The revival screening project sponsored by Filmarks, one of the largest film, drama and anime review services in Japan, will screen Mamoru Hosoda's 2009 anime feature film Summer Wars , which marks the 15th anniversary of its theatrical release this year, for a limited time of two weeks in 126 theaters across Japan starting July 26, 2024. Following the critically-acclaimed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006, as Hosoda's first original feature film, Summer Wars released in Japan on August 1, 2009. This two-week screening period includes two anniversaries: August 1, the film's first release date in Japan, and the birthday of the heroine Natsuki's great-grandmother, Sakae Jinnouchi. A number of plans are being prepared for the screening, including the distribution of original bonus items for theatergoers and other activities that will celebrate the memorable 15th anniversary. More details will be announced in the future. Related: Summer Wars Starts 15th Anniversary Project With Film Concert Source...
- 5/14/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
May is here, and what does that mean? Obviously, a huge number of all kinds of intriguing releases on Netflix, which are rushing to replenish the streaming service's library! Today, we're going to talk specifically about the company's full-length, internationally available original projects.
From an animated pony musical starring Brittany Howard to an anime feature by the co-director of A Whisker Away. From a new Jerry Seinfeld comedy to a sci-fi action film headlined by Jennifer Lopez. Without further ado, let's take a look at what high-octane movie premieres Netflix has in store for us in May 2024. Don't forget to renew your subscription!
4. Unfrosted
Release Date: May 3, 2024
Genre: Comedy, Biography
Since ending his iconic sitcom 26 years ago, Jerry Seinfeld has maintained a steady stream of active comedy work, which has flourished in recent years thanks to the legendary stand-up comedian's multi-year deal with Netflix. And now, the streaming service added another Seinfeld's story,...
From an animated pony musical starring Brittany Howard to an anime feature by the co-director of A Whisker Away. From a new Jerry Seinfeld comedy to a sci-fi action film headlined by Jennifer Lopez. Without further ado, let's take a look at what high-octane movie premieres Netflix has in store for us in May 2024. Don't forget to renew your subscription!
4. Unfrosted
Release Date: May 3, 2024
Genre: Comedy, Biography
Since ending his iconic sitcom 26 years ago, Jerry Seinfeld has maintained a steady stream of active comedy work, which has flourished in recent years thanks to the legendary stand-up comedian's multi-year deal with Netflix. And now, the streaming service added another Seinfeld's story,...
- 5/7/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Gkids has announced the acquisition of North American rights to Mamoru Hosoda’s entire film catalog.
Hosoda’s films include “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” “Wolf Children,” “Mirai” and “Belle.”
Gkids’ President David Jesteadt said, “One of Gkids’ earliest distribution projects was the theatrical release of ‘Summer Wars,’ when Mamoru Hosoda had already cemented his position as one of the most exciting animation directors. We were honored to deepen our relationship with the release of his two latest films, ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle,’ and are excited to now be able to showcase the full breadth of Hosoda’s ambitious storytelling across his film catalog, featuring some of the most acclaimed and successful Japanese animated films of all time.”
Hosoda’s six features have all been nominated for, and five have been awarded, the Japan Academy Prize for “Animation of the Year.” He also landed an Oscar nomination for 2018’s “Mirai...
Hosoda’s films include “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” “Wolf Children,” “Mirai” and “Belle.”
Gkids’ President David Jesteadt said, “One of Gkids’ earliest distribution projects was the theatrical release of ‘Summer Wars,’ when Mamoru Hosoda had already cemented his position as one of the most exciting animation directors. We were honored to deepen our relationship with the release of his two latest films, ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle,’ and are excited to now be able to showcase the full breadth of Hosoda’s ambitious storytelling across his film catalog, featuring some of the most acclaimed and successful Japanese animated films of all time.”
Hosoda’s six features have all been nominated for, and five have been awarded, the Japan Academy Prize for “Animation of the Year.” He also landed an Oscar nomination for 2018’s “Mirai...
- 3/18/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
13 April 2024 (Saturday) @ Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre Individual tickets and ticket packages are available on Popticket
The Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hkac)'s signature programme, Late Night Series – Art X, with the theme of Japanese yokai this year, presents a journey with diverse arts and culture on 13 April, 2024 (Saturday). To complement the exhibition, Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan, at the Pao Galleries of the Hong Kong Arts Centre, moving image programme, Wicked Cities: Hong Kong x Tokyo, presents a double bill of the Japanese classic Ova (original video animation), Wicked City (1987), directed by animation master Kawajiri Yoshiaki; and another live-action adaptation of the titular novel, The Wicked City (1992), produced by legendary Hong Kong director, Tsui Hark, and directed by Hong Kong's multi-talented Peter Mak Tai-kit, who just passed away last year in 2023.
Following the screening of The Wicked City (1992), there will be an after-screening talk, Yokai in Urban Sci-fi,...
The Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hkac)'s signature programme, Late Night Series – Art X, with the theme of Japanese yokai this year, presents a journey with diverse arts and culture on 13 April, 2024 (Saturday). To complement the exhibition, Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan, at the Pao Galleries of the Hong Kong Arts Centre, moving image programme, Wicked Cities: Hong Kong x Tokyo, presents a double bill of the Japanese classic Ova (original video animation), Wicked City (1987), directed by animation master Kawajiri Yoshiaki; and another live-action adaptation of the titular novel, The Wicked City (1992), produced by legendary Hong Kong director, Tsui Hark, and directed by Hong Kong's multi-talented Peter Mak Tai-kit, who just passed away last year in 2023.
Following the screening of The Wicked City (1992), there will be an after-screening talk, Yokai in Urban Sci-fi,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The Butt Detective is back—and this time, it's personal. A new film based on the beloved children's book and anime series debuts in Japan later this month, delving into the story of Oshiri Tantei's life before teaming up with his current partner, Brown. Titled Farewell, My Dear Oshiri , the film features a guest turn from The Girl Who Leapt Through Time star Riisa Naka as Daffodil, the detective's former partner. Take a look at the new trailer, which also features Kenjiro Tsuda (Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen ) as Daffodil's mentor Kinmoku: Related: Baikinman and Anpanman Team Up in New Anpanman Anime Movie Trailer The original Oshiri Tantei books are penned by author Troll. Since 2018, the books have been adapted into TV anime, shorts, and films. This marks the franchise's fifth movie. Oshiri Tantei the Movie: Farewell, My Dear Oshiri will debut in Japan Source: Comic Natalie...
- 3/1/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Charades has taken on worldwide sales rights outside of Japan for anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s library.
Charades has taken on worldwide sales rights outside of Japan for anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s library and has partnered with acclaimed animation house Studio Chizu to expand the brand across borders.
Hosada’s full library will now be consolidated under the Charades banner after the two powerhouse companies previously joined forces for sales on the filmmaker’s Oscar-nominated 2018 coming-of-age anime Mirai and 2021 metaverse fairytale Belle that premiered in Cannes and was a box office hit in Japan, the US and other global territories.
Charades has taken on worldwide sales rights outside of Japan for anime master Mamoru Hosoda’s library and has partnered with acclaimed animation house Studio Chizu to expand the brand across borders.
Hosada’s full library will now be consolidated under the Charades banner after the two powerhouse companies previously joined forces for sales on the filmmaker’s Oscar-nominated 2018 coming-of-age anime Mirai and 2021 metaverse fairytale Belle that premiered in Cannes and was a box office hit in Japan, the US and other global territories.
- 1/16/2024
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Crunchyroll is continuing to expand its cinematic offerings on its streaming service with the addition of more titles it has recently released theatrically, including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, and Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island. Additionally, a few titles that have never been available to stream outside of Japan will also be available on Crunchyroll, including Free! -the Final Stroke- Part 1 and 2, To Every You I’ve Loved Before, and To Me, The One Who Loved You.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond is a stand-alone story that takes place after the second season of the popular fantasy adventure anime series it is based on, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which is adapted from the best-selling light novel of the same name. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond is a stand-alone story that takes place after the second season of the popular fantasy adventure anime series it is based on, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which is adapted from the best-selling light novel of the same name. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie...
- 4/21/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
This article contains spoilers for Re/Member.
Nothing says Japanese horror films like supernatural scares, urban legends, and grudge-bearing spirits. Eiichirō Hasumi, director of Assassination Classroom and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, attempts to bring all these elements together in Re/Member, a movie adaptation of Karadasagashi (Body Search), a manga spread over 17 volumes and 153 chapters.
The plot of Re/Member follows the age-old movie formula of time loops with its core theme leaning towards puzzle-solving. Japanese cinema is no stranger to playing with time, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time being the most well-known of the bunch, though this film takes on a far darker approach to the genre. In case you haven’t read the manga, six classmates are haunted by an unforgiving spirit and tasked with the retrieval of its body parts. Fail to find those parts and the day resets, bringing about your untimely and brutal death.
Nothing says Japanese horror films like supernatural scares, urban legends, and grudge-bearing spirits. Eiichirō Hasumi, director of Assassination Classroom and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, attempts to bring all these elements together in Re/Member, a movie adaptation of Karadasagashi (Body Search), a manga spread over 17 volumes and 153 chapters.
The plot of Re/Member follows the age-old movie formula of time loops with its core theme leaning towards puzzle-solving. Japanese cinema is no stranger to playing with time, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time being the most well-known of the bunch, though this film takes on a far darker approach to the genre. In case you haven’t read the manga, six classmates are haunted by an unforgiving spirit and tasked with the retrieval of its body parts. Fail to find those parts and the day resets, bringing about your untimely and brutal death.
- 2/21/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Crunchyroll continues to expand its cinematic collection with hot new titles arriving this September for the first time on the anime streaming service, including the blockbuster hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the prequel movie to the critically acclaimed anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as one new movie each Thursday.
The film from Toho Animation, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is based on Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jump Comics / Shueisha), the prequel manga to the popular series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The film was distributed by Crunchyroll in the US and select international markets, receiving over 34M at the North American box office, with a total 166M worldwide.
Classic titles such as Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Fuminori Kizaki’s Afro Samurai: Resurrection starring Samuel L. Jackson, Masahiro Andō’s Sword of the Stranger, and Naoyoshi Shiotani’s Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System film trilogy...
The film from Toho Animation, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is based on Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jump Comics / Shueisha), the prequel manga to the popular series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The film was distributed by Crunchyroll in the US and select international markets, receiving over 34M at the North American box office, with a total 166M worldwide.
Classic titles such as Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Fuminori Kizaki’s Afro Samurai: Resurrection starring Samuel L. Jackson, Masahiro Andō’s Sword of the Stranger, and Naoyoshi Shiotani’s Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System film trilogy...
- 9/3/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Fresh off of the cult hit “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (1983), Nobuhiko Obayashi leapt into his fifth project with Kadokawa Productions, “The Island Closest to Heaven”. Based on the novel of the same name by Katsura Morimura, the film is a soul-searching affair that’s a far cry from the director’s earlier, more frantic pictures. However, despite moving away from his outlandish visuals, Obayashi manages to deliver a tender tale of love, childhood, and coming of age.
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After the death of her father, Mari Katsuragi (Tomoyo Harada) decides to venture to New Caledonia, an island in the Southwest Pacific where her dad once said she’d find ‘the island closest to heaven’. While looking for this fabled spot to fulfil a childhood promise, Mari explores new, exciting, and occasionally dangerous places, aided by expats, islanders, and other Japanese tourists who have travelled to this tropical paradise.
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After the death of her father, Mari Katsuragi (Tomoyo Harada) decides to venture to New Caledonia, an island in the Southwest Pacific where her dad once said she’d find ‘the island closest to heaven’. While looking for this fabled spot to fulfil a childhood promise, Mari explores new, exciting, and occasionally dangerous places, aided by expats, islanders, and other Japanese tourists who have travelled to this tropical paradise.
- 8/25/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
In the career of Nobuhiko Obayashi, his works from the 1980s are certainly some of the most interesting features the director made. Although some of these movies have become somewhat obscure and hard to find for film fans wanting to discover more from Obayashi besides arguably his most popular work today, his 1977 feature “House”. One of the director’s favorite works was “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Yasutaka Tsutsui, which also served as the foundation to the 2006 anime directed by Mamoru Hosoda. In his approach to the source material, Obayashi and screenwriter Wataru Kenmotsu highlight the idea of the story being about growth as well as the various irritations when becoming an adult.
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Kazuko Yoshiyama (Tomoyo Harada) is a high-school student living in the city of Onomichi. One day, as she is tasked with cleaning the chemistry lab,...
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Kazuko Yoshiyama (Tomoyo Harada) is a high-school student living in the city of Onomichi. One day, as she is tasked with cleaning the chemistry lab,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
What if there was a device that allowed the user to enter other people's dreams? What if one of the devices was stolen by someone who could implant ideas in people's minds to control them? What kind of story could come out of this concept?
If your first thought is Christopher Nolan's "Inception," then congratulations, you played yourself. That film became the rare example of a movie that becomes a shorthand term for its premise — entering people's dreams. Still, it pales in comparison to the film it so blatantly rips off, Satoshi Kon's "Paprika," an anime movie adapted from Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel of the same name.
That novel was almost adapted to live-action over a decade ago by the late, great Wolfgang Petersen, but now Deadline reports that Tsutsui's "Paprika" is getting a second chance at becoming a live-action project, on the small screen. Cathy Yan has...
If your first thought is Christopher Nolan's "Inception," then congratulations, you played yourself. That film became the rare example of a movie that becomes a shorthand term for its premise — entering people's dreams. Still, it pales in comparison to the film it so blatantly rips off, Satoshi Kon's "Paprika," an anime movie adapted from Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel of the same name.
That novel was almost adapted to live-action over a decade ago by the late, great Wolfgang Petersen, but now Deadline reports that Tsutsui's "Paprika" is getting a second chance at becoming a live-action project, on the small screen. Cathy Yan has...
- 8/22/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Beauty and the Beast" truly is a tale as old as time, and has been retold in countless ways, like the Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton TV series of the same name, the Fran Drescher comedy "The Beautician and the Beast," the teen rom-drama "Beastly," or even in an episode of "Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater." Recently, legendary Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda delivered "Belle," a magnificent animated sci-fi fantasy film that thrusts the tale out of the world of old and into the techno future.
The story takes place in the not-so-distant future where the internet has evolved into a legitimate virtual reality called U, where avatars are created by users' scanned biometric information. A teenager named Suzu creates an avatar named Belle who becomes a pop superstar, but everything changes when her virtual concert is interrupted by the seemingly undefeatable fighter The Dragon (or "The Beast"), who she quickly becomes infatuated with.
The story takes place in the not-so-distant future where the internet has evolved into a legitimate virtual reality called U, where avatars are created by users' scanned biometric information. A teenager named Suzu creates an avatar named Belle who becomes a pop superstar, but everything changes when her virtual concert is interrupted by the seemingly undefeatable fighter The Dragon (or "The Beast"), who she quickly becomes infatuated with.
- 8/12/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Belle"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director of films like "Mirai," "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," "Wolf Children," and the single best episode of "Digimon Adventure," wowed audiences at Cannes with his latest film, "Belle" — which received a 14-minute standing ovation. The sci-fi musical takes place in a world where the internet has grown to become a massive virtual reality called...
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The Movie: "Belle"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director of films like "Mirai," "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," "Wolf Children," and the single best episode of "Digimon Adventure," wowed audiences at Cannes with his latest film, "Belle" — which received a 14-minute standing ovation. The sci-fi musical takes place in a world where the internet has grown to become a massive virtual reality called...
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- 8/11/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Celebrating all things anime with attendees at the Sixth Annual Crunchyroll Expo this weekend in San Jose, CA, Crunchyroll, the global leader in bringing the ultimate anime experience to audiences around the world, shared many exciting announcements during its Industry Panel today, which included announcements of new show acquisitions, exclusive first looks, fan favorite movies coming to the streaming service, and more.
Announcements kicked off with a thrilling update that Crunchyroll will be rolling out the red carpet to welcome some of the most beloved anime in cinema history to its platform, including the sci-fi cult classic Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, the fantastical modern romance your name. from director Makoto Shinkai (Suzume no Tojimari; Weathering With You), as well as director Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed catalog The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast. Fans will start to see new movies launching on Crunchyroll every Thursday,...
Announcements kicked off with a thrilling update that Crunchyroll will be rolling out the red carpet to welcome some of the most beloved anime in cinema history to its platform, including the sci-fi cult classic Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, the fantastical modern romance your name. from director Makoto Shinkai (Suzume no Tojimari; Weathering With You), as well as director Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed catalog The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast. Fans will start to see new movies launching on Crunchyroll every Thursday,...
- 8/7/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Photo: 'Belle' Director Mamoru Hosoda may be one of the unsung heroes of animation in the past decade and change, especially when it comes to the wide realm of Japanese animation. Since his breakout hit with ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ in 2006, Hosoda has put out a feature film every three years without fail, all of them of remarkably consistent quality. In 2019, when the Academy Awards announced nominees for Best Animated Feature, Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ became the first Oscar-nominated anime feature not made by Studio Ghibli. Now with his latest film, ‘Belle’, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 to much applause, Hosoda paints on the widest canvas he can manage, giving us a true epic for the digital age. Don’t worry about the film’s message, though; this is not a pessimistic tale about the evils of the internet, but rather about how the...
- 2/24/2022
- by Brian Collins
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
At this stage of his career, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mamoru Hosoda has firmly established himself as one of the best contemporary Japanese animation directors. He's also no stranger at the Sitges Film Festival, where he has won four Anima't Awards (the festival award for animated movies) for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children (2012) and Mirai (2018). So it's only natural that, considering those precedents, Hosoda's latest film is one of his most eagerly anticipated. The story of Belle is that of Suzu, a shy teenager who lives in a small mountain village with her father. Suzu is unable to cope with her mother's loss, who died when she was just a child in...
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- 1/12/2022
- Screen Anarchy
When director Mamoru Hosoda selected Eric Wong to design the virtual world in his movie Belle, Wong was still working a full-time job at an architectural practice. But he wasn’t going to let that get in the way of working with one of his favorite directors.
In Belle, Suzu (Kaho Nakamura), a shy high school student, becomes a global superstar when she sings in the fantastical virtual world of “U.” When a mysterious “beast” disrupts one of her shows, Suzu goes on a journey to discover who he is and save him from a gang of vigilantes.
The world of “U,” designed by Wong, is an industrial city with a twilight sky ever-present in the background. Wong used his experience as an architect to create the city as a tessellating metropolis of skyscrapers to contrast the magical surrealism of the characters.
Deadline: What was your inspiration for the architecture?...
In Belle, Suzu (Kaho Nakamura), a shy high school student, becomes a global superstar when she sings in the fantastical virtual world of “U.” When a mysterious “beast” disrupts one of her shows, Suzu goes on a journey to discover who he is and save him from a gang of vigilantes.
The world of “U,” designed by Wong, is an industrial city with a twilight sky ever-present in the background. Wong used his experience as an architect to create the city as a tessellating metropolis of skyscrapers to contrast the magical surrealism of the characters.
Deadline: What was your inspiration for the architecture?...
- 12/8/2021
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Coming-of-age tale is Mamoru Hosoda’s highest grossing release in Japan.
GKids has picked up North American rights to Studio Chizu’s Cannes world premiere and coming-of-age tale Belle and plans a January 14 2022 release.
Belle opened in Japanese cinemas on July 16 and has become the highest grossing film by director Mamoru Hosoda, whose credits include Boy And The Beast, Mirai, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
The story about growing up in the age of social media centres on Suzu, a shy high school student from a village who adopts the persona of a world-famous singer in a virtual world.
GKids has picked up North American rights to Studio Chizu’s Cannes world premiere and coming-of-age tale Belle and plans a January 14 2022 release.
Belle opened in Japanese cinemas on July 16 and has become the highest grossing film by director Mamoru Hosoda, whose credits include Boy And The Beast, Mirai, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
The story about growing up in the age of social media centres on Suzu, a shy high school student from a village who adopts the persona of a world-famous singer in a virtual world.
- 10/12/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
At this stage of his career, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mamoru Hosoda has firmly established himself as one of the best contemporary Japanese animation directors. And he's also no stranger at Sitges, where he has won four Anima't Awards (the festival award for animated movies) for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children (2012) and Mirai (2018). So it's only natural that considering those precedents, Hosoda's latest film is one of this Sitges' Festival most eagerly anticipated films. The story of Belle is that of Suzu, a shy teenager who lives in a small mountain village with her father. Suzu is unable to cope with her mother's loss, who died when she was just a child...
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- 10/11/2021
- Screen Anarchy
The festival draws near and more news comes our way in the manner of awards given out by the festival. Directors Mamoru Hosoda and Carlos Saura, and actress Belén Rueda, will receive the Grand Honorary Award at the festival. Hosoda is the director of beloved anime films like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. Spanish actress Rueda is known for roles in The Orphanage and Julia's Eyes. Spanish director Saura's career has spanned over six decades. Filmmakers Neill Blomkamp and Lucile Hadzihalilovic are also being recognized by the festival while presenting their latest films, Demonic and Earwig. There's more information in the annoucement below. Mamoru Hosoda, Carlos Saura and Belén Rueda, Sitges 2021 Grand Honorary Award Winners The Festival announces the...
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- 9/15/2021
- Screen Anarchy
If a name can trigger nostalgia, don’t be surprised when the occasional sense of deja vu sets in while watching Belle, a dazzling near-future tech fantasia wrapped around a tale, yes, as old as time. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda and mostly set in a vast online world of sweeping musical numbers and weightless action sequences, it tells of Suzu, an awkward teenager (as if there were any other kind) who finds quick fame performing as the pop-singer Belle: her avatar on a hugely popular social media platform called U that looks like a sugary cocktail of Tik Tok and “The Oasis” from Spielberg’s Ready Player One.
Belle is the most ambitious work yet from Hosoda, a filmmaker who—along with contemporary Makoto Shinkai, director of the massively successful Your Name—has for quite some time been touted as heir apparent to Hayao Miyazaki (though Hosoda tends to balk...
Belle is the most ambitious work yet from Hosoda, a filmmaker who—along with contemporary Makoto Shinkai, director of the massively successful Your Name—has for quite some time been touted as heir apparent to Hayao Miyazaki (though Hosoda tends to balk...
- 8/20/2021
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Summer Wars is an anime movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It was produced by studio Madhouse and released in 2009. Summer Wars is an original idea from the creator of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Digimon: The Movie, Mamoru Hosoda. He first started work with Toei Animation where he co-directed one of his first projects, The Digimon Movie. The Digimon Movie takes us back to the beginning of the whole adventure and shows us how Tai first became acquainted with Digimon. The art direction and animation were miles ahead of their time. Featuring an art style that was
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- 8/12/2021
- by Daniel Medina
- TVovermind.com
Festival will give Hosoda’s Cannes title ‘ Belle’ a Piazza Grande screening.
The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda with its new Locarno Kids Award, aimed at filmmakers with a track record of drawing young spectators to the cinema, at its 74th edition (August 4-14).
To mark the event the festival will screen the filmmaker’s latest feature Belle on the Piazza Grande on August 9. The feature animation revolves around a shy high-school student who becomes a sensation in a popular virtual-reality world.
The film arrives fresh from Cannes where it premiered in the Cannes Premiere section.
The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda with its new Locarno Kids Award, aimed at filmmakers with a track record of drawing young spectators to the cinema, at its 74th edition (August 4-14).
To mark the event the festival will screen the filmmaker’s latest feature Belle on the Piazza Grande on August 9. The feature animation revolves around a shy high-school student who becomes a sensation in a popular virtual-reality world.
The film arrives fresh from Cannes where it premiered in the Cannes Premiere section.
- 7/26/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The world premiere of “Belle”, the latest animated feature film from award-winning director Mamoru Hosoda, was met with cheers and a fourteen-minute standing ovation following its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday July 15th – the seventh longest in the festival’s history. Critics responded with enthusiasm on Twitter following the premiere, with Phil de Semlyen calling it “a dazzling cyber fairy-tale”, and Robbie Collin adding that “there is usually one film per Cannes that emotionally bulldozes me, and this year Belle was it.”
Anime Limited, Europe’s premiere distributor for Japanese animation, will be releasing “Belle” in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France.
“Belle”, the journey of a shy and self-conscious teenager finding herself through the avatar of a world famous virtual singer, is a film that reaches beyond borders both on and off the screen with a creative team showcasing the calibre of global talent in modern animation.
Anime Limited, Europe’s premiere distributor for Japanese animation, will be releasing “Belle” in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France.
“Belle”, the journey of a shy and self-conscious teenager finding herself through the avatar of a world famous virtual singer, is a film that reaches beyond borders both on and off the screen with a creative team showcasing the calibre of global talent in modern animation.
- 7/20/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Animated fantasy “Belle” will receive its World Premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday July 15th in the Cannes Premiere section, joining an exciting line-up which includes new films from Andrea Arnold, Gaspar Noé, Mathieu Amalric and Oliver Stone. This is the first official selection for a film by Hosoda at the festival. Anime Limited, Europe’s premiere distributor for Japanese animation, will be releasing “Belle” in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The film is written, directed, and produced by the celebrated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda whose previous works include “Mirai”, “The Boy and the Beast”, “Wolf Children”, “Summer Wars”, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”, among other classics.
Anime Limited previously distributed “Mirai,” the previous film from Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, in the UK, France, and Ireland. After debuting at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes, “Mirai” went on to receive a nomination for “Best Animated Feature...
The film is written, directed, and produced by the celebrated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda whose previous works include “Mirai”, “The Boy and the Beast”, “Wolf Children”, “Summer Wars”, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”, among other classics.
Anime Limited previously distributed “Mirai,” the previous film from Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, in the UK, France, and Ireland. After debuting at the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes, “Mirai” went on to receive a nomination for “Best Animated Feature...
- 7/6/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Gkids’ latest acquisition Belle, from acclaimed filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda and his company Studio Chizu, is an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and will make its world debut in the Cannes Premiere section on Thursday, July 15. This marks the Hosoda’s second invitation to Cannes. His first, Mirai, made its debut at Director’s Fortnight in 2018 before going on to receive an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature. Gkids will release Belle theatrically in North America in both its original Japanese language and a new English dubbed version this winter, and will qualify the film for 2021 awards consideration. “Following the selection of my previous film ‘Mirai’ for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, I am honored that ‘Belle’ has been selected for the Première section of the Official Selection. It is extremely rare for an animated film to be selected for the Festival de Cannes, and...
- 7/6/2021
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Animation film “Belle” by the Japanese director Hosoda Mamoru will join the Cannes Film Festival lineup.
The festival said Sunday that “Belle” will have its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section and play on Thursday July 15.
” ‘Belle’ is the film that I’ve always dreamt to create and that I can make today thanks to the culmination of my previous films,” said Hosoda. “In this one, I explore romance, action, and suspense as well as deeper themes such as life and death. I hope that it will be a big entertaining show.”
The story follows a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters U, a virtual world of 5 billion members and where she has become Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and they embark on a journey of adventures,...
The festival said Sunday that “Belle” will have its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section and play on Thursday July 15.
” ‘Belle’ is the film that I’ve always dreamt to create and that I can make today thanks to the culmination of my previous films,” said Hosoda. “In this one, I explore romance, action, and suspense as well as deeper themes such as life and death. I hope that it will be a big entertaining show.”
The story follows a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters U, a virtual world of 5 billion members and where she has become Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and they embark on a journey of adventures,...
- 7/4/2021
- by Patrick Frater and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
There are a few things that appear in almost every Mamoru Hosoda movie: a stirring examination of parenthood, a bittersweet romance, and a furry husband. Hosoda, the filmmaker behind 2018’s Oscar-nominated Mirai and anime masterpieces like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Wolf Children, is back to his old tricks with Belle, a digital spin on Beauty and the […]
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- 6/17/2021
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Paris-based sales and co-production company Charades has closed deals for all major Western territories on “Belle,” the anticipated animation feature from Oscar-nominated Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda (“Mirai”) and Studio Chizu.
Following GKids’s pick up for North American rights, Charades has unveiled a raft of sales to high-profile international distributors for “Belle,” including Anime Limited in the U.K., Wild Bunch in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Koch Media in Italy and German-speaking territories, and Selmer in Scandinavia. Other deals were inked with Bf Distribution in Latin America, Acfc for Czech Republic, Exponenta in Russia and Baltics. Charades also sold the movie to Troy Lum’s new banner Kismet in Australia and New Zealand. It marks Kismet’s first acquisition.
The size of deals closed on ‘Belle’ underscores both the international status of Hosoda and the rising popularity of Japanese anime.
“Hosoda is the only Japanese animation director today capable...
Following GKids’s pick up for North American rights, Charades has unveiled a raft of sales to high-profile international distributors for “Belle,” including Anime Limited in the U.K., Wild Bunch in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Koch Media in Italy and German-speaking territories, and Selmer in Scandinavia. Other deals were inked with Bf Distribution in Latin America, Acfc for Czech Republic, Exponenta in Russia and Baltics. Charades also sold the movie to Troy Lum’s new banner Kismet in Australia and New Zealand. It marks Kismet’s first acquisition.
The size of deals closed on ‘Belle’ underscores both the international status of Hosoda and the rising popularity of Japanese anime.
“Hosoda is the only Japanese animation director today capable...
- 6/16/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Gkids has acquired North American distribution rights to Belle, the latest animated film from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda and Japan’s Studio Chizu. A winter theatrical release is in the works for the pic, which represents a re-team of the distributor, Hosoda and Studio Chizo after 2018’s Mirai, which scored an Oscar nomination.
Hosoda, whose credits also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time wrote and directed Belle. It centers on Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself until one day she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love in...
Hosoda, whose credits also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time wrote and directed Belle. It centers on Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself until one day she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love in...
- 6/14/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Belle,” Hosoda Mamoru’s highly anticipated animated feature has been picked up by Gkids for release in North America.
The Studio Chizu-produced coming of age tale will release in Japan next month. Gkids says it will release ‘Belle” theatrically in both its original Japanese language and an English dubbed version this winter, and will qualify the film for 2021 awards consideration.
Nippon Television handles rights sales for the film in Asia. Paris-based sales company Charades is representing the film in other international markets.
The story follows a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters U, a virtual world of 5 billion members and where she has become Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest to become who they truly are.
The Studio Chizu-produced coming of age tale will release in Japan next month. Gkids says it will release ‘Belle” theatrically in both its original Japanese language and an English dubbed version this winter, and will qualify the film for 2021 awards consideration.
Nippon Television handles rights sales for the film in Asia. Paris-based sales company Charades is representing the film in other international markets.
The story follows a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters U, a virtual world of 5 billion members and where she has become Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature and embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest to become who they truly are.
- 6/14/2021
- by Patrick Frater and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Indie distributor Gkids has acquired North American distribution rights for Mamoru Hosoda‘s new animated feature, Belle, from Japan’s Studio Chizu.
The film — described as a fantastical and contemporary thematic story of one girl’s growth in the age of social media — is an original story written and helmed by Oscar-nominated Mirai director Hosoda, whose previous features also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Hosoda produced Belle with Studio Chizu co-founder Yuichiro Saito.
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world ...
The film — described as a fantastical and contemporary thematic story of one girl’s growth in the age of social media — is an original story written and helmed by Oscar-nominated Mirai director Hosoda, whose previous features also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Hosoda produced Belle with Studio Chizu co-founder Yuichiro Saito.
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world ...
- 6/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Indie distributor Gkids has acquired North American distribution rights for Mamoru Hosoda‘s new animated feature, Belle, from Japan’s Studio Chizu.
The film — described as a fantastical and contemporary thematic story of one girl’s growth in the age of social media — is an original story written and helmed by Oscar-nominated Mirai director Hosoda, whose previous features also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Hosoda produced Belle with Studio Chizu co-founder Yuichiro Saito.
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world ...
The film — described as a fantastical and contemporary thematic story of one girl’s growth in the age of social media — is an original story written and helmed by Oscar-nominated Mirai director Hosoda, whose previous features also include The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Hosoda produced Belle with Studio Chizu co-founder Yuichiro Saito.
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world ...
- 6/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Nobody would think that Belle is a country bumpkin like you." Charades, French distributor of this film, has released a new trailer for Belle from acclaimed, award-winning Japanese animation director Mamoru Hosoda. We've already posted a few Japanese trailers for this already, and it's expected this will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this summer. The animated adventure is about a teenage girl who lives between modern-day Japan and a virtual world called "U." The story follows her as she makes a new friend and "embarks on a journey of adventures and love both in their quest of becoming who they truly are." With a voice cast including Kaho Nakamura, Kenjirô Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano, Kôji Yakusho, Toshiyuki Morikawa, and Ryô Narita. I'm really looking forward to this! As magical as ever from Hosoda. Jump in. Here's the first international trailer (+ ...
- 6/3/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
One of our most-anticipated animations of the year comes from Mamoru Hosoda, the acclaimed auteur behind The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, and most recently, the Oscar-nominated Mirai. He’s now returning with Belle, which is set for a July release in Japan and now the first full trailer has debuted.
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature. Together, they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest of becoming who they truly are.
“Belle is the movie that I have always wanted to create and I am...
Belle follows Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the Internet. There, she is not Suzu anymore but Belle, a world-famous singer. She soon meets with a mysterious creature. Together, they embark on a journey of adventures, challenges and love, in their quest of becoming who they truly are.
“Belle is the movie that I have always wanted to create and I am...
- 6/2/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Toho in Japan has unveiled the first official trailer for the new film titled Belle made by acclaimed, award-winning Japanese animation director Mamoru Hosoda. The short title is just Belle (perhaps a reference to Beauty and the Beast), but the film's full Japanese title is Belle: The Princess of Dragons and Freckles and it's currently set to tour in Japan this summer. The film is about a teenage girl who lives between modern-day Japan and a virtual world called "U." The story follows her as she makes a new friend and "embarks on a journey of adventures and love both in their quest of becoming who they truly are." This trailer asks a lot of questions - who is she, why is she so popular, why does she have to hide her face, who are these bad guys? I'm very ...
- 4/2/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After delivering such acclaimed films as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, and most recently, the Oscar-nominated Mirai, director Mamoru Hosoda is returning this year with his latest animation.
Set for a summer release in Japan, Belle tells the story of a 17-year-old student from a rural village named Suzu who enters a virtual world of five billion online members. She becomes Belle, a world-famous singer, and embarks on an adventure with a mysterious creature. Ahead of the release, the first teaser and poster have arrived.
“Belle is the movie that I have always wanted to create and I am only able to make this film a reality because of the culmination of my past works,” Hosoda tells Variety. “I explore romance, action and suspense on the one hand, and deeper themes such as life and death on the other. I expect this...
Set for a summer release in Japan, Belle tells the story of a 17-year-old student from a rural village named Suzu who enters a virtual world of five billion online members. She becomes Belle, a world-famous singer, and embarks on an adventure with a mysterious creature. Ahead of the release, the first teaser and poster have arrived.
“Belle is the movie that I have always wanted to create and I am only able to make this film a reality because of the culmination of my past works,” Hosoda tells Variety. “I explore romance, action and suspense on the one hand, and deeper themes such as life and death on the other. I expect this...
- 2/22/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"Who is she?" Charades in France has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the new film titled Belle made by acclaimed, award-winning Japanese animation director Mamoru Hosoda. The short title is just Belle (perhaps a reference to Beauty and the Beast), but the film's full title is Belle: The Princess of Dragons and Freckles and it's currently set to open in Japan this June. This one is about a teenage girl who lives between modern-day Japan and a virtual world called "U." The story follows her as she makes a new friend and "embarks on a journey of adventures and love both in their quest of becoming who they truly are." No voice cast is confirmed yet, and this teaser is only 30 seconds long but it looks magnificent already. Here's the teaser trailer (+ poster) for Mamoru Hosoda's Belle, direct ...
- 2/18/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The unstoppable Netflix juggernaut simply cannot be stopped, tossing up new pieces of entertainment every day. This has been a boon for older, more obscure films as their inclusion in the Just Added list has put them back in the spotlight. Unfortunately, there’s just one new movie being added today, but it’s an underrated title worth checking out.
I’m talking about Before I Fall, a teen drama with a twist from 2017. On the surface, it’s a low-key story about a girl going through typical adolescent stuff. There’s crushes, interpersonal conflict, some bullying and characters worrying about losing their virginity. So far, so boilerplate John Hughes. But then *smash* there’s a fatal car crash.
Our heroine wakes up without a scratch on her though and without a dent in the fender. That’s right campers, it’s a time loop movie, as protagonist Samantha Kingston...
I’m talking about Before I Fall, a teen drama with a twist from 2017. On the surface, it’s a low-key story about a girl going through typical adolescent stuff. There’s crushes, interpersonal conflict, some bullying and characters worrying about losing their virginity. So far, so boilerplate John Hughes. But then *smash* there’s a fatal car crash.
Our heroine wakes up without a scratch on her though and without a dent in the fender. That’s right campers, it’s a time loop movie, as protagonist Samantha Kingston...
- 6/8/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi died Friday in Tokyo of lung cancer. He was 82.
Born in Onomichi, a port on Japan’s Inland Sea, in 1938, Obayashi began making films as a child, using a projector and film owned by his physician father.
A pioneering experimental filmmaker in the 1960s, Obayashi went on direct nearly 3,000 TV commercials in a long career, many with international talent including Charles Bronson and Catherine Deneuve.
In 1977 he made his feature debut with “House,” a free-spirited, wildly imaginative horror-fantasy that was a hit on its release in Japan and later became a cult favorite abroad.
In Japan, Obayashi is best known for a trilogy of films he shot in Onomichi: “Exchange Students” (1982), “The Girl Who Leapt through Time” (1983) and “Lonely Heart” (1985).
These and other films he made in the 1980s and after typically starred young female talents and had sci-fi and fantasy elements. Obayashi also worked a more serious vein,...
Born in Onomichi, a port on Japan’s Inland Sea, in 1938, Obayashi began making films as a child, using a projector and film owned by his physician father.
A pioneering experimental filmmaker in the 1960s, Obayashi went on direct nearly 3,000 TV commercials in a long career, many with international talent including Charles Bronson and Catherine Deneuve.
In 1977 he made his feature debut with “House,” a free-spirited, wildly imaginative horror-fantasy that was a hit on its release in Japan and later became a cult favorite abroad.
In Japan, Obayashi is best known for a trilogy of films he shot in Onomichi: “Exchange Students” (1982), “The Girl Who Leapt through Time” (1983) and “Lonely Heart” (1985).
These and other films he made in the 1980s and after typically starred young female talents and had sci-fi and fantasy elements. Obayashi also worked a more serious vein,...
- 4/11/2020
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
Straying far away from the techno-industrial style of the two Tetsuo, Shinya Tsukamoto based this particular film on the homonymous Edogawa Rampo story that takes place in the Meiji era, in order to present a mystery/thriller/costume drama combination, which, once again though, thrives on visual and contextual deliriousness.
The film revolves around Yukio Daitokuji, a famous doctor who was decorated for his services during the war, and has now succeeded his father in the practice, amassing fame for both his past deeds and his present. Yukio seems to live a very happy life in the family mansion, with his parents and his beautiful wife, Rin. However, not everything is idyllic in his life. His parents disapprove of his wedding, since Rin is an amnesiac who Yukio found in the banks of a nearby river and took in, and no one knows anything about her past.
The film revolves around Yukio Daitokuji, a famous doctor who was decorated for his services during the war, and has now succeeded his father in the practice, amassing fame for both his past deeds and his present. Yukio seems to live a very happy life in the family mansion, with his parents and his beautiful wife, Rin. However, not everything is idyllic in his life. His parents disapprove of his wedding, since Rin is an amnesiac who Yukio found in the banks of a nearby river and took in, and no one knows anything about her past.
- 1/30/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yasutaka Tsutsui is quite well known (either you realize it or not), particularly for two of his works that were made into internationally successful anime films: “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” and “Paprika”. For the first book review here in Amp, however, we will deal with another of his novels, “Hell” where the surrealism and the satire, two of his central characteristics, are in full bloom.
The what and how people from different cultures perceive hell as a concept has been always a crucial one, and Tsutsui presents his own quite eloquently, through the words of a character in the book. “It’s just a place without God. The Japanese don’t believe in God in the first place, so what’s the difference between this place and the world of the living?”
Using this idea as base, Tsutsui presents his characters in a hell where people feel no emotion,...
The what and how people from different cultures perceive hell as a concept has been always a crucial one, and Tsutsui presents his own quite eloquently, through the words of a character in the book. “It’s just a place without God. The Japanese don’t believe in God in the first place, so what’s the difference between this place and the world of the living?”
Using this idea as base, Tsutsui presents his characters in a hell where people feel no emotion,...
- 10/16/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
This article about “Mirai” first appeared in TheWrap Magazine’s Oscar Nominations Preview issue.
Mamoru Hosoda knows that he is maintaining a dying tradition. For decades, animators have built worlds for their characters to inhabit using hand-painted backgrounds, and he has been loyal to that tradition. But the inexorable transition to digital is coming, as the director of “Mirai” knows well.
“I have been creating animation films using paper and pencil, paper and paint, but the situation in Japan has been changing rapidly,” Hosoda said in an email interview. “‘Mirai’ could actually be the last film I create with paper and paint. But when you think about the history of Western art when the photograph was invented, painters faced a challenge of what it meant for them to paint. In the same way, I would like to acquire new ways to express my art.”
Also Read: 'Mirai' Film...
Mamoru Hosoda knows that he is maintaining a dying tradition. For decades, animators have built worlds for their characters to inhabit using hand-painted backgrounds, and he has been loyal to that tradition. But the inexorable transition to digital is coming, as the director of “Mirai” knows well.
“I have been creating animation films using paper and pencil, paper and paint, but the situation in Japan has been changing rapidly,” Hosoda said in an email interview. “‘Mirai’ could actually be the last film I create with paper and paint. But when you think about the history of Western art when the photograph was invented, painters faced a challenge of what it meant for them to paint. In the same way, I would like to acquire new ways to express my art.”
Also Read: 'Mirai' Film...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Mamoru Hosoda on ‘Mirai,’ His Influences, and Why Powerful Men Don’t Make for Interesting Characters
Since his 2006 breakthrough feature The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, anime director Mamoru Hosoda has delighted audiences across barriers of age, gender and nationality with his brightly animated, colorful fantasies. Collaborating for years with the prestigious Studio Madhouse to produce industry-leading digital 2D animation in subsequent films such as Summer Wars and Wolf Children, Hosoda expanded in 2011 to his own Studio Chizu, directing, writing and producing animated features entirely under his own jurisdiction and fully establishing him as an industry heavyweight.
His family-friendly yet sometimes bittersweet tales of magic, science fiction, and modern life are rich with crowd-pleasing sentimentality, romance, and spectacle, but behind this populist predilection exists a painstaking formal command of the medium which has warranted comparisons with the auteurs of Studio Ghibli and even whispers of Oscar consideration (a Hollywood insiders’ circle no Japanese animator without the supporting PR muscle of Disney has thus far been able...
His family-friendly yet sometimes bittersweet tales of magic, science fiction, and modern life are rich with crowd-pleasing sentimentality, romance, and spectacle, but behind this populist predilection exists a painstaking formal command of the medium which has warranted comparisons with the auteurs of Studio Ghibli and even whispers of Oscar consideration (a Hollywood insiders’ circle no Japanese animator without the supporting PR muscle of Disney has thus far been able...
- 11/28/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Mamoru Hosoda has laid his life out bare on the silver screen — though at first glance it doesn’t seem obvious. The 51-year-old Japanese filmmaker exclusively directs in anime films, garnering critical acclaim for his deeply affecting, achingly human fables such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast. Through his films as […]
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- 11/27/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
In a robust year for international animation—with a record eight Japanese films on the Oscars shortlist—Mamoru Hosoda brought a most personal project to Cannes, trying for a historic first. The first Japanese anime to premiere at the prestigious French festival—and the Directors’ Fortnight’s sole animated entry this year—Mirai was ambitious, taking as its protagonist a four-year-old boy.
Undoubtedly, small children have featured into many an animated film over the years. It’s the way children are handled, though, that sets Mirai apart, in its approach and the level of complexity at hand. As a point of comparison, Hosoda references The Boss Baby, a 2017 film starring Alec Baldwin as a briefcase-carrying tot in professional dress. “Boss Baby is a character. He’s not really a baby, because it’s an old man [playing] the baby,” the director reflects. “I really wanted a realistic four-year-old as the main character,...
Undoubtedly, small children have featured into many an animated film over the years. It’s the way children are handled, though, that sets Mirai apart, in its approach and the level of complexity at hand. As a point of comparison, Hosoda references The Boss Baby, a 2017 film starring Alec Baldwin as a briefcase-carrying tot in professional dress. “Boss Baby is a character. He’s not really a baby, because it’s an old man [playing] the baby,” the director reflects. “I really wanted a realistic four-year-old as the main character,...
- 11/12/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"But how do I get home?" GKids has debuted another official Us trailer for the animated film Mirai, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in Directors' Fortnight this year. This new trailer features an English-language dub, to compliment the other two Us trailers with the original Japanese voices. The latest film by master Japanese animation filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, the film is a delightful adventure following a young Japanese boy living with his parents. His life is disrupted by the arrival of a newborn baby girl, named Mirai, which his parents bring home one day. He soon after discovers a magical garden in his home which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras. He's guided by his younger sister from the future. The English-language voice cast includes John Cho, Rebecca Hall, and Daniel Dae Kim. Enjoy. Here's the new English-language ...
- 11/9/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gkids has landed a talented set of actors for the Mirai English voice cast. The latest Mamoru Hosoda film, Mirai is a critically acclaimed surreal family drama that has already made waves at the Cannes Film Festival and the Japanese box office. Now, Mirai is heading to U.S. theaters with a […]
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- 10/26/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
One of the popular hits at the second annual Animation Is Film Festival, “Mirai,” from famed Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (who was admitted into the Academy this year), could deliver GKids’ 11th feature nomination.
“Mirai” marks Hosoda’s most personal movie yet about family. The enchanting, time-traveling fantasy about a four-year-old boy jealous of his baby sister is also unique for animation. “The story is about a secret garden showing the secrets of their family, and that was inspired by western children’s literature,” said Hosoda.
“We learn about the family tree through different methods,” he added. “On the other hand, unlike children’s stories, it’s not a fable with a lesson to be learned, other than children understanding the importance of experiencing family.”
“Mirai” (named for the sister) was inspired by personal experience. When Hosoda and his wife first brought home their newborn, the three-year-old son gave his sister a suspicious look.
“Mirai” marks Hosoda’s most personal movie yet about family. The enchanting, time-traveling fantasy about a four-year-old boy jealous of his baby sister is also unique for animation. “The story is about a secret garden showing the secrets of their family, and that was inspired by western children’s literature,” said Hosoda.
“We learn about the family tree through different methods,” he added. “On the other hand, unlike children’s stories, it’s not a fable with a lesson to be learned, other than children understanding the importance of experiencing family.”
“Mirai” (named for the sister) was inspired by personal experience. When Hosoda and his wife first brought home their newborn, the three-year-old son gave his sister a suspicious look.
- 10/22/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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