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Makoto Shinkai Talks ‘Suzume’: ‘Don’t Give Up on Living’

The ‘Your Name’ and ‘Weathering with You’ director wants his new Annie Award-nominated film, about a young woman who finds herself opening a series of doors to disaster that take her on a mysterious journey, to inspire people impacted by tragedy to not give up hope. 

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How ‘Suzume’ Reflects the Japanese Culture of Self-Sacrifice and Conformity

Actor Nichole Sakura, who voices the film’s titular character, shares how summers spent as a kid in Japan provided unique insight into her role, and helping write the English dub, on Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, born of his survivor’s guilt having lived through the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.

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Global Theatrical Release Dates for Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ Announced

Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom will distribute the anime film in theaters internationally beginning April 12, 2023.

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Crunchyroll Drops ‘Suzume’ Trailer Along with A-list Japanese Cast Reveal

Makoto Shinkai’s latest film follows 17-year-old Suzume as she travels across Japan to close mysterious doors which, when open, usher in destruction and disaster.

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New Trailer Released for Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’

In the ‘Your Name’ and ‘Weathering with You’ director’s latest film, Nanoka Hara voices Suzume, a young woman who finds herself opening a series of doors to disaster that take her on a mysterious journey; slated for a November 11 release in Japan, it rolls out in major territories in early 2023.

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Crunchyroll Nabs Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume no Tojimari’ at Cannes

The anime platform teams up with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wild Bunch to secure distribution rights for the ‘Your Name’ director’s upcoming film; slated for November 11 release in Japan, the film rolls out in major territories in early 2023.

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Production Begins on Ari Folman’s ‘Where Is Anne Frank?’

Filmmakers were granted access to the Frank family archives and plan a family-oriented feature in which the young girl’s cat wakes in modern day Europe and tries to find out what happened to her.

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Giveaway: Michael Dudok de Wit’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Swims to Retail May 2

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD release of Oscar-nominated Studio Ghibli co-production packed with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes & AFI Fest Q&A with director Michael Dudok de Wit.

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Michael Dudok de Wit’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Swims Home May 2

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release of Oscar-nominated Studio Ghibli co-production packed with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes & AFI Fest Q&A with director Michael Dudok de Wit.

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Michaël Dudok de Wit Talks ‘The Red Turtle’ and Partnership with Studio Ghibli

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 10, 2017 at 3:57pm

The Oscar-winning director of ‘Father and Daughter’ (2000) teams with famed Japanese animation studio’s Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata to produce his remarkable feature film debut exploring the life and our relationship with nature.

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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Wins Best Animated Feature at 44th Annie Awards

Studio Ghibli-Wild Bunch-Why Not Productions co-production ‘The Red Turtle’ wins Best Independent Animated Feature; Pixar’s ‘Piper’ wins Best Animated Short Subject.

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Studio Ghibli Co-Production ‘The Red Turtle’ Sets Oscar-Qualifying Run

Studio Ghibli’s first feature co-production directed by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit to screen in New York and Los Angeles beginning November 18, followed by a national rollout in January 2017.

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Ghibli Co-Production ‘The Red Turtle’ Wins Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2016

Studio Ghibli co-production directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit is picked up for distribution in North and Latin America by Sony Pictures Classics.

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Studio Ghibli Unveils New Trailer for ‘The Red Turtle’

Studio Ghibli’s first co-production directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit premieres this week at the Cannes Film Festival currently underway in France.

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New Trailer Unveiled for 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Festival trailer from production company CARIBARA ANNECY was directed by Régis Vidal and Florian Thouret with animation produced at 3D studio inthebox.

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Michaël Dudok de Wit’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Set for September 2016 Release Date

Dutch director and animator’s debut feature is being co-produced by France’s Wild Bunch and Japan’s Studio Ghibli, with Isao Takahata serving as artistic producer.

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GKIDS Acquires North American Rights for ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’

Salma Hayek’s animated passion project based on the 100 million-selling masterpiece by Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran is slated for a summer 2015 theatrical release.

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Synopsis, First Image Available for Michaël Dudok de Wit's ‘The Red Turtle’

Dutch director and animator Michaël Dudok de Wit assembles an international production team to develop his first animated feature, The Red Turtle.