Renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai's first feature film in three years follows in the footsteps of his previous two hit films to portray the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

But The Garden of Words takes things to another level. Unlike Makoto Shinkai’s most popular films, which blend romantic elements with the fantastical and magical (and, occasionally, science ...

Shinkai, who began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom, rose to prominence as he released his original video animation (OVA) She and Her Cat in 1999. He then released the science ...

Makoto Shinkai is currently considered one of the ... With a release scheduled in Japan for November 11 of this year, the anime film revealed its first trailer. The story is about Suzume, a ...