News — Makoto Shinkai

Weathering with You 天気の子 (2019) - Japan Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. Following up the international fame of “Your Name”, Japanese animation director Makoto Shinkai created another masterpiece abet with much less fanfare and scale. The story goes simpler this time around revolving around a teenager first love story and sweet romance, but at its core the message goes beyond human emotions and boundaries of time. It’s an allegory on climate change, the conflict between short term happiness for...