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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 »
Makoto Shinkai, the writer/director of Weathering With You and your name., has been working on a new script. “It’s a story where something major happens that one’s own power can’t do anything to affect,” he announced in an interview with TV Asahi. “By making this …Read more »
The Asahi Shimbun interviewed Makoto Tezuka (sometimes written as Macoto Tezka) about adapting his father Osamu Tezuka’s manga Barbara into a live action movie, Tezuka’s Barbara. Osamu Tezuka wrote the provocative and mature Barbara in the 70s, when his son was a child. “I think …Read more »
Last week saw the confirmation of a July premiere for Fire Force season 2, which will have Tatsuna Minamikawa taking over the director role from Yuki Yase. The rest of the staff and cast are coming back for more, and the latest to join the …Read more »
Hey, we all make the occasional mistake. Those who have seen Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You know it’s a stunning visual experience. But on the occasion of the film’s home video release in Japan, the director has revealed one big “oops” that made it into …Read more »
The Blu-ray release of Makoto Shinkai‘s Weathering With You anime film is about to hit stores in Japan on May 27, but ahead of that, the director decided to tease what he’s working on next. Shinkai took to Twitter to update on his progress, saying …Read more »
Just like the song says, George Michael wants YOUR sex. Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, on the other hand, wants absolutely any sex at all in a Makoto Shinkai film, which he says are lacking in physical intimacy. Tomino recently spoke with Japan’s Weekly Playboy magazine while promoting the upcoming …Read more »
Even the best in the business have to tip their hat to the competition at some point, and it’s always interesting to see what movies end up impressing fellow directors. In the case of Makoto Shinkai—who is still riding high on the success of his …Read more »
Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s followup to Your Name, is out in Japan and raking in the yens. It’s not due out in the States until 2020, unfortunately, but to get a taste of the film — literally — why not try making some of the …Read more »
It was always going to be tough for Makoto Shinkai to top his previous success with Your Name., but his latest anime film Weathering With You is holding on just shy of it in the Japanese box office. The feature hit the number one spot for the second week in …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s anticipated anime film Weathering With You is set to premiere in Japan on July 19, so it won’t be long before we find out if the director can possibly top the success of Your Name. In the meantime, the latest issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine revealed plans for …Read more »
We all knew the followup to one of the most popular anime movies of all time, Your Name., would be a big deal. Makoto Shinkai’s latest project, Weathering with You, is proving to be just that as it approaches its July 19 premiere in Japan. Theatrical screenings …Read more »
Considering his last movie was, y’know, the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time worldwide, it’s no surprise licensors are grabbing up the rights for Makoto Shinkai’s latest. GKIDS, the folks behind US releases of films by Studio Ghibli, among others, have snapped up Weathering With You for a …Read more »
If you’ve been watching anime for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed a mysterious entity called DR Movie keeps popping up in the credits. This is not a human named Movie who has completed a doctorate (though that would be pretty awesome), but a …Read more »
Shinkai at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival While Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name has big a huge success (how huge? it’s the second-highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, that’s how huge), not everyone is a fan. The film has faced criticism from folks like Gainax …Read more »
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