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Interview with Masashi Komura, Director of POP! [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Masashi Komura about his surreal comedy POP!

VCinema

Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of Ito [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Ito director Satoko Yokohama.

VCinema

Apr 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with JOINT Director Oudai Kojima [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to JOINT Director Oudai Kojima.

VCinema

Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

An Email Interview with Hiroshi Gokan, Director of “Gotō-san” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Email Interview with Hiroshi Gokan, Director of “Gotō-san” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Mayu Nakamura about her short film Among Four of Us.

VCinema

Aug 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Riki Ohkanda, Director of Random Call [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Random Call director Riki Ohkanda.

VCinema

Apr 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Yusaku Matsumoto, Director of Bagmati River [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Yusaku Matsumoto about his short film Bagmati River.

VCinema

Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with M Haris Sheikh, Director of Howling (OAFF 2022)

Jason Maher talks to Howling director M Haris Sheikh.

VCinema

Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Kasho Iizuka, Director of Angry Son [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Kasho Iizuka about his drama Angry Son.

VCinema

May 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Kahori Higashi, Director of Melting Sounds [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Kahori Higashi about her debut feature Melting Sounds.

VCinema

Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Azusa Hieda, Director of Summer Wedding [OAFF 2022]

Azusa Hieda’a short film Summer Wedding received its World Premiere at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 where it was one of the few films to directly use the Covid-19…

VCinema

Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

An Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Genkinahito

Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Daisuke Miyazaki, Director of North Shinjuku 2055 [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Daisuke Miyazaki about his sci-fi short North Shinjuku 2055.

VCinema

Apr 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Akinori Ikuse, Director of Out of TOKYO 202x [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Akinori Ikuse about his short film Out of TOKYO 202x.

VCinema

May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

“Gokan expertly reveals the position of the freeter as an attempt to escape the capitalistic machinery but also as a position that most easily falls prey to the…

psycho-cinematography

Apr 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Gotō-san (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Hiroshi Gokan's capitalist critique Gotō-san.

VCinema

Apr 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Animator Hiroshi Watanabe’s Interview

This is an interview with one of Studio Live’s main animators, Hiroshi Watanabe. For more on Studio Live and Hiroshi Watanabe, I recommend reading my previous post on…

Alex

Apr 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009

Interview with Mai Nakanishi, Director of Swallow

Jason Maher talks to Swallow director Mai Nakanishi.

VCinema

Jul 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Buddha Director Morishita

The Daily Yomiuri Online recently published an incredible interview with Kozo Morishita , the director of the first movie based on Osamu Te...

AstroBoy World

Jun 8, 2011 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Idea, Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Tiger Mask

An Interview with Makoto Shinkai Director of Suzume

Makoto Shinkai's latest movie hits cinemas around North America, UK and Ireland from Friday 14th April 2023. We caught up the with the accla...

Otaku News - World Edition

Apr 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Suzume

Interview with Yuko Watanabe, Director of Boy Sprouted [OAFF 2022/Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Boy Sprouted director Yuko Watanabe.

VCinema

May 13, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of “Ito” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of “Ito” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 12, 2021 • Subscribe

An Interview with Masashi Komura, Director of POP! [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview with Masashi Komura, Director of POP! [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Hiroshi Hirata (1937-2021)

The manga artist Hiroshi Hirata, who died last week, spent his formative years struggling to make ends meet in a poverty-stricken Japan. He was born in Tokyo, where…

All the Anime

Dec 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Yamato 2205 Writer & Director interview, Oct 2021

Of the many Yamato interviews that accompany a film premiere, those published by the entertainment website Gigazine always rise above the others for the depth and knowledge they…

CosmoDNA

Oct 28, 2021 • Subscribe

An E-mail Interview with Oudai Kojima, Director of JOINT [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

An E-mail Interview with Oudai Kojima, Director of JOINT [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Mar 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview With Voltes V Legacy Director Mark Reyes

A huge thanks to Patreon backer NegiKitsu for requesting this, and helping us to get in touch with Mark A. Reyes. This wouldn’t have happened without him.

Anime Herald

May 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Tom’s World Interview with Art Director Hiromasa Ogura

In this long interview, art director Hiromasa Ogura talks about his early career, Tomcat’s Big Adventure, Royal Space Force, Ryūtarō Nakamura, Mamoru Oshii, Gainax, Kobayashi Production, and …

Heisei Etranger

Jan 28, 2019 • Subscribe

Dougram: A Short Interview with Director Takahashi Ryosuke

This interview is from the 1983 August edition of OUT with a brief word from Takahashi Ryosuke on his, at the time, recently completed series Fang of the…

Cries In Newtype

May 29, 2019 • Subscribe

Fang of the Sun Dougram

An Interview with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves” [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview done with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves,” as part of the New York Asian Film Festival 2021!

Genkinahito

Sep 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Ito (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Satoko Yokohama's comedy-drama Ito.

VCinema

Apr 14, 2021 • Subscribe

POP! (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Masashi Komura's surreal coming-of-age tale POP!

VCinema

Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

An Email Interview with Akihiko Yano, Director of “yes,yes,yes” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

I wish I were better at writing about acting because every now and then I watch a film where there are astonishing performance that I am spellbound and…

Genkinahito

Mar 13, 2021 • Subscribe

An Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A Brief Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

An Interview with Shinji Imaoka, Director of A Rainbow-colored Trip [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview with Shinji Imaoka, Director of A Rainbow-colored Trip [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Jun 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Goto-san (ゴトーさん, Hiroshi Gokan, 2020)

A young man’s peaceful dropout existence is disrupted by potential romance, a deadly virus, and economic instability in Gokan’s deceptively quirky drama

Windows on Worlds

Apr 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Guin Saga : Interview with Director Atsushi Wakabayashi (Part 2)

The following interview was originally posted as special interview on GuinSaga.net. © 2019 Wave Motion Cannon Help fund future translations! Support us on Patreon! Profile: Born in 1964.…

Wave Motion Cannon

Oct 22, 2019 • Subscribe

Interview: A Philosophical Talk with Legendary Director Mamoru Oshii

Back when Anime Now! was on its last legs, I got to interview acclaimed Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Sadly, that interview never had the chance…

Biggest In Japan

Nov 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Ghost in the Shell

Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book – Interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino

Released by MOVIC in 1988 alongside the film, the Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book is a companion resource to the film, with multiple pages of color screenshots, an interview…

kishi's blog

Aug 13, 2023 • Subscribe

JoJo’s Part 4 – Interview with Series Director Katou Toshiyuki

Materials translated here were published in the May issue of Animage, 2016. The interview has been translated by Twitter user @Kewl0210  © 2019 Wave Motion Cannon If you like…

Wave Motion Cannon

Oct 10, 2019 • Subscribe

INTERVIEW: Garden of Remembrance Director Naoko Yamada

"The reason why I create anime is because I have a huge respect for human beings in general; what everyone thinks, what people are feeling, what they're going…

Anime News Network - Views

Nov 7, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Tetsuki Ijichi, Director of “Laundromat on the Corner” (2020)

Director Tetsuki Ijichi talks about his fun and spooky short “Laundromat on the Corner” (2020)!

Genkinahito

Jun 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Gotō-san ゴトーさん Dir: Hiroshi Gokan (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A film for the economic uncertainty of our Covid-19 age. Gotō-san ゴトーさん Dir: Hiroshi Gokan (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Mar 12, 2021 • Subscribe

An Interview with Vincent Soberano, Writer/Director of ‘Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids’

An Interview with Vincent Soberano, the Writer/Director/Star of ‘Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids. Vincent and I discuss his martial arts background, Filipino folklore, and what’s next for…

In Asian Spaces

Mar 13, 2020 • Subscribe

An Interview with Alexandra Rutter Director of the Stage Adaption of The Garden of Words

Makoto Shinaki's anime The Garden of Words is the story of an out-of-step woman and an offbeat teenager meeting by chance in a Japanese gard...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jul 10, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

Interview: Hiroshi Fujioka Looks Back at 50 Years of Being Kamen Rider

At this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, I got to spend thirty minutes with Hiroshi Fujioka, the original Kamen Rider.

Biggest In Japan

Nov 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 2 (Interview with Director Tomino)

Picking up where we left off in this magazine, up next is a section titled Fly! Gundam featuring an interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino. As usual, “Q:” denotes…

kishi's blog

Nov 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Interview: Summer Ghost Director loundraw

Artist, animator, and director loundraw discusses their short film and new freedom after founding Flat Studio.

Anime News Network - Views

Oct 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Summer Ghost

The Brawl Is Back: Interview With Streets of Rage 4 Director Ben Fiquet

We had a chance to talk with Streets of Rage 4 director Ben Fiquet about his experiences in bringing the classic brawler to a new generation.

Anime Herald

Sep 11, 2020 • Subscribe

An Interview with Sae Suzuki, Director of Strangers [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

STRANGERS tackles gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a heartfelt and interesting way. Director Sae Suzuki talks about how she made it in an interview done in Japanese…

Genkinahito

Nov 14, 2022 • Subscribe