Miyu Irino Archives - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

The Garden of Words (2013)

Jason says: “A new animated film from Makoto Shinkai at this point necessitates my going back and re-reading what I have written about the rest of his productions, as it can look somewhat lazy to praise him the same way

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Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Hisako Kanemoto | Kakuhiko Inoue | Miyu Irino

Jason says: “Makoto Shinkai has occasionally been described as ‘the new Miyazaki’, which is tremendously unfair, both for how Hayao Miyazaki is almost universally beloved for a large body of work and for how it diminishes Shinkai’s own distinct gifts.

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