Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film is already the highest grossing film in Japan for 2019, but it’s just. Not. ENOUGH! Shinkai and co. want you to feel the movie, so the official website has announced plans for 4DX and MX4D showings throughout Japan starting September 27. As you may …Read more »
Another week, another look at the Japanese box office, and this one marks the sixth week for Makoto Shinkai’s smash hit Weathering With You. This time around the anime film managed to secure the top spot once again, marking the fourth time for it to come …Read more »
With all the success Makoto Shinkai’s latest film has enjoyed, it should come as no surprise that it will be aiming for the top prize. The Japan Film Makers Association has chosen Weathering With You as the representative film of Japan to be submitted to the Academy …Read more »
The milestones keep coming for Makoto Shinkai’s latest hit anime film, Weathering With You. According to the latest announcement from Toho, the movie has earned over 10 billion yen in the Japanese box office since it opened on July 19, with the total number of admissions …Read more »
Weathering With You is heading to India. The new Makoto Shinkai film, which opened in Japan this July, will be shown in theaters in India starting October 11. This is a big deal, apparently. According to site Anime Anime, it’s uncommon in India for animation not …Read more »
Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s followup to Your Name, is out in Japan and raking in the yens. It’s not due out in the States until 2020, unfortunately, but to get a taste of the film — literally — why not try making some of the …Read more »
It was always going to be tough for Makoto Shinkai to top his previous success with Your Name., but his latest anime film Weathering With You is holding on just shy of it in the Japanese box office. The feature hit the number one spot for the second week in …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s first film since 2006’s smash hit Your Name, Weathering With You, hits Japanese theaters July 19. To build up the hype, Your Name was shown on Japanese TV June 30 — and following the film came a short scene from Weathering With You. The scene is largely made …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s anticipated anime film Weathering With You is set to premiere in Japan on July 19, so it won’t be long before we find out if the director can possibly top the success of Your Name. In the meantime, the latest issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine revealed plans for …Read more »
We all knew the followup to one of the most popular anime movies of all time, Your Name., would be a big deal. Makoto Shinkai’s latest project, Weathering with You, is proving to be just that as it approaches its July 19 premiere in Japan. Theatrical screenings …Read more »
Considering his last movie was, y’know, the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time worldwide, it’s no surprise licensors are grabbing up the rights for Makoto Shinkai’s latest. GKIDS, the folks behind US releases of films by Studio Ghibli, among others, have snapped up Weathering With You for a …Read more »
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