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Anime producer Kouichirou Itou, whose credits include your name., Weathering With You and Suzume, was recently arrested after being accused of trying to get a 15-year-old girl to give him nude photos. Director Makoto Shinkai, who has worked with Itou for years, put out a …Read more »
It’s been a full 10 years since director Makoto Shinkai released The Garden of Words anime film, preceding smash hits like Your Name., Weathering With You and Suzume. Now, with the anniversary on the minds of fans, a stage play adaptation is on the way …Read more »
The anime movie Suzume, which opened in Japan this last November, has made records in its home country. As of this past weekend, more than 10.48 million tickets have been bought, raking in 13.93 billion yen (approximately $102.2 million). For comparison, it is the 15th …Read more »
The US theatrical release for Makoto Shinkai’s latest film has been announced. Crunchyroll will release Suzume in US theaters starting April 14. The film will also be shown around that same timeframe in a buncha other countries (but this is Otaku USA, darn it!). Suzume was …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai, the director of your name. and Weathering With You, appears to have another hit on his hands. His latest film, Suzume, which opened in Japan on November 11, was #1 at the box office over its debut weekend. The film earned 1.88 billion …Read more »
Fans of Makoto Shinkai’s work who buy Happy Meals in Japan have an extra reason to be happy. Starting this Friday, November 4, the toy in the Happy Meal set will be a new picture book written by Makoto Shinkai himself! The picture book is …Read more »
If you’re looking forward to the next film from director Makoto Shinkai, Suzume, a second full trailer is here along with a new visual and cast additions. Check out the new preview below and read on to see who’s getting in on more of the …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming movie Suzume no Tojimari (translated as Suzume’s Door-Locking and known in English simply as Suzume) will be hitting Japanese theaters on November 11. Ahead of this, news about the music has been revealed. RADWIMPS, who has already worked with Shinkai on your …Read more »
The latest update has arrived for Suzume no Tojimari, the upcoming anime film by acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai (your name., Weathering with You). According to the official website, 18-year-old actress Nanoko Hara has been cast as the movie’s lead, Suzume Iwato, as selected by Shinkai …Read more »
As tends to be the case with his projects, director Makoto Shinkai isn’t content leaving his new anime film, Suzume no Tojimari, on the screen. Shinkai is also working on a novel adaptation of the feature, and the book will go on sale in Japan …Read more »
Just a couple days after the premiere date was announced, we have the first teaser trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s next movie, Suzume no Tojimari. The film is set to open in Japan on November 11, 2022, and you can get your first glimpse of the …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s next anime film, Suzume no Tojimari, was revealed back in December, and now we know exactly when to expect it. According to the latest update, the film is set to be released in Japan on November 11, 2022. The film’s first teaser trailer …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai planned to reveal the first details about his next anime film on December 15, and he delivered. A press conference is coming to the official Toho YouTube channel today, but ahead of that we have the unveiling of Suzume no Tojimari, a new …Read more »
Famed anime director Makoto Shinkai (your name.) has something new up his sleeve. As announced on the official Twitter account for your name., Shinkai will reveal his next project on TOHO’s YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles, on December 15 at 11:00pm Japan Time (9:00am …Read more »
BELLE director Mamoru Hosoda recently appeared to throw some shade at Hayao Miyazaki, but a recent survey put Hosoda in competition with Your Name director Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki. Japanese company 1Screen questioned survey respondents whether they liked Mamoru Hosoda’s or Makoto Shinkai’s films more. …Read more »
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