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HIDEAKI ANNO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2023
¡®Shin Kamen Rider¡¯: Superhero romp is fun but not much else
While Hideaki Anno¡¯s third installment in his ¡°Shin¡± series lacks substance, it packs in the camp and energy of its 1970s source material.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2022
¡®Shin Ultraman¡¯: No deeper messages, just a lot of fun
Otaku ¡®dream team¡¯ duo Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi join forces once again to revive another special-effects classic that¡¯s fun and camp but lacks some punch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2021
Streaming heavyweights made big moves into the world of anime in 2021
Anime became even more accessible worldwide as streaming platforms such as Netflix, Crunchyroll and Disney+ made aggressive moves in 2021.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2021
¡®Evangelion¡¯ director explains how he finally found his ending
Hideaki Anno has concluded the story of Shinji Ikari and company in a film streaming on Amazon this month but says, ¡°There might come a time when I meet them again.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2021
¡®Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time¡¯: Anime epic gets a fitting finale
Hideaki Anno¡¯s fourth and final film in his retelling of ¡°Neon Genesis Evangelion¡± is a visual spectacle as well as a moving story about overcoming personal demons.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Sep 10, 2016
Godzilla hits middle age but is still fueled by Japan¡¯s anxieties
Within one month of its July release, Toho¡¯s ¡°Shin Gojira¡± (¡°Godzilla Resurgence¡°) attracted more than 3.6 million viewers. Box-office takings are already estimated to have surpassed ?5.3 billion, putting the film more than halfway toward the seldom-attained figure of ?10 billion. Toho has great expectations...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 3, 2016
¡®Shin Godzilla¡¯: The metaphorical monster returns
Watching ¡°Shin Godzilla,¡± Toho¡¯s reboot of its signature monster series, I couldn¡¯t help feeling sorry for the non-Japanese fans forced to read a blizzard of subtitles for this extremely talky and densely populated film, with a break every 10 minutes or so for Godzilla rampages ¡ª the real reason they...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 28, 2016
Our favorite monster returns to terrorize Japan in ¡®Shin Godzilla¡¯
After 12 years in storage (or on Monster Island) a Japanese Godzilla is roaring again. Toho film studios has revived the world¡¯s favorite atomic-breathed monster in ¡°Shin Godzilla,¡± which is set for nationwide release today.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 2, 2015
Tallest ¡®Godzilla¡¯ yet is being created by directors of ¡®Evangelion¡¯ and ¡®Attack on Titan¡¯
Toho has announced that the next installment in their ¡°Godzilla¡± series will be led by Hideaki Anno, director of the ¡°Neon Genesis Evangelion¡± series. Anno will be chief director and script writer. Anno will be working alongside storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi, who will be film¡¯s special-effects director....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 21, 2014
Mysterious ¡®Evangelion¡¯ short film released
A brief but revealing chapter in Hideaki Anno¡¯s ongoing cult anime series, ¡°Neon Genesis Evangelion,¡± was released Friday on the Animator Expo website.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 22, 2014
Vision of anime¡¯s future at Tokyo International Film Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival, running through Oct. 31, is no longer Asia¡¯s biggest or most important festival ¡ª that honor is now claimed by the recently held rival Busan film festival. But its 27th edition ¡ª the first to reflect the full influence of TIFF¡¯s current director-general, Yasushi...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2014
Hideaki Anno: emotional deconstructionist
With dozens of the renowned filmmaker¡¯s works scheduled to be screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival over the next two weeks, we speak to the man behind the ¡®Evangelion¡¯ sci-fi franchise about his apocalyptic influences and prod him on the question that is on every fan¡¯s lips
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 4, 2014
Evangelion director to be featured at Tokyo International Film Festival
The work of visionary director Hideaki Anno will take center stage at this year¡¯s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 17, 2014
Insufficient Direction
Moyoco Anno¡¯s manga ¡°Insufficient Direction¡± is the, perhaps, inevitable result of what happens when a legendary anime director marries a well-known manga artist.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 12, 2013
Preserving a classic Japanese art form: tokusatsu magic
Our monster is scaly, spiky, reptilian ¡ª a cross between a dinosaur and an irradiated insect that shrieks like an angry bird. Our hero is lean, faintly muscular in a rubbery skintight suit with inscrutable praying-mantis eyes. They face one another, stomping left to right like sumo wrestlers, posing...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

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Longform

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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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