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Kougeru
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That's the figure I wanted to see most. That's really cool. With 127.3 million people in Japan, that's almost 10% of the country! (I know a lot of those tickets are people seeing it multiple times, of course.) |
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Kamui97
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My only hope is that they release this in North America before January/Feb. This is the best animated film by far, and needs to make the Oscar's cut.
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kpk
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Only 10% of Japan are watching movies?! |
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Camiru Mylle
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I was going to comment that. Hahah I know right. I guess they are all workaholics? No time for movies. Or.....whatever they're interest are. Aren't majority of Japan's population though are old people? |
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Michael Nathanael T.
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This........ is not surprising anymore (sigh).
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Zin5ki
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Such a figure seems most reasonable. Given everything else there is to do these days, especially in view of rising ticket costs, I can imagine that ninety percent of a given population would seldom approach a box office. |
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LagannImpact
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If you're unfamiliar with Makoto Shinkai's work, this might provide a glimpse, which will be semi-conveniently on U.S. Cable TV:
http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-to-air-makoto-shinkais-children-who-chase-lost-voices-on-november-5th/ AND ON TOONAMI NO LESS!! |
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Zin5ki
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices perhaps makes for an obvious choice for a television broadcast. It is superficially similar to certain Ghibli films, and has none of the overt sentimentalism that typify Shinkai's other works. Sadly, it is also his dullest and least engaging film by a substantial degree. It would be a pity for people to form a preliminary judgement on his abilities based on this miscue. |
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Snomaster1
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Well,Zin5ki. I haven't seen "Children Who Chase Lost Voices" before. Hopefully,it'll be worth seeing when it premieres on Toonami. You don't have to be so nasty about this movie or this Shinkai guy. It might be good. Give it a chance.
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Jose Cruz
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@Zin5ki, I found Children who Chase Lost Voices to be the best Makoto Shinkai film ever, that is, without taking Your Name into account.
In terms of box office a major blockbuster in the US sells about 40 million tickets, which is about 12.5% of the US population. In Japan people don't go to the movies very often as watching a movie is much more expensive (1500 yen), than for example, reading a manga (300 yen). Also, as Miyazaki said before, Japan lacks the movie culture present in the US, according to Miyazaki manga and TV are the most important venues for Japanese popular culture. |
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lem
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The fact that Hiroko Minowa has key animation credits in at least five of Studio Ghibli's movies might have something to do with the "superficial" similarity. Mr. Shinkai has also noted it was his intent to present a work with the "classic style of Japan" appearance to present to a wider audience beyond Japan (after having spent time in the middle east). For the character design, Studio Ghibli is mentioned specifically in this regard. You're correct about its difference from his other works. I don't know what you watched, but I wonder if you own a disc of it? if so, perhaps it's not the one I have? In his words (while addressing the audience as he refers to his previous movies at a premier)
For the new level of collaboration he embarked upon and what he intended to accomplish I'd say he did rather well with it. I know my second viewing was much better than my first (with considerable time between them). And after seeing the extras, when I watch it again (say a year from now) I'll probably find it to be just as enjoyable if not more. Although I'd like to learn more about Kojiki first.
I enjoyed it too but I can't help but feel like he was just getting warmed up with the whole idea of working at an actual studio (instead of doing everything at his home, and with fewer people no less). It's going to be interesting to see what the financial success of "your name" allows him to do next. |
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Jose Cruz
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Yeah, now Makoto Shinkai is technically the biggest filmmaker in Japan. So he can spend billions of yen on a movie if he wants now. Now his imagination is pretty much the only limit for his projects.
I wonder if Your Name will achieve substantial success outside of Japan. Countries like Korea and China can add up a lot to it's box office. |
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lem
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He did mention that since he is a parent that he'd like to do something geared towards a much younger audience (I'm thinking a prequel to Voices of a Distant Star featuring Doraemon    ) . It might not be his next but who knows, five years from now?
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