It’s second nature for any filmmaker worth their salt to pack their movies with themes that contextualize and expand upon the action on screen. Still, humble viewers that we are, many of us ignore the ...

Sony Pictures is co-producing and co-financing the pic with the acclaimed Japanese writer-director's Studio Chizu and Nippon ...

Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director of Belle and The Girl Who Lept Through Time, is back. His new movie, Scarlet, the story of a sword-wielding princess who transcends space and time, ...

Hosoda’s recent movies include the Academy Award nominated Mirai, which follows a young boy who discovers a magical time-traveling garden and Belle, a sci-fi retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which ...

Isao Takahata's lifestyle and approach was so different that even Hayao Miyazaki was scared and intimidated by the late ...

A new Mamoru Hosoda film is heading to cinemas later this year, and its first trailer promises an action-packed fantasy epic with unique visuals and a fascinating heroine. Studio Chizu has confirmed ...