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Hosoda Mamoru’s “Belle: Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime” has exceeded 4.7 billion yen for its first 16 days, surpassing the Japan box office of his 2015 film “Bakemono no Ko” (The Boy and the Beast) in its first 16 days which earned 4.2 billion yen. Read More …
Insurance company Meiji Yasuda unveiled their new commercial featuring the grandma from Hosoda Mamoru’s popular animated film “Summer Wars” which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The words from grandma (from “Summer Wars”) giving inspiration to a company’s insurance sales representative who was struggling three years Read More …
If you loved the animated film, I do recommend this manga series written by Hosoda Mamoru but also featuring the wonderful artwork of Sugimoto Iqura. You get a bit more than what was featured in the animated film and it works out wonderfully in trying Read More …
Fukuyama Masaharu has been announced to have a short role in Hosoda Mamoru’s animated film “Mirai no Mirai” (Mirai of the Future), which will be released on July 20th. Hosoda is known for directing animated hit films “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”, “Summer Wars”, Read More …
It was announced that Yamashita Tatsuro will be responsible for the opening theme and the theme song for the animated film “Mirai no Mirai” (Mirai of the Future) to be released on July 20th. The animated film is directed by Hosoda Mamoru (“The Boy and Read More …