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An Akira Kurosawa centennial celebration, recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Kurosawa's birth, kicks off next year in New York City. Nonprofit cinema Film Forum is really pulling out all the stops with the lineup, too, kicking off on January 6 with Stray Dog and wrapping …Read more »
Toshiro Mifune, the legendary Japanese actor known for his frequent collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa, will receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 2016. The actor, who passed away in 1997, starred in several of Kurosawa’s best-known films, including Seven Samurai , Red …Read more »
A friend of mine once described the 1998 anime classic Cowboy Bebop as an “anime for people who hate anime.” I suppose in many ways then, Samurai Champloo is an animated samurai film for those who can’t be bothered to check out jidaigeki or “period …Read more »
The legacy of chanbara (samurai sword fighting) cinema is vast and worth studying in great detail. Filmmaker Eric Power clearly understands and appreciates the genre's history, as most recently evidenced in his 61-minute animated film Path of Blood . Available to watch On Demand via …Read more »
Deadman Wonderland is set to conclude on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on August 12, but they've already got a replacement lined up for the slot. The 2004 anime Samurai 7 will slide in comfortably the following week at 12:30am. The Gonzo-produced series puts a sci-fi …Read more »
You might have heard of Akira Kurosawa’s highly esteemed film, Seven Samurai . This 26-episode anime is based on it, but don’t think they’re exactly the same, because there are some definite changes. Like, for example, I’m pretty sure the original movie didn’t have a …Read more »
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There are some changes in the anime business world as TOHO is completely acquiring GKIDS, a North American animation distributor that works with Studio Ghibli titles, other anime, and animation from outside of Japan. The amount of money involved has not been made public. Going …Read more »
If you’ve ever seen a film by Akira Kurosawa, you’ve probably been in the presence of Toshiro Mifune, one of Japan’s most lauded actors. Now Film Forum in Manhattan is celebrating Mifune with a four-week festival of 33 of his films. The festival, which is …Read more »
The sad news that anime director Osamu Kobayashi has passed away is making its way across the internet today. The director and animator was known for his work on BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Paradise Kiss, Naruto Shippuden, Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and …Read more »
A Star Wars manga, you say? It’s really not that surprising. There’s the fact that George Lucas was influenced by Akira Kurosawa and Japanese culture — look no farther than Darth Vader’s helmet, which resembles a type of samurai helmet. And Japan has a big …Read more »
Why are recent Japanese films so bad? That topic has been making the rounds on Japanese social media recently, largely due to a series of tweets by Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto music supervisor Yasuhiko Fukuda. Fukuda’s original tweet basically appealed for people who say …Read more »
Miyazaki with Pixar chief John Lasseter at the ceremony Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki received an honorary Oscar for his “years of contributions to the motion picture industry” at a ceremony on Sunday. Receiving the award, Miyazaki said, “my wife told me I’m a very …Read more »
photo by Yves Tennevin Osamu Kobayashi grew up in the 1970s, something of a golden era for future animators. Weaned on the work of Yoshinori Kanada, Isao Takahata, and Hayao Miyazaki, Kobayashi knew he wanted to be an animator from an early age. After working …Read more »
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