Trailer: Sion Sono’s Love & Peace

The extended trailer for cult director Sion Sono's Love & Peace has arrived. Reportedly one of six films to be released by Sono in 2015, this is a romantic comedy that features an officer worker, a fellow employee he fancies, his pet turtle and a giant creature. 

Studio Ghibli Was Once Interested In Adapting Parasyte Manga

Studio Ghibli co-founder and former producer Toshio Suzuki said in a recent podcast that Hayao Miyazaki and he were at one point interested in adapting Hitoshi Iwaaki’s sci-fi horror manga Parasyte, reports ANN.

Mr Masafumi Konomi, Japanese Film Festival Director For 18 Years, Is Leaving

It really is the end of an era. Mr Masafumi Konomi, the man who has directed every one of Australia’s Japanese Film Festival since it started in 1997, is leaving for Japan tomorrow. There, he will be promoting Japanese films to ASEAN countries as the Senior Project Manager of the Asia Center at the Japan Foundation Head Office. 

Trailer: Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There, Studio Ghibli’s last feature film (at least for the time being), will be released in the US on May 22. It is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and based on the novel by Joan G. Robinson.

Trailer: Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld

It’s getting closer and closer to the time for Takashi Miike to unleash his Yakuza Apocalypse, the world’s first yakuza vampire movie. The cast includes Hayato Ichihara (Rookies the TV series and movie, Ushijima The Loan Shark) and Yayan Ruhian (who played Mad Dog in The Raid). 

Trailer: The Boy And The Beast From Director Mamoru Hosoda

One of the front-runners in the race to become Japan's next king of anime is Mamoru Hosoda, the man who directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars and Wolf Children. All of these films won Best Animation at the Japanese Academy Awards, and were international hits. 

Studio Ghibli’s Latest Work Is A Delightful Animated Commercial

While the world is eagerly waiting (and hoping) for Studio Ghibli to return to feature film production, it is great to see that the animation studio has kept busy making animation.