Weathering With You (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Kotaro Daigo | Nana Mori | Sei Hiraizumi | Shun Oguri
The Garden of Words (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Fumi Hirano | Gou Maeda | Kana Hanazawa | Miyu Irino | Suguru Inoue | Yuka Terasake
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
Read the review...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.
Read the review...5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Ayaka Onoue | Kenji Mizuhashi | Risa Mizuno | Satomi Hanamura | Yoshimi Kondou
Jason says: “I wish I’d watched and written about this movie when I actually purchased the DVD almost two years ago since, this is a great little movie that was only available on North American DVD for a lousy four
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