Tag: Your Name
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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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Bones and All Review: Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russel Eat, Prey, Love | Venice 2022
Timothée Chalamet reunites with his Call Me by Your Name director, Luca Guadagnino, for a 1980s road trip love story, Bones & All. Michael Stuhlbarg even shows up for a campfire chat about “when everything changes” between two people. Even though it centers on young love again, this is a far cry from that trio’s…
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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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‘Demon Slayer’ Overtakes ‘Titanic’ at the Japanese Box Office
The period action animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” has passed “Titanic” at the Japanese box office, to become the territory’s number two all-time hit, according to figures announced on Monday by distributor Aniplex.Based on a hit comic by Gotoge Koyoharu that has sold more than 100 million copies in all formats, including digital,…
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‘Your Name’ Live-Action Remake Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
Your Name has named a new director to take the helm of Paramount, Bad Robot, and Toho’s live-action remake of the 2016 anime hit. Minari filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung will take over as the Your Name remake director, taking the reigns from Marc Webb, who was originally tapped to direct the film last year. Chung…
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Paramount’s Live-Action ‘Your Name’ Movie Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
While his Sundance sensation “Minari” is still on the hook for release from A24 Films, director Lee Isaac Chung has just landed a major new project with the live-action reimagining of the beloved 2016 Japanese animated fantasy, “Your Name.” Chung will write and direct the film, which will be produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams…
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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’ 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…