REVEALED: Suzume - The Real Truth

Your Name director is teaming up with Crunchyroll for his next anime movie, but the plot is still under wraps

The title has yet to be revealed

Total Film · Aug 12

How Director Makoto Shinkai Turned a Real Disaster Into 2023’s Most Stunning Sci-Fi

'Suzume' director Makoto Shinkai reveals how he created the sci-fi adventure out of a real-life disaster.

Inverse · Apr 22, 2023

An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he's confronting it head-on

LOS ANGELES — Makoto Shinkai knows the 2011 Tohoku earthquake changed him.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

Berlin film fest to award prizes as stars return

BERLIN: The Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded run that highlighted freedom struggles in Iran and Ukraine.

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2023

'Suzume' Review: 'Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai's Most Daring, and Caring, Movie Yet

This is the movie that 'Your Name' director Makoto Shinkai has been preparing to make for the past eight years.

Inverse · Feb 25, 2023

Makoto Shinkai's 'Suzume' shown at Berlin film festival

BERLIN -- Animated film "Suzume no Tojimari" ("Suzume"), directed by Makoto Shinkai, had its official competition screening at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 24, 2023

Suzume review – Makoto Shinkai’s charming modern Alice in Wonderland

The Your Name director’s mythic and comic new animation is an absorbing, intriguing and bewildering work

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023