Anime fans may know by heart the names of their favorite characters or even theme songs, but how much do they know about Japanese culture? There are many mistakes visitors from the West or any country can make when travelling to Japan. Perhaps it is not too surprising that many anime fans...
“Paprika” (2006) – Imagine if “Inception” was animated by Miyazaki and was more of a psychological thriller about making literal dreams into reality, and throw in some anime insanity and you’ve got “Paprika.”Grade: B+ “Falling Down” (1993) – All it takes is one really bad da...
The only original anime series from the late, great Satoshi Kon (the genius behind such feature films as "Perfect Blue," "Millennium Actress," "Tokyo Godfathers," and "Paprika"), 2004's "Paranoia Agent" is a unique tale that follows a large group of people who've all been affected by ...
AnimePaprikaArt HouseAlice – 9/30Ash Is Purest White – October 15Damsels In DistressFree Fire – October 21High Life – October 2Jackie Brown – 9/30Passion FishPulse -October 20The Devil’s BackboneThe Hudsucker ProxyWaltz With Bashir...
''The winner of the Prize of the Audience of Anima 2007 for best long play film in the International Competition is ''Paprika'' by Satoshi Kon,'' the organizer announced to a packed hall of animated film fans. Japanese film wins major prize at anime festival in Brussels Charles Burney in...
(Paranoia Agent,Paprika), Hayao Miyazaki (The Wind Rises) and Mitsuo Iso (Denno Coil). He made his debut as character designer and lead animator in a feature film in Keiichi Hara's Annecy-winningMiss Hokusai(2015). His first directorial effort was the Fukushima disaster-themed shortPigtails...
When you look at the incredibly lush backgrounds in the Studio Ghibli films or the explosive style of the animation used in Akira, or the experimental style of Paprika you can see that they are all very different. It actually really annoys me when people say they won't watch anime at all...