Shinkai was treated like a rock star at last weekend’s Animation Is Film Festival. He discussed his climate change romantic fantasy, which he compares to “Joker.”
TIFF: “Your Name” director Shinkai Makoto returns with a stunningly gorgeous but emotionally diluted romance about climate change.
The anime blockbuster “Weathering With You” is Japan’s entry for the 2020 Oscar.
The already-beloved Japanese anime is finally getting a full theatrical release.
This gorgeous Japanese import turned heads when it won a major film critics award for best animated film of the year — it’s worth the hype.
Director Makoto Shinkai’s tells IndieWire how anime and rock music propelled his Oscar-contending romantic fantasy.
The film recently won the Best Animated Feature Film Award at Spain’s annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.
ANIME TRAILER: Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name”
