Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Makoto Shinkai at the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of "Suzume" in April 2023.Victoria Sirakova/Getty Images Makoto Shinkai's ...

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IntroductionMakoto Shinkai's "Your Name.", "Weathering with You", and "Suzume" all feature music by Yojiro Noda of RADWIMPS.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Suzume, the latest film by acclaimed anime director Makoto Shinkai, ...

Makoto Shinkai, the director behind poetic gems like 5Centimeters Per Second, spent three intense years crafting Your Name (Kimi no Na wa), released in 2016. This wasn't rushed magic it demanded ...

Takaki Tōno in Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second Image via CoMix Wave Inc. Now truly a name among the legends, Makoto Shinkai has established himself as one of the premier anime filmmakers of ...

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"The Director's Chair" is a series highlighting those at the helm of the biggest projects in TV and movies. Acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai's latest film "Suzume" is perhaps the most keen film in ...