Renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai's first ... but a mysterious cat named Daijin transforms Sota into a small chair. Suzume helps Sota and goes on a journey to contain the mimizu clouds.

KUSU, Oita Prefecture--Local students and sightseeing officials re-created a door from anime director ... girl named Suzume travels around Japan with a character named Sota as he tours various ...

The result was Suzume, an animated feature that has been ... all the more since Japan is often struck by natural disasters. Anime has a long tradition at the Berlinale: it was here in 2002 that ...

Your Name (2016), Weathering With You (2019) and Suzume (2022) - all Makoto Shinkai directorials - are three such anime releases that are even recognised beyond the anime fan community.

Makoto Shinkai is a famous Japanese anime director, most prominent for ... A few days after Suzume was released, Shinkai said he was tired of creating 'boy meets girl' films, indicating that ...