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It’s time to see if anime has a chance at earning another Oscar, because Mamoru Hosoda’s latest is officially in the running for the 91st annual Academy Awards. Mirai is among the nominees for the Best Animated Feature category, an honor it shares with the …Read more »
Mirai—the latest acclaimed anime film from director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars)—recently made its U.S. theatrical debut, and there’s still time to see it for yourself. The next set of showings are scheduled for this week, with subtitled screenings …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film, Mirai, is hitting American theaters soon, and in anticipation, GKIDS is streaming a few new clips of the film’s English-language dub. The English cast includes: Victoria Grace (Mirai) Jaden Waldman (Kun) John Cho (Mirai’s father) Rebecca Hall (Mirai’s mother) Daniel Dae …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events Mirai marks another critically-acclaimed film from director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars), whose latest feature was chosen as an official selection at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. This dazzling feature about family ties and what makes us who …Read more »
A new trailer is here for Mamoru Hosoda’s MIRAI anime film, which will kick off a limited theatrical run in U.S. theaters on November 29. Ahead of that, the latest preview focuses on the English dubbed version, featuring the voice talents of Daniel Dae Kim, …Read more »
In addition to the previously announced North American screenings, GKIDS has some big plans for director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest. MIRAI, also known as Mirai no Mirai in Japan, is officially set to screen at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section. GKIDS …Read more »
The next movie from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars) is Mirai of the Future, which is coming to Japan on July 20 with an international release to follow. In the meantime, TOHO shared a new trailer featuring more footage along with a …Read more »
Details for the next anime film from director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast) arrived this week with the reveal of Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future). This one follows a pampered boy …Read more »
If you’re anything like us, it might’ve slipped your mind Mamoru Hosoda, the director behind Summer Wars, The Boy and the Beast et al. was hard at work on a new film. Thankfully, a new trademark filing reported this week has reminded us the mastermind …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda, director of Summer Wars , Wolf Children and The Boy and the Beast , is working on a new film to be released in May 2018, Variety reports. The film is called Mirai , and it’s about: “a 4-year old boy who is …Read more »
For three years in a row, the Tokyo International Film Festival has honored an anime director with a series of retrospectives and talk events based around that director’s filmography. Two years ago, it was Evangelion ’s Hideaki Anno ; last year, Mobile Suit Gundam creator …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Mamoru Hosoda has been delighting anime fans with instant classics for years, from 2006's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time to 2010's Summer Wars and 2012's Wolf Children . Now his latest anime film The Boy and the Beast is finally getting ready …Read more »
Over the past few years, the organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival have been adding one of Japan’s biggest cultural exports, anime, to the mix, featuring films and talks with directors including Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. This year, TIFF also rolled out a …Read more »
Fans of director Mamoru Hosoda ( Summer Wars , Wolf Children ), will be jumping for joy with the news his next film has been announced. It’s called The Boy and The Beast ( Bakemono no Ko ) and is set to be released in …Read more »
Last week, we brought you a transcript of Mamoru Hosoda's public Q&A session on Wolf Children at the New York International Children's Film Festival. We were also able to get some one-on-one time with the famous anime director to discuss things in further detail. Q: …Read more »
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