President Kensuke Hiramatsu has a business meeting with a Thai wholesaler in Bangkok on Sept. 8, 2014. The company from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, aims to globally expand a distribution network for "tsukudani," a traditional Japanese seafood dish simmered in sweetened soy sauce.

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Prized Echizen crabs ready for Imperial family

FUKUI, Japan - Prized Echizen crabs, a winter delicacy caught in the Sea of Japan, are boiled and prepared in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2014, for presentation to the Imperial family. The tradition dates back to 1922.

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Crabs for emperor

FUKUI, Japan - Fifteen snow crabs from the Sea of Japan are boiled and boxed in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2012, to be sent to Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other members of the imperial family.

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Crabs for imperial family

FUKUI, Japan - People wearing masks and gloves check boiled snow crabs which will be presented to the Japanese imperial family at Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2011. The custom of presenting crabs in the area to the imperial family has been continuing almost every year since 1922.

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Black 'eclipse' noodle bowl on sale in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tomoshi Murakami who runs the noodle shop Azumi Udon Yanagawa shows off the ''eclipse'' noodle bowl at his shop in Yanagawa in the western Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka on July 6. A local group promoting the udon noodle started selling the bowl containing black noodles made from bamboo charcoal, grated yam and a boiled egg July 18, prior to a total eclipse that can be observed near Fukuoka on July 22.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Mongolian lamb dumplings, milk soup

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows plates of boiled pieces of lamb with bones (top) and ''buuz'' dumplings (C) and other Mongolian dishes which are offered at the Mongolian restaurant Ulaanbaatar in Tokyo.

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Special high school course bridges Japan-S. Korea gap

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese and visiting South Korean (R) students make ''oyako domburi'' bowls of rice topped with boiled chicken and egg at a classroom of the International Culture Exchange Course at Tsushima Senior High School in the city of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Indonesian tsunami death toll reaches 337

PANGANDARAN BEACH, Indonesia - People who have been displaced by the tsunami that hit southern coastal areas of Indonesia's Java Island on July 17 receive boiled rice at a relief camp in Pangandaran on July 18. The death toll from the tsunami disaster has reached 337, rescue officials said.

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Hard-boiled fiction writer Ikushima dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Jiro Ikushima (file photo taken in November, 1993), one of the pioneers of hard-boiled fiction writing in Japan, died on March 2 of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. He was 70.

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Malaysian minister looks at controversial textbook

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian Housing and Local Government Minister Ong Ka Ting (C) looks at a controversial new Japanese history textbook in Kuala Lumpurt on Aug. 12. Ong said his ''blood boiled'' when he read an item in the book that claims Japan's occupation of Malaya, as Malaysia was known then, helped spur the nation's independence from the British.

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Jumbo taro-boiling cauldron for 30,000

YAMAGATA, Japan - A jumbo steel cauldron six meters in diameter filled with boiled taro, or starchy tuberous rootstocks, is served to more than 30,000 at a festival in Yamagata, northern Japan, on Sept. 5. Shovels were used to serve the boiled taro.

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220214) -- XINGTAI, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents make Yuanxiao, boiled glutinous rice flour balls typically consumed during the Lantern Festival, in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 15 this year. (Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua)

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Hard-boiled fiction writer Ikushima dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Jiro Ikushima (file photo taken in November, 1993), one of the pioneers of hard-boiled fiction writing in Japan, died on March 2 of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. He was 70. (Kyodo)

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Tony Leung Chiu Wai Characters: Tony Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Tony Leung Chiu Wai & Yun-Fat Chow Characters: Tony & Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Yun-Fat Chow & Tony Leung Chiu Wai Characters: Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen, Tony Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Tony Leung Chiu Wai Characters: Tony Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Yun-Fat Chow & Teresa Mo Characters: Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen, Teresa Chang Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Yun-Fat Chow Characters: Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Characters: Johnny Wong Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Yun-Fat Chow Characters: Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992

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Hard Boiled (1992)

Teresa Mo & Yun-Fat Chow Characters: Teresa Chang, Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen Film: Hard Boiled; Lat Sau San Taam (Lat sau san taam) Hk 1992, Director: John Woo 16 April 1992 Date: 16 April 1992