The magic of animated filmmaking creates many opportunities for characterization and storytelling that are unavailable in live-action. Through the combination of moving drawings and voiceover acting, ...

Admirers of the gifted Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai will recognize his touch from the opening moments of his often entrancing new animated feature, “Suzume.” An affecting story about love ...

Makoto Shinkai’s new anime adventure “Suzume” hits American theaters this weekend after taking the world by storm. Since its Berlin Film Festival premiere, critics have praised this coming-of-age tale ...

Perhaps the most influential anime auteur of the last decade, Makoto Shinkai has a knack for making immense emotional stakes feel small. In his latest film, Suzume, a teen girl races against time to ...

Admirers of the gifted Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai will recognize his touch from the opening moments of his often entrancing new animated feature, “Suzume.” An affecting story about love ...