“Kokuho,” Japan’s entry for best international film, didn’t make the final cut in one of the most competitive Oscar races of ...

Japanese animated feature 'A New Dawn' marks a stunning directorial debut for Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, but its narrative fizzles ...

Berlin: "Your Name" filmmaker Makoto Shinkai's protégé, Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, delivers a feature debut that fails to bring its audience along for the ride, both in terms of animation and story.

The title This Is I (now on Netflix) is a play on words referencing its subject, Ai Haruna, whose life story is the primary basis of this biopic. Haruna is a singer and TV star who struggled with ...

Japanese director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya wanted his anime feature film debut "A New Dawn" to convey the value of preserving ...

Few titles in competition at this year’s Berlin main competition are so anticipated as Shinomiya’s animated feature.