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The Garden of Words Stage Play Review

The stage play adaption of The Garden of Words is now hitting the theatre. Set to run from Thursday 10th August until Saturday 9th September...

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Aug 22, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words London Stage Play Details Summer 2023

We've just received details from Whole Hog Theatre and Park Theatre who will present the world premiere stage adaptation of The Garden of Wo...

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Jun 1, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

Garden of Words

By Tom Arden. Now released in an Anime Limited steelbook, Garden of Words was the last film that Makoto Shinkai made before he was boosted to blockbuster status…

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Apr 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Your Name.

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…

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Nov 7, 2022 • Subscribe

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...

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Apr 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Suzume

Books: The Garden of Words

By Andrew Osmond. This August, Makoto Shinkai’s film The Garden of Words – soon to have a new Blu-ray/CD Steelbook – will be adapted as a London stage…

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Jul 31, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words Review

Unlike the other Shinkai novels I’ve read, I had no familiarity with The Garden of Words. But according to Shinkai’s comments, the film is 46 minutes, and to…

TheOASG

Sep 22, 2020 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words [Review]

The Garden Of Words A movie with an okay story and amazing visuals. (SPOILER AHEAD) STORY:The whole premise of the show is that an upcoming shoemaker “Takao Akizuki” meets…

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Jul 30, 2021 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

Playing Takao in the Stage Version of Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words

Stage actors Hiroki Berrecloth and Kurumu Okamiya discuss the inner workings of Takao and getting into character for a live performance.

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Aug 28, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

Garden of Words onstage

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s original Garden of Words was about no-touch intimacy, as a schoolboy and a woman met in a Tokyo park awning to shelter from…

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Aug 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Garden of Words Stage Production To Hit London This Summer 2023

London's Park Theatre have just announced their Summer and Autumn line up. Anime fans will be very interested in the stage adaptation of Mak...

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May 9, 2023 • Subscribe

r#137 – the garden of words.

I’ve been mentioning this movie a few times now on #moe404, together with the 5 Centimeters Per Second and any other movies from Makoto Shinkai, and that is…

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Jun 18, 2019 • 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

Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: The Garden of Words

For some reason, up until now, this was the only Makoto Shinkai film I hadn’t seen. Maybe it was due to the bad taste that his earlier 5…

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Apr 12, 2023 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words – Style over substance

I can’t say I’m a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s movies. I only enjoyed Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko (She and Her Cat: Everything Flows) but that wasn’t exactly…

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Jun 2, 2022 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words, She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points, Your Name.

Anime Review #62: The Garden Of Words

You know, at some point there comes a time when one needs to look at an anime, realize how much wrong there is with it, and simply turn…

The Traditional Catholic Weeb

Aug 23, 2021 • Subscribe

OtakuGeneration (Show #428) The Garden of Words

  Shownotes :: (show 428) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Garden of Words, recorded live August 18th, 2013. This week we…

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Aug 21, 2013 • Subscribe

Dominion Tank Police, Harlock: Space Pirate, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Unico, Medaka Box

Garden of Words and Love Live

This one’s been a long time coming…It was supposed to come after Cross Game, then I just...

Taiiku Podcast

Feb 24, 2016 • Subscribe

Cross Game

Garden of Words and Love Live

This one’s been a long time coming…It was supposed to come after Cross Game, then I just didn’t get around to editing it. Then I decided that the…

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Feb 24, 2016 • Subscribe

Cross Game

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

Interview with Mai Nakanishi, Director of Swallow

Jason Maher talks to Swallow director Mai Nakanishi.

VCinema

Jul 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Anime: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai

This review has been a long time coming! This is going to be a throwback to my very first review on this blog... The Garden of Words…

Celestial Moon Entertainment Reviews

Dec 6, 2020 • Subscribe

Weathering With You, 5 Centimeters per Second, The Garden of Words

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...

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Jun 8, 2011 • Subscribe

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

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]

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Apr 12, 2021 • 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

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

Light Novel: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai

  I guess you guys didn't see this one coming! Or maybe you guys did... let me tell you though, I didn't. I had no idea about the…

Celestial Moon Entertainment Reviews

Dec 13, 2020 • Subscribe

Restaurant to Another World, The Garden of Words

An Interview with Sheikh M Haris, Director of HOWLING [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Get the background to the Japanese neo-noir black comedy HOWLING in this Interview with Sheikh M Haris, the Director [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Yuko Watanabe, Director of BOY SPROUTED [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

An interview with Yuko Watanabe, director of the short film BOY SPROUTED. You can read it in Japanese and English! [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022].

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May 14, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Azusa Hieda, Director of Summer Wedding [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

SUMMER WEDDING is a short by Azusa Hieda that sees a relationship undergo a massive change due to isolation forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read some…

Genkinahito

Jun 29, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Kahori Higashi, Director of Melting Sounds [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

An Interview with Kahori Higashi, Director of MOOSIC Lab affiliated film “Melting Sounds”. It is available in Japanese and English. [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Jul 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Marchen Awakens Romance

An Interview with Yusaku Matsumoto, Director of BAGMATI RIVER [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

An Interview with Yusaku Matsumoto, Director of BAGMATI RIVER [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Apr 11, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Kasho Iizuka, Director of ANGRY SON [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

An interview with Kasho Iizuka about the making of his film ANGRY SON, shown as part of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022.

Genkinahito

Jan 9, 2023 • Subscribe

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

Paper vs Screen: The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai

Happy anniversary! Whose you may ask? Well this blog is officially a year old today! Gods, I didn't think I would be able to chug through si...

Celestial Moon Entertainment Reviews

Feb 2, 2021 • Subscribe

The Garden of Words

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

An Interview with Akinori Ikuse, Director of Out of Tokyo 202x [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Another great Interview with Akinori Ikuse about his sci-fi short OUT OF TOKYO 202x, a story of time travel and the Tokyo Olympics. You can read it in…

Genkinahito

May 18, 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

An interview with Alfred Birnbaum

Translator of Haruki Murakami’s "A Wild Sheep Chase," and many others

Matt Alt's Pure Invention

Oct 10, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Katsuhiro Otomo

Salvaged from the mid-1990s.

Animation Obsessive

Nov 3, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Mike Wyzgowski

An interview with the English lyricist for anime composer Shiro Sagisu, and his work on Evangelion, Bleach and more.

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Oct 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Bleach

An Interview with Daisuke Miyazaki, Director of NORTH SHINJUKU 2055 [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Another great Interview with Daisuke Miyazaki, this time for his work on the sci-fi short NORTH SHINJUKU 2055. You can read it in Japanese and English! [Osaka Asian…

Genkinahito

Apr 28, 2022 • 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

An Interview with Takeshi Fukunaga, Director of Mountain Woman [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Takeshi Fukunaga talks about the making of his latest film, “Mountain Woman” in an Interview [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Aug 1, 2023 • 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]

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Mar 15, 2021 • Subscribe

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

Jason Maher talks to Random Call director Riki Ohkanda.

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Apr 3, 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