Masaaki Yuasa is one of the best directors working in animation today. With his energized and free-spirited approach to directing, with animation that tilts the form on its side and dares others to be as exhilaratingly innovative, he’s seen a…
‘Inu-Oh’ review: Masaaki Yuasa delivers a dizzying, animated, rock-opera
With infectious animation and visual vibrancy, Masaaki Yuasa once again proves himself a master of his craft in Inu-Oh. Based on the novel Tales of the Heike: INU-OH by Hideo Furukawa, Yuasa casts his kinetic, relentless vision on 14th century…
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl Movie Review: Electric anime rom-com is one of 2018’s best
The first shot of starry-eyed, risk-taking filmmaker Masaaki Yuasa’s latest venture, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, is of the nominal gal gulping down a glass of white wine in the midst of a wedding reception. For a moment…
Lu Over the Wall Movie Review: Wild, waterlogged fantasy is a treat for the eyes and heart
In the last 50 years of film, there have been eleven silver-screen adaptations of The Little Mermaid — with one more, the Blake Harris-directed feature, due to bow this summer. And those dozen pics barely break the surface of the…