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Shinkai Makoto, the director of “Tenki no Ko” (Weathering With You) tweeted that he made a few subtle changes that are almost unnoticeable on Blu-ray and DVD, but the most obvious one is this scene. The original movie version is seen on the top and Read More …
“Tenki no Ko” (Weathering With You) was not nominated for an Academy Award by the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The film was the first anime submission from Japan since 1998’s Miyazaki Hayao’s “Princess Mononoke”. The films nominated were: “How to Train Read More …
Shinkai Makoto’s latest work “Tenki no Ko” has exceeded 10 billion yen in box office revenue. The film is ranked #1 in Japanese box office revenue for 2019 and joins the following list of top 10 films that have surpassed 10 billion yen in the Read More …
Shinkai Makoto’s latest animated film “Tenki no Ko” has surpassed 4 billion yen ($36.8 million yen) in eleven days. Shinkai learned the good news at a thank you stage greeting event for the animated film in which he thanked the audience. Shinkai was surprised when Read More …
In the Shinkai Makoto animated film “Tenki no Ko”, there is a scene when characters Morishima Hodaka and Amano Hina are sitting together and eating “Norishio Sugomori Chahan” (a fried rice dish with onions, grated ginger, bean sprouts, egg yolk and Calbee seaweed salted potato Read More …
At the midnight early screening of Shinkai Makoto’s “Tenki no Ko”, the filmmaker talked to the guests and conveyed his gratitude to the audience but also wanted to remember the victims of the Kyoto Animation arson tragedy which 33 staff were killed and 36 injured. Read More …
It was announced that “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “500 Days of Summer” director Marc Webb will be directing the Hollywood live-action adaptation of Shinkai Makoto’s animated film “Kimi no Na Wa.” (Your Name.). Paramount and J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot acquired the remake rights from Toho, Read More …
Director Shinkai Makoto (45) held a press conference on December 13th in regards to his latest work “Tenki no Ko”, which the roadshow will begin on July 19th. A poster visual was released was released and it was announced that he will be writing the Read More …