Burn, 2026.Written and Directed by Makoto Nagahisa.Starring Nana Mori.SYNOPSIS:Runaway teen Ju-Ju finds belonging with misfit youths in Kabukicho, but betrayal transforms her haven into a prison, forcing her to reclaim control.A bleakly authentic look at an unexplored Japanese subculture with, at times, a documentary-reminiscent aesthetic, writer/director Makoto Nagahisa’s depressingly moving Burn doesn’t hold back in […]
Movie Review – Weathering With You (2019)
Weathering With You, 2019.Directed by Makoto Shinkai. Featuring the vice talents of Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Shun Oguri, Sakura Kiryu and Tsubasa Honda.SYNOPSIS:A teenager runs away from home and befriends a young woman who has the ability to control the weather.Makoto Shinkai made one of the best animated movies of the decade with 2016’s Your […]
