Tag: Makoto Shinkai

Your Name Makoto Shinkai

Your Name (2016) Fate, Love and Cosmic Bonds

Japan has a history of complexities politely woven into its animations. With rich icons of the likes of Hayao Miyazaki and creative forces of studio houses such as Ghibli, every anime coming…

Suzume

Suzume (2022) Movie Review

Suzume (2022) Movie Review: In Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name, two people share an inexplicable, magic connection that defies the rules of objective reality. The kind of artist who roots all of his…

Weathering With You TIFF

Weathering With You (2019) Review: Love and the Outcome

The concept of love in film, for the most part, has been treated as an idea that impacts a person. In Makoto Shinkai’s latest entry Weathering With You, a love story was…