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Satoshi Kon's Paprika and Tokyo Godfathers are both free to watch legally on YouTube right now!
Paprika is a surrealist action film about dreams that inspired Inception. It is absolutely excellent (although I strongly recommend you check the content and rating to make sure it's something you're comfortable with; they rated this R for a reason).
Tokyo Godfathers i haven't seen yet, but it's about this group of homeless people who find an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve. It is apparently very sweet and I'm looking forward to watching it!
Kon's other films include Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue.
Millennium Actress is phenomenal as well (and is available to watch on Crunchyroll right now) - it's a very cool surreal retelling of a fictional famous actress' life, and a meditation on how love drives us. (A few more thoughts on it on a different alt here.)
Perfect Blue I haven't seen yet, but I've heard it's amazing and also horrifying; and I've heard that like with Paprika:Inception it directly inspired one or two popular live action Western movies. As far as I can see, right now you'd have to rent it to watch it.
Oh, and before I forget, I just saw a new trailer for the fourth My Hero Academia movie, titled My Hero Academia: Holding Out For Heroes. View it here.
Award-winning anime movie The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes is FINALLY coming to theaters stateside on November 3, 2023, and I am ecstatic about it. I even made a TikTok!
Full disclosure, I work for the company putting it in theaters! I actually got to announce our acquisition of the title at an anime convention. More importantly, my best work-friend (who is a huge film lover) was almost solely responsible for getting this into theaters, and he has put so many hours of time, dedication, and love into this release. Coordinating dozens of theaters across the country is no easy feat, and I'm so proud of him for everything he's accomplished with this film. He's a one-man band of theatrical excellence!
I don't talk about my work all that often on here. I most certainly don't promote our titles with any degree of regularity. I don't shill for my company without getting paid, so on my personal accounts I only talk about the shows I truly love and think other people would love to.
That being said, I truly love this film. It's a meditation on grief, adolescence, the passage of time, and human connection, and I haven't been this deeply affected by a movie in quite a while. It's definitely one of my favorite films of the year, and definitely on my list of top anime movies of all time. It's also a very brisk 86 minutes, with incredibly tight writing and stellar character work. The perfect fall treat. It's even a little creepy in parts to fit the season!
I promise I'm not just shilling for work when I tell you it's worth it to see it in theaters, haha. The film won an Annecy Award for its animation and truly comes alive on the big screen. I highly recommend catching it in theaters if you can! It will be on streaming platforms later if you can't make it, of course. (But more than anything, I really hope people go see this movie so my friend's hard work can get recognized. ♥️)
Visit tunneltosummer.com for tickets, and catch it in theaters on November 3rd, 2023.
When Anna helped Marnie and was there for her in the silo during the storm, and hugged her, and covered her, and protected her, and loved her, and then Marnie left, and then when Anna found Marnie again, and Anna asked Marnie “Why did you leave me? Why did you betray me like that?” And Marnie said “I’m sorry. I am so sorry. I have to leave now, and I have to say good bye to you, but I need to know. I need to hear it. I need to hear you say you forgive me. I love you. I love you” and Anna said “Of course I forgive you. I love you, I love you.” Yeah that. That tore me apart.