Oscar nominated Mirai director Mamoru Hosoda’s new animated feature is nominated for five Annie Awards. Belle is a modern-day update on one of the most beloved stories of all-time, Beauty and the Beast. This time, it’s a girl named Suzu who discovers the digital universe of U. She creates an avatar named Belle who instantly […]
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INTERVIEW: “Belle” Director Mamoru Hosoda Puts New Spin On Classic
January 13th, 2022 
Jackson Murphy INTERVIEW: With Annie Winning “Mirai” writer/director Mamoru Hosoda
February 4th, 2019 Jackson Murphy Fresh off winning Best Independent Animated Feature at last Saturday’s Annie Awards, Mirai writer/director Mamoru Hosoda is heading to the Oscars. This visionary film is a well-deserved Best Animated Feature nominee. Mirai was my favorite animated film of last year – and #2 on my 10 Best Films of 2018 list. When I told this […]
INTERVIEW: Director Mamoru Hosoda on His Latest Masterwork, “Mirai”
November 29th, 2018 W.R. Miller Four-year-old Kun has a problem—or so he thinks. Mom has brought home a baby sister, Mirai. Now his parents are giving lots of attention to her—attention he feels he deserves. Feeling rejected, Kun decides to run away. But when he goes as far as the family’s garden, he meets a visitor from the future: his […]
ANIME REVIEW: “Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection”
November 6th, 2018 Charles Solomon In the 12 years since the premiere of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), his first personal feature, Mamoru Hosoda has built a reputation as one of the most interesting writer-directors working in animation–as this collection affirms. His films center on bright teen-agers who feel more interesting and complex than many of their American […]
ANIME REVIEW: “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”
June 29th, 2016 Charles Solomon Although he had worked as an animator and director on numerous TV series and three “Digimon” features, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was the first film to showcase Mamoru Hosoda’s talent as a director. If you were to ask her, Makoto Konno (Emily Hirst) would say she regards herself as a normal high school […]
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