“Suzume” was first announced in December 2021, and production reportedly started in April 2020. In April, the film’s trailer was released, garnering more than 5 million views on YouTube alone. As of Sunday, it reportedly earned 7.6 billion yen (approximately $55.6 million) at the Japanese box office, with 5.61 million tickets having been sold. Shinkai’s newest work still brings to life a charming, youthful adventure but doesn’t quite feel as profound and nuanced as his works have been before.Shinkai’s latest film was theatrically released in Japan on Nov.
The reason Shinkai’s new film might not feel as striking may simply be the format of the films while “Weathering with You” takes on a more traditional action-adventure structure that feels scattered, “Your Name” focuses on gaining a better understanding of the protagonists’ lives, their backgrounds and their homes. The protagonists of “Your Name” even make less-than-subtle cameos at different points in the film. Weathering with You (Tenki no ko in the Japanese original) is a Japanese animated film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced by Comix Wave. While “Weathering with You” does manage to explore some of its own themes such as seeking a family or accepting the chaos of our world, tonally the plot shares many beats with its predecessor. They’re both supernatural love stories centered on misunderstood teens. The director himself does little to make this film feel distinct from his previous. While it feels unfair to hold this film in comparison to the anime titan that was “Your Name,” it’s hard to ignore the legacy Shinkai’s previous film left. There are a few vocal tracks featured in the film to highlight some of the emotional high points toward the bookends of the film, and while they capture the youthful spirit of the film, they do not feel as well-meshed with the central tones of chaos that the plot explores. The band’s pop-rock songs from “Your Name,” suited the central teenage love story of that film, but it seems they took a different approach to “Weathering with You.” Radwimps’ instrumental and electronic compositions for more ambient scenes in “Weathering with You” display a diversity of style that creates a distinctive sonic backdrop to the story. Japanese rock band Radwimps’ score for the film was surprisingly notable especially when compared to their previous work with Shinkai.
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While a feast for the eyes, the animation and character movement itself hardly adds any depth to the movie it’s gorgeous and energetic but it feels as though there is some untapped potential in terms of emotional expression. The film pays close attention to the details of the characters’ homes that help build their personalities without wasting time with dialogue. The artwork for the film’s backdrop feels particularly striking, with landscapes that capture Tokyo’s vibe while adding a unique touch that constructs Shinkai’s social and spiritual vision of this world. Each drop that skips off a puddle or slides down an umbrella receives almost as much attention as any other aspect of the film. Meeting young Amano Hina, they form a friendship that. Though the film’s rainy background may have been a challenge in terms of technical animation, Shinkai and his team were more than happy to meet it. Weathering with You follows young Morishima Hodaka runs away from home and finds himself in Tokyo, Japan. “Weathering with You” is an excellent showcase of Shinkai’s sharp and pristine animation style. But as the police try to bring Hodaka home and we witness the consequences of Hina’s powers, it seems they can’t make the sunshine stay forever. Together the three start a business to bring good weather to those who need it. Hodaka’s quest leads him to Hina (Nana Mori), the supposed sunshine girl, and her younger brother Nagi (Sakura Kiryu). After finding shelter working for a paranormal tabloid magazine, he is sent on a search for a “sunshine girl” who can pray to bring an end to the relentless rain blanketing the Tokyo skyline. The film finds a 16-year-old runaway, Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo), wandering the streets of Tokyo, looking for a job and a place to stay. But while the film is overall solid on a technical and narrative level, it doesn’t quite reach the emotional highs of its predecessor. The new project is as bright and crisp as ever for Shinkai’s standards, and the story is an altogether heartfelt and energetic adventure. Following the massive success of his 2016 anime film “Your Name,” director Makoto Shinkai brought his newest animated film, “Weathering with You,” to Japan’s big screen, and, as of Jan.
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