Inu-oh, 2022. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Featuring the voice talents of Avu-chan, Mirai Moriyama, Tasuku Emoto, Kenjiro Tsuda, and Yutaka Matsushige. SYNOPSIS: A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera. Inu-oh is a work of such unfettered madness that it’s challenging to figure out where to begin […]
Feast your eyes on the trailer for anime rock opera extravaganza Inu-oh
From visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (Ride Your Wave, Lu Over the Wall) comes Inu-Oh, a revisionist rock opera about the genesis of a 14th-century musical superstar who teams up with his strange travelling companion to take feudal Japan by storm. We said that “its unique beats assault your senses in the best way possible” and […]
Movie Review – Inu-oh (2022)
Inu-oh, 2022 Directed by Masaaki Yuasa Starring Avu-chan (voice), Mirai Moriyama (voice), Kenjirô Tsuda (voice), Yutaka Matsushige (voice) and Tasuku Emoto (voice) SYNOPSIS: A fictionalized depiction of the life of Inu-oh (“King Dog”), a 14th-century Japanese performer of music drama at the time of its transition from the folk art of sarugaku (“monkey music”) into […]
Masaaki Yuasa’s new anime feature Ride Your Wave gets a trailer
Ahead of its US release next month, a trailer has been released for director Masaaki Yuasa’s (Night Is Short, Walk on Girl) upcoming anime feature Ride Your Wave; watch it here… Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment […]
New U.S. poster and trailer for award-winning anime feature Lu Over the Wall
GKids has released a poster and trailer for director Masaaki Yuasa’s award-winning anime feature Lu Over the Wall which features the voice talents of Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh; take a look here… From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa, comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes […]
Movie Review – The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, 2017. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Featuring the voice talents of Kana Hanazawa, Gen Hoshino, Aoi Yūki, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Junichi Suwabe. SYNOPSIS: The animated story of a girl and her admirer as they spend a surreal night of drinking, partying and searching for each other… A wild ride through a […]
