NOISEMAN SOUNDINSECT, an anime short from 1997 that brought together some of the industry’s top talent, is streaming for free on YouTube until November 18. That’s thanks to Studio 4°C, the studio which originally produced the short. NOISEMAN SOUNDINSECT, which runs 15 minutes, was directed …Read more »
Mamoru Oshii and Koji Morimoto, two of anime’s most lauded creators, have teamed up for an animated ad for Kenwood. The ad, called “Connected,” is for Kenwood’s voice assistant-powered wireless earphones. Yes, there is a basset hound involved. Says Morimoto’s office: We made a promotional …Read more »
Legendary animator and director Koji Morimoto will be co-directing the Italian-Japanese co-production Shinku, it was announced this weekend. Shinku, which will be co-produced by Okayama Prefecture-based studio Machiken, expands on the stop-motion film Red Hands created by Francesco Filippi, who will co-direct with Morimoto. The film …Read more »
Koji Morimoto. If you don’t know the name, well, you probably should. One of Japan’s premier animators, Morimoto is the director of shorts like The Animatrix ’s “Beyond,” Memories ’ “Magnetic Rose” and Noiseman Sound Insect , and key animator on dozens of brilliantly-animated films …Read more »
To commemorate Berserk Golden Age Arc III ’s June 19 release on Blu-ray, a special all-night movie marathon of Studio 4°C’s films was held June 21 at the Shinjuku Wald 9 Cinema, followed by a talk with a few of the directors and producers from …Read more »
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