Tag: Weathering with You
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Best Movies on Crunchyroll
Anime has achieved remarkable popularity and captured the hearts of millions across the globe and for good reason. Its unique artistic style, characterized by vibrant visuals, intricate details, and dynamic characters, sets it apart from conventional Western animation. Anime’s appeal lies not only in its visual aesthetic but also in its diverse range of genres…
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Germany’s Plaion Pictures acquires UK Japanese animation distributor Anime Limited
German media company Plaion Pictures, previously known as Koch Films, has acquired 100 of shares of Anime Limited from its founders.German media company Plaion Pictures, previously known as Koch Films, has acquired 100 of shares of Anime Limited from its founders.The UK-based distributor of Japanese animation, based in Glasgow and with offices in France, has…
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Suzume No Tojimari Trailer: Your Name Director Makoto Shinkai Returns With A Story About Closure
Director Makoto Shinkai is back this year with the follow-up to his global anime hits, “Your Name” and “Weathering with You.” The Japanese title of his next feature is “Suzume no Tojimari,” and now the first teaser trailer for it is here.”Suzume no Tojimari,” which has no confirmed English title yet, will debut in Japanese…
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Japan Box Office Leaps to $2.4 Billion Record in 2019
The Japanese box office leaped by 17% in 2019 to set a record $2.4 billion score, according to figures announced Tuesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, locally known as Eirin. The previous high was the $2.2 billion recorded in 2016.The Makoto Shinkai animation “Weathering with You” was the highest earning film among…
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Animated ‘Weathering With You’ Scores at Box Office — Without an Oscar Boost
This week’s Oscar nominations boosted contenders “1917” (Universal) and “Parasite” (Neon) to further box-office gains. Other nominees saw little impact, from “Bombshell” (Lionsgate) to the second week expansion of French Oscar entry “Les Miserables” (Amazon). While some Oscar also-rans fell short, crowdpleaser “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros.) managed just fine. Such is the uneven impact of…
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‘Weathering With You’: Film Review
In Texas, there’s a saying that goes, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes.” All the way over in Tokyo, changing the forecast doesn’t come nearly so easy — and may even require a human sacrifice to set things right — or at least, that’s the premise of “Weathering With You,” an…
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Oscars 2020: Best Animated Feature Predictions
Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” leads a field of sequel-heavy studio contenders for Best Animated Feature, along with rival Disney’s “Frozen 2” and DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.” But indies are well represented, too, with Netflix’s existential French mystery, “I Lost My Body” (voted Best Animated Feature by the Nyfcc and Lafca),…
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‘Weathering With You’ Trailer: Get Ready to Cry Oceans in Japan’s Oscar-Contending Anime
Makoto Shinkai‘s films have the ability to impart an immense sadness upon its viewers — but the greatest sadness surrounding his newest film Weathering With You is that U.S. audiences have to wait another two months to see it. Gkids has released yet another trailer for Japan’s Oscar contender, but it’s only a cruel reminder…
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‘Weathering With You’ Review: A Beautiful but Flawed Film about Romance and Climate Change | Tiff 2019
Though he’s been making acclaimed movies for years, it was not until Your Name. became the highest-grossing anime film ever in Japan and a global sensation that people started eagerly anticipating Makoto Shinkai’s next feature, Weathering With You. The result is a beautifully animated film about love, growing up, and human’s emotional connection to the…
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Japan’s ‘Weathering With You’ Set for China Theatrical Release
“Weathering With You,” the hit Japanese animation directed by Makoto Shinkai, is set for a theatrical release in mainland Chinese theaters. Chinese state media reported on Monday that the film had been approved by China’s censors, but said that the film had not yet been given a release date.After his previous hit “Your Name,” “Weathering…