Perhaps no greater summary of the time spent in the world of the duology of steampunk original anime films that is Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari came from the post-screening greeting at the Niigata International Animation Film Festival: After a suspenseful mystery through the underground of this unusual world, out comes the director in an outfit that would look at home in the film’s shady black market… apprehended by the film’s producer, Yoshida Shinnosuke, wearing a giant mask of the Laughing Mask vigilante group. The Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari duology is a decade’s culmination of work for independent creator/director Shigeyoshi Tsukahara. The films comes after toiling away at original short animated projects for seven years until a successful crowdfunding project pushed the idea from a dream and concept phase to the films we see today. Fast forward three years and Kurayukaba premiered and won the award for Best Animated Feature at Fantasia in Canada.
- 4/24/2024
- by Alicia Haddick
- Crunchyroll
When Adam Changes, a Canadian animated film about an awkward teenager in suburban Quebec, won the Grand Prix at the Niigata International Animation Film Festival (Niaff).
The festival, now in its second year, ran from March 15-20 in Niigata, a port city two hours north of Tokyo.
Written and directed by Joël Vaudreuil, When Adam Changes premiered at last year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. “Coming here and meeting so many people, and being able to meet and talk with the other competition directors was a gift in itself,” said Vaudreuil, acceping the award at Niaff’s closing ceremony.
The festival, now in its second year, ran from March 15-20 in Niigata, a port city two hours north of Tokyo.
Written and directed by Joël Vaudreuil, When Adam Changes premiered at last year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. “Coming here and meeting so many people, and being able to meet and talk with the other competition directors was a gift in itself,” said Vaudreuil, acceping the award at Niaff’s closing ceremony.
- 3/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Everyone remembers falling in love with Studio Ghibli. The music swells, the bright blue sky surfaces, packed with cotton candy clouds. And our young heroines wander in, taken with smiles and wonder. Director of many iconic titles, including “Spirited Away”, “Kiki's Delivery Service” and “Howl's Moving Castle”, Hayao Miyazaki needs no introduction. His magical tales, sublime and unforgettable, all speak for themselves. As co-founder of the Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki's filmography has been characterized by its childlike affinity for fantasy, alongside its complex, coming-of-age protagonists. Despite this, Miyazaki's works have attracted audiences of all ages and walks of life, and continue to even now.
In this list, we take a look at 6 lesser known films and anime from Hayao Miyazaki. Some of these align with the familiar titles we know and love, while some reveal a different side to the auteur's voice.
1. Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)
A de...
In this list, we take a look at 6 lesser known films and anime from Hayao Miyazaki. Some of these align with the familiar titles we know and love, while some reveal a different side to the auteur's voice.
1. Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)
A de...
- 3/27/2023
- by Renee Ng
- AsianMoviePulse
There was once a man named Mamoru Hosada who decided to become an anime director. After a phenomenal career at Toei, where he worked on classic episodes of "Digimon" and "Revolutionary Girl Utena," he was recruited by Studio Ghibli to direct their upcoming film "Howl's Moving Castle." Unfortunately, Hosada's project was cursed from the beginning. Much of Ghibli was already busy crafting "Spirited Away." Hosada worked hard to secure a team of animators, but he could only do so much by himself. The harder he worked to keep "Howl's Moving Castle" alive, the faster it became a time and money sink. Sooner or later, the film collapsed, and Hosada was removed from the project. In an interview with Animestyle, Hosada expressed his feelings of guilt for the animators he was forced to abandon. "I had lied to them," he said. "I had betrayed them. Now nobody would trust me again.
- 11/17/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Sunao Katabuchi’s “In this Corner of the World” (2017) follows a great tradition of Japanese animation set during the Second World War. It is a period of history that lends itself to many stories and this film takes its own unique view of the war, from the perspective of a young woman growing up near Hiroshima in the 1930’s and 40’s.
“In this Corner of the World” screened at Japan Cuts
Suzu Urano (Non) is a young girl whose flights of fancy and carefree attitude make her an immediately likeable and relatable protagonist. Growing up in Hiroshima with her parents and younger sister, she enjoys drawing and telling amusing stories. When she turns 19, Suzu is married by arrangement to Shusaku Hojo, taking his family name and moving to live with her in-laws in nearby Kure. Her life is far from easy, having to do many of the chores around the...
“In this Corner of the World” screened at Japan Cuts
Suzu Urano (Non) is a young girl whose flights of fancy and carefree attitude make her an immediately likeable and relatable protagonist. Growing up in Hiroshima with her parents and younger sister, she enjoys drawing and telling amusing stories. When she turns 19, Suzu is married by arrangement to Shusaku Hojo, taking his family name and moving to live with her in-laws in nearby Kure. Her life is far from easy, having to do many of the chores around the...
- 7/10/2020
- by Matthew Cooper
- AsianMoviePulse
An animated family drama set in the war-torn Kure City, near Hiroshima, adapted from the manga of the same name by Fumiyo Kouno.
This is a very simple but touching story of the young, carefree, Japanese adolescence girl Suzu (voiced by Rena Nounen) who originally lives in Hiroshima during World War II. She is also a very talented artist who likes to sketch. However, after she turns eighteen, she agrees to merry Shusaku Hojo (voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya) a naval officer who lives in the nearby port city of Kure. The movie then concentrates on her new life in Kure, as a new wife & daughter-in-law copping with her new family and the approaching horror of war.
Being a daughter-in-law, Suzu is expected to take care for her new family by doing all sorts of family chores. The movie also shows how she prepares meals for them, with...
This is a very simple but touching story of the young, carefree, Japanese adolescence girl Suzu (voiced by Rena Nounen) who originally lives in Hiroshima during World War II. She is also a very talented artist who likes to sketch. However, after she turns eighteen, she agrees to merry Shusaku Hojo (voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya) a naval officer who lives in the nearby port city of Kure. The movie then concentrates on her new life in Kure, as a new wife & daughter-in-law copping with her new family and the approaching horror of war.
Being a daughter-in-law, Suzu is expected to take care for her new family by doing all sorts of family chores. The movie also shows how she prepares meals for them, with...
- 3/23/2020
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
A press conference announcing a special programme titled Tribute to Japanese Animation at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival was held today, April 18th at Institut français du Japon-Tokyo.
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the world’s largest and most influential film festival dedicated to animation, will take place in Annecy, France from June 10th to 15th. It is also the longest running animated film festival in the world and continues to go from strength to strength.
Each year, the festival focuses on one nation as its “Tribute Country,” and introduces its animation culture. In 2019, and for the first time in 20 years, that country is Japan.
Annecy’s top honors have previously been awarded to Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and in 2017, its grand prize was won by Masaaki Yuasa for “Lu Over the Wall,” while its Jury Award was given to Sunao Katabuchi’s “In This Corner of the World.
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the world’s largest and most influential film festival dedicated to animation, will take place in Annecy, France from June 10th to 15th. It is also the longest running animated film festival in the world and continues to go from strength to strength.
Each year, the festival focuses on one nation as its “Tribute Country,” and introduces its animation culture. In 2019, and for the first time in 20 years, that country is Japan.
Annecy’s top honors have previously been awarded to Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and in 2017, its grand prize was won by Masaaki Yuasa for “Lu Over the Wall,” while its Jury Award was given to Sunao Katabuchi’s “In This Corner of the World.
- 4/22/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Allure (Carlos Sanchez and Jason Sanchez)
Capturing the complexity of abuse is tough to accomplish when mainstream audiences clamor for black and white delineations between predator and prey. Some go the horror route for metaphorical terror focusing on the pursuer while others go dramatic for the helplessness of a victim unable to break free. Writer/directors (and photographers) Carlos Sanchez and Jason Sanchez chose to throw out convention, using...
Allure (Carlos Sanchez and Jason Sanchez)
Capturing the complexity of abuse is tough to accomplish when mainstream audiences clamor for black and white delineations between predator and prey. Some go the horror route for metaphorical terror focusing on the pursuer while others go dramatic for the helplessness of a victim unable to break free. Writer/directors (and photographers) Carlos Sanchez and Jason Sanchez chose to throw out convention, using...
- 3/16/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Cinema cannot save us. It’s not going to force Donald Trump to resign from office. It isn’t going to soften the hearts of Republicans who want to destroy the economic future of the current generation of American youths. It isn’t going to halt global warming. It is not going to end things like racism and transphobia and homophobia. Roger Ebert once famously said that cinema is an empathy machine, but the notion of such an idea is more complex than simply saying cinema can change the world through its narrative achievements. Cinema can foster empathy, but only on a case by case person by person basis, and what are we to do if the films that do force viewers to think aren’t available in the small towns and lower economic areas of the world? If these films that can have a positive effect on viewers and...
- 1/3/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
2017 was a year where I was constantly thinking about time. Whether it was spending months wondering whether I’d die in my sleep from a random nuclear explosion or hours trying to pick something on a streaming service, time had never felt so long or so pointless. Everything existed in the present, was bold and urgent, and the past or future often seemed totally irrelevant. And just as often, every day felt like it meant nothing–an eternal parentheses of a year.
That may just be a more involved way to say that–like so many other people–it was harder than ever to care about and watch things than ever before. But I think those circumstances also say something about the cinematic experiences that meant more to me this year. To be frank, I don’t think it was a particularly good year for movies, and I’m still...
That may just be a more involved way to say that–like so many other people–it was harder than ever to care about and watch things than ever before. But I think those circumstances also say something about the cinematic experiences that meant more to me this year. To be frank, I don’t think it was a particularly good year for movies, and I’m still...
- 1/3/2018
- by Michael Snydel
- The Film Stage
For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2017. We’ve asked our contributors to compile ten-best lists with five honorable mentions — those personal lists will be shared in the coming days — and, after tallying the votes, a top 50 has been assembled. (For the first time ever, our #1 overall pick wasn’t #1 on anyone’s personal list, showing how collective of a choice it truly was.)
It should be noted that, unlike our previous year-end features, we placed no requirement on a selection being a U.S theatrical release, so you may see some repeats from last year and a few we’ll certainly be discussing more during the next. So, without further ado, check out our rundown of 2017 below, our complete year-end coverage here (including where to stream many of the below picks), and return in the coming...
It should be noted that, unlike our previous year-end features, we placed no requirement on a selection being a U.S theatrical release, so you may see some repeats from last year and a few we’ll certainly be discussing more during the next. So, without further ado, check out our rundown of 2017 below, our complete year-end coverage here (including where to stream many of the below picks), and return in the coming...
- 12/30/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
by Tim Brayton
Of the 26 animated features submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science for Oscar consideration last month, a respectable five – just the thinnest hair under 20% - came from Japan. Ignoring Oscar eligibility, and throwing Your Name. on the pile (it was a 2016 Oscar hopeful but its commercial U.S. release came this spring), and 2017 has been a pretty fine year for anime in the United States.
Out of all those films, I humbly submit that the best one is In This Corner of the World, director Sunao Katabuchi's adaptation of a 2007-'09 manga series by Fumiyo Kōno. It's actually the story's second cinematic incarnation: in 2011, it was adapted in live-action. I haven't seen that film, but even so, I cannot fathom how it could be anything but a pale echo of the Katabuchi film: In This Corner of the World is an extraordinary triumph...
Of the 26 animated features submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science for Oscar consideration last month, a respectable five – just the thinnest hair under 20% - came from Japan. Ignoring Oscar eligibility, and throwing Your Name. on the pile (it was a 2016 Oscar hopeful but its commercial U.S. release came this spring), and 2017 has been a pretty fine year for anime in the United States.
Out of all those films, I humbly submit that the best one is In This Corner of the World, director Sunao Katabuchi's adaptation of a 2007-'09 manga series by Fumiyo Kōno. It's actually the story's second cinematic incarnation: in 2011, it was adapted in live-action. I haven't seen that film, but even so, I cannot fathom how it could be anything but a pale echo of the Katabuchi film: In This Corner of the World is an extraordinary triumph...
- 12/8/2017
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
The first thing that Japanese director Sunao Katabuchi did during a recent visit to L.A. was pull out his dog-eared copy of “In This Corner of the World,” the manga about wartime in Hiroshima by Fumiyo Kōno, which he adapted into the critically-acclaimed Oscar contender (from Shout! Factory Films and Funimation Films). He pointed to a drawing of its protagonist, 18-year-old Suzu, climbing stairs with a piece of luggage.
“That’s the moment for the audience when Suzu was a real person,” Katabuchi said. “But I also think this film brings back old memories from childhood. When they were kids and carrying something really heavy and struggling. So I think this specific scene also reminds people of being alone in a large city.”
In other words, this ordinary moment of struggle and loneliness typifies the great accomplishment of “In This Corner of the World,” which authenticates life in Hiroshima...
“That’s the moment for the audience when Suzu was a real person,” Katabuchi said. “But I also think this film brings back old memories from childhood. When they were kids and carrying something really heavy and struggling. So I think this specific scene also reminds people of being alone in a large city.”
In other words, this ordinary moment of struggle and loneliness typifies the great accomplishment of “In This Corner of the World,” which authenticates life in Hiroshima...
- 11/28/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Sunao Katabuchi pulled a book out of his bag and held it up to the audience at a recent screening of his film “In This Corner of the World.” It was ratty, folded and in pieces, because for six years, he took diligent notes and was painstakingly accurate in recreating 1940s Hiroshima before the atomic bomb dropped. Katabuchi interviewed Japanese survivors kept out of the city, all of whom are now in their eighties. He got a glimpse of how people in Japan lived in the months leading up to that fateful day. Katabuchi wanted to know what parks children.
- 11/17/2017
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Away from Hollywood’s stifling commercial limits, Fumiyo Kouno’s manga about a young bride in wartime Japan has no illusions regarding the human price of war. Young Suzu takes in a new family, endures the hardships of a militarized country and wartime privations, but nobody is ready for what’s coming. Sunao Katabuchi’s historical drama makes stunning use of animation.
In this Corner of the World
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout! Factory
2016 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 128 min. / Kono sekai no katasumi ni / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 22.97
Japanese Voices: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Megumi Han, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai; English Voices: Laura Post, Kira Buckland, Barbara Goodson, Todd Haberkorn, Jason Palmer.
Character design: Hidenori Matsubara
Original Music: Kotringo
Written by Sunao Katabuchi, Chie Uratani, from the manga by Fumiyo Kouno
Produced by Taro Maki, Masao Maruyama
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi
American feature films are now a commercial desert dominated by expensive blockbusters, with a...
In this Corner of the World
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout! Factory
2016 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 128 min. / Kono sekai no katasumi ni / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 22.97
Japanese Voices: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Megumi Han, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai; English Voices: Laura Post, Kira Buckland, Barbara Goodson, Todd Haberkorn, Jason Palmer.
Character design: Hidenori Matsubara
Original Music: Kotringo
Written by Sunao Katabuchi, Chie Uratani, from the manga by Fumiyo Kouno
Produced by Taro Maki, Masao Maruyama
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi
American feature films are now a commercial desert dominated by expensive blockbusters, with a...
- 10/24/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Based on the award-winning manga by Fumiyo Kouno, In This Corner of the World, bolstered by emotionally resonant storytelling and exquisite hand-drawn animation, is an empowering coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of WWII and captures the resilience and triumph of the human spirit.
The award-winning story of In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives.
In This Corner of the World in cinemas (NY,...
The award-winning story of In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives.
In This Corner of the World in cinemas (NY,...
- 8/12/2017
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
When a new animated film draws comparisons to the heartbreaking anime classic “Grave of the Fireflies,” you’d be forgiven for going to the cinema with high expectations and a box of Kleenex. And while Sunao Katabuchi’s “In This Corner of the World” — tackling the same historical period in World War II-era Japan as Isao Takahata’s tearjerker — may not meet the impossible bar for quality, the tissues will probably still come in handy.
Continue reading ‘In This Corner Of The World’ Both Tearjerking & Troubling [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘In This Corner Of The World’ Both Tearjerking & Troubling [Review] at The Playlist.
- 8/11/2017
- by Bradley Warren
- The Playlist
Every year, on the evening of August 6th, the people of Hiroshima gather along the banks of the Ota River and light more than 10,000 paper lanterns as the final part of a deeply moving peace ceremony. The memorial event caps off a day of reflection that includes film screenings, musical performances, and a wide variety of different speeches. Hibakusha — survivors of the nuclear blasts — gather around the Atomic Bomb Dome, many of them joined by their children and grandchildren. One particularly animated man performs a parable about the horrors visited upon his hometown, while a British ex-pat translates his story into English for the foreigners in attendance. The atmosphere is solemn, but not somber. There’s good food. Even the tourists start to loosen up.
However, perhaps the most striking thing about how Hiroshima chooses to commemorate its defining tragedy is the way in which the city focuses on the...
However, perhaps the most striking thing about how Hiroshima chooses to commemorate its defining tragedy is the way in which the city focuses on the...
- 8/10/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Based on a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno, the animated feature “In This Corner of the World” is an engrossing but sometimes jumbled adaptation by writer-director Sunao Katabuchi (“Mai Mai Miracle”). Set during the period from 1935 to 1945, this film is first-rate when depicting domestic challenges in the life of its heroine Suzu Urano, but it is somewhat hollow when foreshadowing the atomic bomb that is about to be dropped on her hometown of Hiroshima. “They called me a daydreamer,” Suzu says in her opening narration. The melody of what sounds like “O Come All Ye Faithful”...
- 8/10/2017
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
This month, Christopher Nolan brings his nerve-rattling “Dunkirk” to cinemas around the world. However, if you’re looking for a WWII tale told from a different perspective, “In This Corner Of The World” is well-worth seeking out. And today, we have an exclusive clip from the elegiac look at wartime.
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, the animated film follows Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family.
Continue reading Exclusive: Shots Are Fired In Clip From Award-Winning ‘In This Corner Of The World’ at The Playlist.
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, the animated film follows Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family.
Continue reading Exclusive: Shots Are Fired In Clip From Award-Winning ‘In This Corner Of The World’ at The Playlist.
- 7/17/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
This affecting story of domestic life is beautifully realised with a feathery, watercolour palette of pale colours and fuzzy horizons
This slow-blooming but affecting, delicately drawn animated work tells the story of young Suzu (voiced as an adult by Rena Nounen), a sparky but relatively normal young woman who grows up on the outskirts of Hiroshima just before and during the second world war.
No doubt the mere mention of Hiroshima will spoil exactly where it’s all heading, but, before the bomb drops, director Sunao Katabuchi unfurls an engaging portrait of domestic life in pre- and wartime Japan as Suzu, who loves to draw, is married off to a guy she barely knows and comes to live in a strange new community.
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This slow-blooming but affecting, delicately drawn animated work tells the story of young Suzu (voiced as an adult by Rena Nounen), a sparky but relatively normal young woman who grows up on the outskirts of Hiroshima just before and during the second world war.
No doubt the mere mention of Hiroshima will spoil exactly where it’s all heading, but, before the bomb drops, director Sunao Katabuchi unfurls an engaging portrait of domestic life in pre- and wartime Japan as Suzu, who loves to draw, is married off to a guy she barely knows and comes to live in a strange new community.
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- 6/30/2017
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Gloria Daniels-Moss
In this Corner of the World is a creative collage of brilliant animation, strong characters and compelling storytelling. Director and writer Sunao Katabuchi brings us a profound and overwhelming tale that is nothing short of heartbreakingly beautiful.
With recent works such as A Silent Voice, The Red Turtle and Your Name topping the charts, many of us are becoming familiar with Japanese animation and can’t wait for our next dose. Up next to tug (quite hard) on our heart strings, begins life as a gentle family drama – until World War II explodes and the enviable events in Hiroshima implode before our eyes.
Of course, if one is familiar with the famous Studio Ghibli; Takahata’s war-torn Grave of the Fireflies immediately springs to mind as Katabuchi serves up a hefty chunk of sentiment; though there is a distinct difference here placing them at opposite ends of the spectrum.
In this Corner of the World is a creative collage of brilliant animation, strong characters and compelling storytelling. Director and writer Sunao Katabuchi brings us a profound and overwhelming tale that is nothing short of heartbreakingly beautiful.
With recent works such as A Silent Voice, The Red Turtle and Your Name topping the charts, many of us are becoming familiar with Japanese animation and can’t wait for our next dose. Up next to tug (quite hard) on our heart strings, begins life as a gentle family drama – until World War II explodes and the enviable events in Hiroshima implode before our eyes.
Of course, if one is familiar with the famous Studio Ghibli; Takahata’s war-torn Grave of the Fireflies immediately springs to mind as Katabuchi serves up a hefty chunk of sentiment; though there is a distinct difference here placing them at opposite ends of the spectrum.
- 6/27/2017
- by Gloria Daniels-Moss
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
An animated drama about loss and resilience in the shadow of the bomb, In This Corner Of The World is a quietly devastating must-see...
"First, toast and brown some rice. Add triple the amount of water and gently simmer... add miso and violets to yesterday's sardine stew. Reheat rice on the stove." So goes Suzu's recipe for a special kind of wartime rice, designed to make the most of a dwindling supply of ingredients. It's just one of many loving references to food and cooking in director Sunao Katabuchi's animated period drama, In This Corner Of The World. It may be a simple meal, but if you're watching the film on an empty stomach, it's the kind of thing that'll leave you profoundly hungry - at least, until the story takes a gut-wrenching turn.
This is far from the first animated film to take place either during or in...
"First, toast and brown some rice. Add triple the amount of water and gently simmer... add miso and violets to yesterday's sardine stew. Reheat rice on the stove." So goes Suzu's recipe for a special kind of wartime rice, designed to make the most of a dwindling supply of ingredients. It's just one of many loving references to food and cooking in director Sunao Katabuchi's animated period drama, In This Corner Of The World. It may be a simple meal, but if you're watching the film on an empty stomach, it's the kind of thing that'll leave you profoundly hungry - at least, until the story takes a gut-wrenching turn.
This is far from the first animated film to take place either during or in...
- 6/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Japan Cuts 2017, NY’s annual festival celebrating the best of new Japanese cinema, is back with its 11th edition scheduled from July 13 to 23. This year’s roster includes 28 feature and 6 short films, ranging across epic blockbusters, indies, documentaries, animations and restored classics. In-person access to filmmakers and stars, Q&A sessions and parties are some extra treats on offer.
Yusuke Iseya in Mumon © 2017 Mumon Film Partners
The festival opens on Thursday, July 13th, with Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Mumon: Land of the Stealth, a playful take on the period drama genre, full of fantastical ninja moves and its own sense of eccentricity. Nakamura will be available for post-screening Q&A and Opening Night Party at Japan Society’s historic theater.
After a series of International, North America, Us, East Coast and NY Premieres, the festival will close with Sunao Katabuchi’s enchanting In This Corner of the World, a poignant coming-of-age story set during WWII.
Yusuke Iseya in Mumon © 2017 Mumon Film Partners
The festival opens on Thursday, July 13th, with Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Mumon: Land of the Stealth, a playful take on the period drama genre, full of fantastical ninja moves and its own sense of eccentricity. Nakamura will be available for post-screening Q&A and Opening Night Party at Japan Society’s historic theater.
After a series of International, North America, Us, East Coast and NY Premieres, the festival will close with Sunao Katabuchi’s enchanting In This Corner of the World, a poignant coming-of-age story set during WWII.
- 6/24/2017
- by Arnav Sinha
- AsianMoviePulse
In This Corner Of The World Review In This Corner of the World (2017) Film Review from the 23rd Annual Los Angeles Film Festival, a movie directed by Sunao Katabuchi, starring Non, Megumi Han, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai, Minori Omi, Daisuke Ono, Tengai Shibuya, [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: In This Corner Of The World: Day Dreams Of Imperial Japan [La Film Festival 2017]...
Continue reading: Film Review: In This Corner Of The World: Day Dreams Of Imperial Japan [La Film Festival 2017]...
- 6/23/2017
- by Reggie Peralta
- Film-Book
The quotidian hardships and horrors of WWII are seen from the perspective of a young Japanese woman living close to Hiroshima In This Corner of the World (Kono sekai no katasumi ni), a compelling third feature from anime writer-director Sunao Katabuchi (Princess Arete, Mai Mai Mircale).
Adapted from Fumiyo Kono’s manga, this impressionistic chronicle of the war is, at first, more concerned with household chores and family matters than it is with soldiers on the battlefield, but its harrowing third act reveals what can happen when civilians become targets as well. Winner of multiple prizes, including Best Animation Film at...
Adapted from Fumiyo Kono’s manga, this impressionistic chronicle of the war is, at first, more concerned with household chores and family matters than it is with soldiers on the battlefield, but its harrowing third act reveals what can happen when civilians become targets as well. Winner of multiple prizes, including Best Animation Film at...
- 6/16/2017
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If big blockbusters aren’t your bag this summer season, peek at the arthouse listings, there are plenty of great counter-programming options on the way to keep your brain from melting. And one movie that looks like it could be a welcome surprise is “In This Corner Of The World.”
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, and based on the manga by Fumiyo Kouno, this Japanese animated film has been quietly picking up some steady buzz, recently picking up the Animation of the Year award at this year’s 40th Japan Academy Prize.
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Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, and based on the manga by Fumiyo Kouno, this Japanese animated film has been quietly picking up some steady buzz, recently picking up the Animation of the Year award at this year’s 40th Japan Academy Prize.
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- 6/13/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Namco Bandai announced it's full line-up of games brought to E3, throwing around some heavy weight with information on Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Project Cars 2, and more!
The Twitter-sphere was alight with excitement after the Dragon Ball FighterZ reveal during Microsoft's press conference over the weekend.
Actual footage of @BandaiNamcoUS walking into E3 with their Dragon Ball FighterZ trailer. pic.twitter.com/5vwlDGj4uo
— Choctopus (@choctopusx) June 11, 2017
Despite the fact that Bandai Namco doesn't hold the same status as Bethesda re: holding their own E3 press conference, they've brought a full lineup of games to show off at this years conference.
"Project Cars 2 is the next evolution in the award-winning racing series, featuring iconic cars, racing under thrilling dynamic conditions to deliver the most realistic racing experience outside of driving an actual racecar. Created by true motorsport enthusiasts, tuned by world-class racing drivers,...
The Twitter-sphere was alight with excitement after the Dragon Ball FighterZ reveal during Microsoft's press conference over the weekend.
Actual footage of @BandaiNamcoUS walking into E3 with their Dragon Ball FighterZ trailer. pic.twitter.com/5vwlDGj4uo
— Choctopus (@choctopusx) June 11, 2017
Despite the fact that Bandai Namco doesn't hold the same status as Bethesda re: holding their own E3 press conference, they've brought a full lineup of games to show off at this years conference.
"Project Cars 2 is the next evolution in the award-winning racing series, featuring iconic cars, racing under thrilling dynamic conditions to deliver the most realistic racing experience outside of driving an actual racecar. Created by true motorsport enthusiasts, tuned by world-class racing drivers,...
- 6/12/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Katy Barber)
- Cinelinx
Shout! Factory and Funimation Films have a new trailer for the animated feature In This Corner of the World, which it will release August 11 in the U.S.
Based on the manga by Fumiyo Kono and written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete), the hand-drawn film follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, whose life is thrown into chaos when her small town of Kure in Hiroshima is bombed during World War II.
It was produced by Masao Maruyama of Mappa Co. and Taro Maki of Genco.
The movie won the Animation of the Year award...
Based on the manga by Fumiyo Kono and written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete), the hand-drawn film follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, whose life is thrown into chaos when her small town of Kure in Hiroshima is bombed during World War II.
It was produced by Masao Maruyama of Mappa Co. and Taro Maki of Genco.
The movie won the Animation of the Year award...
- 6/12/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– The Orchard has acquired the rights to “Kings,” the drama starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Deadline reports. The film focuses on a foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.
Ergüven previously directed “Mustang,” which received an Oscar nomination in 2015 for Best Foreign Language Film. Charles Gilbert and Vincent Maraval served as the producers on “Kings.”
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: IFC Films Picks up ‘Sweet Virginia,’ Oscilloscope Buys ‘Song of Granite’ and More
– Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the crime-thriller “Dragged Across Concrete” The film will be released by the...
– The Orchard has acquired the rights to “Kings,” the drama starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Deadline reports. The film focuses on a foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.
Ergüven previously directed “Mustang,” which received an Oscar nomination in 2015 for Best Foreign Language Film. Charles Gilbert and Vincent Maraval served as the producers on “Kings.”
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: IFC Films Picks up ‘Sweet Virginia,’ Oscilloscope Buys ‘Song of Granite’ and More
– Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the crime-thriller “Dragged Across Concrete” The film will be released by the...
- 5/19/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Good news, everybody! Shout! Factory and Funimation Films have joined forces to jointly distribute the animated feature In This Corner Of The World on August 11, 2017. Written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, the film is based on the award-winning Japanese manga by Fumiyo Kouno and will be produced by Genco and Mappa studios. In This Corner Of The World is staged as a coming-of-age tale set... Read More...
- 5/18/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Shout! Factory and Funimation Films will jointly launch the animated feature In This Corner of the World on August 11. Based on the award-winning mJapanese anga by Fumiyo Kouno, the film is written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi and produced by Genco and Japanese animation studio Mappa. The film is a coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of WWII about the power of the human spirit. The story follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who moves in 1944 to the small town…...
- 5/18/2017
- Deadline
This year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, better known as Laff if you’re fun, has unveiled its full slate of 2017 offerings, including new offerings from Vincent Grashaw, Leena Pendharkar, Hong Sangsoo, Lea Thompson and many more. The slate includes 48 feature films, 51 short films, 15 high school short films and 10 short episodic works representing 32 countries. The festival’s five competitions feature 37 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres and 9 North American Premieres. Across the competition categories, 42% of the films are directed by women and 40% are directed by people of color.
“Our competitions reflect who Film Independent is as an organization,” said La Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis. “Within each section you’ll find discovery, diversity, and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera.” Programming Director Roya Rastegar added, “The films curated for the 2017 competition reflect the changing political climate’s impact on emerging independent filmmakers, who are compelled to tell stories about the power of conviction,...
“Our competitions reflect who Film Independent is as an organization,” said La Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis. “Within each section you’ll find discovery, diversity, and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera.” Programming Director Roya Rastegar added, “The films curated for the 2017 competition reflect the changing political climate’s impact on emerging independent filmmakers, who are compelled to tell stories about the power of conviction,...
- 5/9/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The days are getting longer and the nights are getting warmer, which means that we're edging ever closer to this year's La Film Festival. Taking place June 14th–22nd, the La Film Festival's 2017 competition lineup has been unveiled, and of particular interest for genre fans is the Nightfall section, which includes Colin Minihan's It Stains the Sands Red, Julius Ramsay's Midnighters, and Amanda Evans' Serpent.
Press Release: Los Angeles (May 9, 2017)— Today the La Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, La Muse and Nightfall sections. The 2017 La Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts and episodic series, along with programs such as Coffee Talks and Future Filmmakers Showcase. The La Film Festival takes place June 14 – June 22, 2017 headquartered at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City, with additional screenings at ArcLight Hollywood,...
Press Release: Los Angeles (May 9, 2017)— Today the La Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, La Muse and Nightfall sections. The 2017 La Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts and episodic series, along with programs such as Coffee Talks and Future Filmmakers Showcase. The La Film Festival takes place June 14 – June 22, 2017 headquartered at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City, with additional screenings at ArcLight Hollywood,...
- 5/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Zombillenium announced as opener; China named as guest country, Guillermo del Toro to return.
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
- 4/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
The ceremony took place in the Grand Prince Hotel, in Tokyo, on the 3d of March and the winners were:
Best Picture: Godzilla Resurgence (Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi)
Best Animated Film: In this corner of the World (Sunao Katabuchi)
Best Director: Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Screenplay: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name)
Best Actor: Koichi Sato (64: Part I)
Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa (Her Love Boils Water)
Best Supporting Actor: Satoshi Tsumabaki (Rage)
Best Supporting Actress: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Water)
Best Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Lighting Direction: Takayuki Kawabe (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Music: Radwimps (Your Name)
Best Art Direction: Yuji Hayashida & Eri Sakujima (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Sound Recording: Jun Nakamura & Haru Yamada (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Film Editing: Hideaki Anno and Atsuki Sato (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Foreign Language Film: Sully
Newcomer of the Year: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Bathwater), Mitsuki Takahata (Evergreen Love,...
Best Picture: Godzilla Resurgence (Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi)
Best Animated Film: In this corner of the World (Sunao Katabuchi)
Best Director: Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Screenplay: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name)
Best Actor: Koichi Sato (64: Part I)
Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa (Her Love Boils Water)
Best Supporting Actor: Satoshi Tsumabaki (Rage)
Best Supporting Actress: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Water)
Best Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Lighting Direction: Takayuki Kawabe (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Music: Radwimps (Your Name)
Best Art Direction: Yuji Hayashida & Eri Sakujima (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Sound Recording: Jun Nakamura & Haru Yamada (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Film Editing: Hideaki Anno and Atsuki Sato (Godzilla Resurgence)
Best Foreign Language Film: Sully
Newcomer of the Year: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Bathwater), Mitsuki Takahata (Evergreen Love,...
- 3/29/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Sunao Katabuchi’s animation sells to multiple territories in Asia.
UK-based Animatsu Entertainment and Japan’s Genco have sold Sunao Katabuchi’s award-winning animation In This Corner Of The World to Korea (Aone Entertainment) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Winner of the Japan Academy Prize for animation of the year in 2017, the film was written and directed by Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle) and was based on the original manga by Fumiyo Kouno.
The story follows a young lady who moves to a small town in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family, but whose life is thrown into chaos when the town is bombed during World War II.
The poignant tale of resilience garnered $20m at the local box office.
Aone Entertainment stated they were “happy to have an another chance to introduce Sunao Katabuchi’s new animation to Korean audiences eight years after his last film Mai Mai Miracle” saying...
UK-based Animatsu Entertainment and Japan’s Genco have sold Sunao Katabuchi’s award-winning animation In This Corner Of The World to Korea (Aone Entertainment) and Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam (Encore Films).
Winner of the Japan Academy Prize for animation of the year in 2017, the film was written and directed by Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle) and was based on the original manga by Fumiyo Kouno.
The story follows a young lady who moves to a small town in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family, but whose life is thrown into chaos when the town is bombed during World War II.
The poignant tale of resilience garnered $20m at the local box office.
Aone Entertainment stated they were “happy to have an another chance to introduce Sunao Katabuchi’s new animation to Korean audiences eight years after his last film Mai Mai Miracle” saying...
- 3/14/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The award ceremony for the oldest Japanese cinema competition took place on February 5 at the Bunkyo Civic Center, and the list of winners is:
Best Actor: Yuya Yagira (Destruction Babies)
Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa (Her Love Boils Bath Water)
Best Supporting Actor: Pistol Takehara (The Long Excuse)
Best Supporting Actress: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Bath Water)
Best Director: Sunao Katabuchi (In This Corner of the World)
Best Director (Foreign): Clint Eastwood (Sully)
Best Screenplay: Hideaki Anno (Shin Godzilla)
Best New Actor: Nijiro Murakami (Destruction Babies, Natsumi no Hotaru)
Best New Actress: Nana Komatsu (Oboreru Knife, Destruction Babies)
Best Ten Japanese Feature Films
In This Corner of the World (Sunao Katabuchi)
Shin Godzilla (Shinji Higuchi/Hideaki Anno)
Harmonium (Koji Fukada)
Destruction Babies (Mariko Tetsuya)
Long Excuse (Miwa Nishikawa)
The Bride of Rip Van Winkle (Shunji Iwai)
Her Love Boils Bath Water (Ryota Nakano)
Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
Over the Fence...
Best Actor: Yuya Yagira (Destruction Babies)
Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa (Her Love Boils Bath Water)
Best Supporting Actor: Pistol Takehara (The Long Excuse)
Best Supporting Actress: Hana Sugisaki (Her Love Boils Bath Water)
Best Director: Sunao Katabuchi (In This Corner of the World)
Best Director (Foreign): Clint Eastwood (Sully)
Best Screenplay: Hideaki Anno (Shin Godzilla)
Best New Actor: Nijiro Murakami (Destruction Babies, Natsumi no Hotaru)
Best New Actress: Nana Komatsu (Oboreru Knife, Destruction Babies)
Best Ten Japanese Feature Films
In This Corner of the World (Sunao Katabuchi)
Shin Godzilla (Shinji Higuchi/Hideaki Anno)
Harmonium (Koji Fukada)
Destruction Babies (Mariko Tetsuya)
Long Excuse (Miwa Nishikawa)
The Bride of Rip Van Winkle (Shunji Iwai)
Her Love Boils Bath Water (Ryota Nakano)
Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
Over the Fence...
- 2/6/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Animatsu Entertainment’s new animated feature In This Corner of the World, based on the award-winning manga by Fumiyo Kouno and written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, will be released in North America by Shout! Factory. The award-winning story follows a young lady named Suzu Urano who, in 1944, moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband's family. Suzu's life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her…...
- 1/31/2017
- Deadline
Shout! Factory and London-based anime producer and distributor Animatsu Entertainment have entered into an exclusive deal to distribute the new animated feature In This Corner of the World in North America.
Based on the award-winning manga by Fumiyo Kouno and written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete), the hand-drawn film follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, whose life is thrown into chaos when her small town of Kure in Hiroshima is bombed during World War II.
It was produced by Masao Maruyama of Mappa Co. and Taro Maki of Genco.
Shout! Factory has secured all...
Based on the award-winning manga by Fumiyo Kouno and written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete), the hand-drawn film follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, whose life is thrown into chaos when her small town of Kure in Hiroshima is bombed during World War II.
It was produced by Masao Maruyama of Mappa Co. and Taro Maki of Genco.
Shout! Factory has secured all...
- 1/31/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arclight Films has picked up North American rights at Afm to the action thriller from Crimson Forest Films and Hanover House starring Brandon Routh and Zhang Yuqi.
Arclight plans a December 1 VOD launch followed by DVD & Blu Ray on January 10.
The $10m film shot at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios and follows a group of transatlantic air passengers who end up on an island that contains a deadly secret. Vincent Zhous wrote and directed.
Film Mode Entertainment has acquired North American rights and will distribute the action thriller Alleycats starring Eleanor Tomlinson, John Hannah, Sonoya Mizuno, John Lynch and Sam Keeley. UK-based The Fyzz Facility and Misfits Entertainment produced the action thriller. The film becomes the first to release in North America via Clay Epstein’s company and is scheduled to launch on December 15 via iTunes, Amazon and Google.Focus Features have moved up the nationwide release of Charlize Theron and James McAvoy action thriller The Coldest City from August...
Arclight plans a December 1 VOD launch followed by DVD & Blu Ray on January 10.
The $10m film shot at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios and follows a group of transatlantic air passengers who end up on an island that contains a deadly secret. Vincent Zhous wrote and directed.
Film Mode Entertainment has acquired North American rights and will distribute the action thriller Alleycats starring Eleanor Tomlinson, John Hannah, Sonoya Mizuno, John Lynch and Sam Keeley. UK-based The Fyzz Facility and Misfits Entertainment produced the action thriller. The film becomes the first to release in North America via Clay Epstein’s company and is scheduled to launch on December 15 via iTunes, Amazon and Google.Focus Features have moved up the nationwide release of Charlize Theron and James McAvoy action thriller The Coldest City from August...
- 11/7/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ryan Lambie Mar 17, 2017
Great-looking anime feature In This Corner Of The World is coming to the UK. Here's the new trailer and poster...
Forthcoming anime feature In This Corner Of The World has a sterling pedigree - for a start, it's from director Sunao Katabuchi, a former Studio Ghibli animator who was an assistant director on the classic Kiki's Delivery Service. It's also based on a popular manga series by Fumiyo Kouno; set in a small town outside Hiroshima in the 1940s, it's about a teenager and her family's everyday life in the shadow of World War II.
See related Daniel Espinosa interview: action sequences, sound design, and directing Safe House
Crowdfunded in 2015 to the tune of $350,000, and having been released in Japan to considerable acclaim, In This Corner Of The World is due to make its debut in the UK this June. To celebrate the fact, Manga Entertainment's...
Great-looking anime feature In This Corner Of The World is coming to the UK. Here's the new trailer and poster...
Forthcoming anime feature In This Corner Of The World has a sterling pedigree - for a start, it's from director Sunao Katabuchi, a former Studio Ghibli animator who was an assistant director on the classic Kiki's Delivery Service. It's also based on a popular manga series by Fumiyo Kouno; set in a small town outside Hiroshima in the 1940s, it's about a teenager and her family's everyday life in the shadow of World War II.
See related Daniel Espinosa interview: action sequences, sound design, and directing Safe House
Crowdfunded in 2015 to the tune of $350,000, and having been released in Japan to considerable acclaim, In This Corner Of The World is due to make its debut in the UK this June. To celebrate the fact, Manga Entertainment's...
- 6/17/2016
- Den of Geek
Festival to open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle [pictured]; Guillermo del Toro and Aardman to give masterclasses.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, running June 13-18 this year, has unveiled its line-up.
New Zealand director Leanne Pooley’s documentary 25 April, about the Battle of Gallipoli; Canadian film-makers Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson’s 3D hit Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D); Claude Barras’s Cannes-screener My Life As A Courgette, and Sundance discovery Nuts! are among the titles in the feature-length competition.
The festival will open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle, which will premiere first in Official Selection at Cannes.
Other highlights include a preview screening of Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s The Secret Life Of Pets, in the presence of the directors. Andrew Stanton will also attend the festival, accompanying Finding Dory.
First images of Ron Clements and John Musker’s upcoming film Moana and Michael Thurmeier’s [link...
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, running June 13-18 this year, has unveiled its line-up.
New Zealand director Leanne Pooley’s documentary 25 April, about the Battle of Gallipoli; Canadian film-makers Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson’s 3D hit Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D); Claude Barras’s Cannes-screener My Life As A Courgette, and Sundance discovery Nuts! are among the titles in the feature-length competition.
The festival will open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle, which will premiere first in Official Selection at Cannes.
Other highlights include a preview screening of Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s The Secret Life Of Pets, in the presence of the directors. Andrew Stanton will also attend the festival, accompanying Finding Dory.
First images of Ron Clements and John Musker’s upcoming film Moana and Michael Thurmeier’s [link...
- 4/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
Feature Ryan Lambie 21 Feb 2014 - 05:51
Our look at geeky crowdfunding projects returns, with a selection of indie films, coding books and other stuff worth your consideration...
Crowdfunding Friday's been off air for a good couple of months now, during which time we've been drinking Tizer and playing a 1990 Game Boy in a cub tent in our front room. But now we're back, having grown weary of Tizer, run out of AA batteries and broken the cub tent by standing up too quickly in the middle of the night.
Cub tent madness aside, we're happy to share with you some of the delectable crowdfunding goodness we've found during our trawls through the internet this week, as well as a great Star Wars-related one we received via the gift of email. If you have a geek-friendly campaign you'd like to tell us about, do feel free to get in touch...
Our look at geeky crowdfunding projects returns, with a selection of indie films, coding books and other stuff worth your consideration...
Crowdfunding Friday's been off air for a good couple of months now, during which time we've been drinking Tizer and playing a 1990 Game Boy in a cub tent in our front room. But now we're back, having grown weary of Tizer, run out of AA batteries and broken the cub tent by standing up too quickly in the middle of the night.
Cub tent madness aside, we're happy to share with you some of the delectable crowdfunding goodness we've found during our trawls through the internet this week, as well as a great Star Wars-related one we received via the gift of email. If you have a geek-friendly campaign you'd like to tell us about, do feel free to get in touch...
- 2/20/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
You might have noticed the coverage of this years ultra-sized Fantasia film festival in the Reviews and Interviews column of the site from a number of contributors taking in the festival: Mack, Shelagh, Peter, Todd, and myself, as well as a plethora of other Twitch writers hither and yon. Covering a festival of this size is a massive undertaking and I hope you enjoyed all the updates, interviews, and reviews. Rest assured there are still a few more to come. As Fantasia winds down with a screening of Metropolis Extended Edition and full orchestra, it seems to have been a raging success this year across the board. The festival announced its Jury and Audience awards, and they are below. It seems that the Subversive Serbia sidebar was a big hit, with controversial A Serbian Film getting one of the big audience awards.
Montreal, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - As the 14th edition...
Montreal, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - As the 14th edition...
- 7/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
[Our thanks to Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau of Panorama Cinema for the following review, and Maude Michaud for the translation.]
Many people have mentioned it: Sunao Katabuchi's style is incredibly reminiscent of Japan's animation master, Hayao Miyazaki. The comparison is not accidental; Katabuchi has worked as a scriptwriter and assistant director for Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli before directing his first film in 2001, Princesse Arete, produced by 4°C (Mind Game, Tekkon Kinkreet). There are many similarities between the two filmmakers: the drawing style that is both minimalist and refined, and the choice of colors that are slightly faded, but immediately recognizable. However, Katabuchi and Miyazaki are not only aesthetically similar; Mai Mai Miracle is also highly reminiscent of the 1988 classic Totoro. Both films chronicle childhood adventures and the "magic" that resides in this naïve outlook. In the former film, nature becomes fantastic; in this film it is the story that resides beneath the surface that has a life of its own as it is so aptly represented using animation.
In this feature film,...
Many people have mentioned it: Sunao Katabuchi's style is incredibly reminiscent of Japan's animation master, Hayao Miyazaki. The comparison is not accidental; Katabuchi has worked as a scriptwriter and assistant director for Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli before directing his first film in 2001, Princesse Arete, produced by 4°C (Mind Game, Tekkon Kinkreet). There are many similarities between the two filmmakers: the drawing style that is both minimalist and refined, and the choice of colors that are slightly faded, but immediately recognizable. However, Katabuchi and Miyazaki are not only aesthetically similar; Mai Mai Miracle is also highly reminiscent of the 1988 classic Totoro. Both films chronicle childhood adventures and the "magic" that resides in this naïve outlook. In the former film, nature becomes fantastic; in this film it is the story that resides beneath the surface that has a life of its own as it is so aptly represented using animation.
In this feature film,...
- 7/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Day 10 – Friday
Friday has to be one of my favourite days at Eiff.
It began with Superhero Me at the Cameo – a.k.a. the comfiest cinema in the universe. Enveloped in its cozy red seats, we were swept away on a magical journey of cheap spandex, a novice superhero named Sos, and a network of eccentrics. Superhero Me is a documentary from Steve Sale, a first-time filmmaker who wondered – “Long before Kick-Ass!” - what it would be like to become a superhero.
Quickly taking action, he shot his forays into real life comic book filmmaking on home video equipment, camera phones, and whatever else he could get his hands on. It’s an enjoyable romp, with a poignant message to be found in later scenes with an Orlando-based superhero named Master Legend. Unfortunately it was ill-projected, so we missed the subtitles while he spoke with an Italian vigilante and some other details.
Friday has to be one of my favourite days at Eiff.
It began with Superhero Me at the Cameo – a.k.a. the comfiest cinema in the universe. Enveloped in its cozy red seats, we were swept away on a magical journey of cheap spandex, a novice superhero named Sos, and a network of eccentrics. Superhero Me is a documentary from Steve Sale, a first-time filmmaker who wondered – “Long before Kick-Ass!” - what it would be like to become a superhero.
Quickly taking action, he shot his forays into real life comic book filmmaking on home video equipment, camera phones, and whatever else he could get his hands on. It’s an enjoyable romp, with a poignant message to be found in later scenes with an Orlando-based superhero named Master Legend. Unfortunately it was ill-projected, so we missed the subtitles while he spoke with an Italian vigilante and some other details.
- 6/29/2010
- by Nicola Balkind
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A Japanese animated feature marketed on its link with Hayao Miyazaki, Carl finds Mai Mai Miracle showing faint glimmers of Studio Ghibli’s magic…
When the name Hayao Miyazaki is thrown around in a film's synopsis, the reader's ears should prick up and listen, as the man is responsible for some of the best animated films of the past decade, with Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke being just three of my personal favourites.
But when the name is given in the way this one was, you need to hear it with at least a little scepticism. Mai Mai Miracle's director Sunao Katabuchi was the assistant director to Miyazaki on Kiki's Delivery Service, and, as such, can have the man's name dropped into anything he touches from then on.
And it's no surprise, as Sunao Katabuchi's style is quite close to that of Miyazaki's, even if it...
When the name Hayao Miyazaki is thrown around in a film's synopsis, the reader's ears should prick up and listen, as the man is responsible for some of the best animated films of the past decade, with Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke being just three of my personal favourites.
But when the name is given in the way this one was, you need to hear it with at least a little scepticism. Mai Mai Miracle's director Sunao Katabuchi was the assistant director to Miyazaki on Kiki's Delivery Service, and, as such, can have the man's name dropped into anything he touches from then on.
And it's no surprise, as Sunao Katabuchi's style is quite close to that of Miyazaki's, even if it...
- 6/27/2010
- Den of Geek
With the Edinburgh Film Festival having only a few animated films (with the biggest being Toy Story 3), Mai Mai Miracle, directed by Sunao Katabuchi, is the sole anime film showing at the festival.
Even though this does not compare with the Studio Ghibli films, this has become one of my favourite films of the festival and of this year.
Being based on the autobiography by Nobuko Takagi, it follows Shinko Aoki’s (Mayuko Fukuda) simple life living in the outskirts of a nearby town. We witness her life embellished by her own imagination, which works particularly well, especially with her invisible imaginary friend and the moment she tries to picture the town a thousand years ago and the young princess who lived there.
Her life starts to change when she befriends the shy Kiiko Shimazu (Nako Mizusawa) who has recently moved into Aoki’s town and their friendship slowly grows.
Even though this does not compare with the Studio Ghibli films, this has become one of my favourite films of the festival and of this year.
Being based on the autobiography by Nobuko Takagi, it follows Shinko Aoki’s (Mayuko Fukuda) simple life living in the outskirts of a nearby town. We witness her life embellished by her own imagination, which works particularly well, especially with her invisible imaginary friend and the moment she tries to picture the town a thousand years ago and the young princess who lived there.
Her life starts to change when she befriends the shy Kiiko Shimazu (Nako Mizusawa) who has recently moved into Aoki’s town and their friendship slowly grows.
- 6/22/2010
- by Martyn Warren
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Two highly-anticipated second feature films from U.S. underground filmmakers will be making their World Premieres all the way over at the 64th annual Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will run for twelve days on June 16-27. The films are Rona Mark’s The Crab and Zach Clark’s Vacation!.
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
- 6/4/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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