Tag: cinema

December 3, 2018 · 5 comments

By Motoko Tamamuro. I think we can see why this one wasn’t translated into English. From the moment you open Dare mo Kataranakatta Ghibli wo Kataro (Let’s Talk About the Ghibli That No One Talks About) by Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii, you are assaulted by a machine-gun salvo of incendiary language.  Hayao […]

November 27, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is the thirtieth Japanese film to feature the country’s (unquestionably) biggest film star. But amazingly, it’s only the first Godzilla film to be made in animation. It’s written by a star scribe of anime, Gen Urobuchi, who was the twisted genius behind PSYCHO-PASS and Puella Magi Madoka […]

November 9, 2018 · 0 comments

by Jeremy Clarke. Despite the bloody implications of its title, Bloody Spear At Mount Fuji (1955) is more like a period road movie, introducing a series of offbeat characters, each in their own unique situation. Whilst Mount Fuji puts in an appearance in the opening frame and in one of the many scenarios on the […]

October 22, 2018 · 0 comments

All The Anime Podcast #51: “Scotland Loves anime 2018 – Judges Award Deliberations special” [Recorded on 21st october 2018] It’s been a while since our last podcast – which will be returning in November, so keep you eyes out for that – but with it being the month of October it means that the Scotland Loves […]

September 25, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. In the run-up to the UK cinema release of Mamoru Hosoda’s eagerly awaited Mirai in 2018, I interviewed Hosoda himself about his new film. Mirai revolves around the adventures of Kun, a four year-old boy in Japan, who magically encounters family members from the past and future. Hosoda’s past acclaimed films include The […]