The visual realism in Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature film Weathering With You is nothing short of stunning. Shinkai’s follow-up to his international hit Your Name keeps the warm, bright visuals, but ...

Japanese animator and filmmaker Makoto Shinkai followed up the tremendous success of Your Name — the highest-grossing anime film of all time — with a new tenderhearted story of two teenagers ...

Shinkai was treated like a rock star at last weekend's Animation Is Film Festival. He discussed his climate change romantic fantasy, which he compares to "Joker." With 2016’s “Your Name,” Shinkai’s ...

Weathering With You is now playing in limited release. Theater and ticket info can be found here. For years, Makoto Shinkai has been obsessed with a singular vision: how do I capture the optimism and ...

At intermission of Penumbra Theatre's buoyant "Weathering," I was transfixed by a group of beautifully dressed women who spent that 15 minutes laughing, sharing photos on their phones, complimenting ...