Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

After what feels like years of waiting, the first trailer for the new Mortal Kombat movie is finally here, and it’s everything fans of the video game franchise could have possibly hoped for. The ...

1995’s live-action Mortal Kombat film is as good as video-game-to-movie adaptations get. Sure, it wasn’t perfect; and the special effects were a bit questionable. But the action was non-stop and the ...

While Studio Ghibli has built a storied reputation for their meticulous hand-drawn animation, mixing in some CG only when required starting with Princess Mononoke and onward, they are now preparing to ...

From Up on Poppy Hill, a high school melodrama set right before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, is somewhat of a departure from the norm for Studio Ghibli. There are no flying pigs, wolf girls or floating ...

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary maker of My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Ponyo and many more, casts one of the longest shadows in movies. He is to animation what Hitchcock is to thrillers, so ...

Growing up with the surname Miyazaki can’t have been easy. Any child born to the legendary animator and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, would surely have a lot to prove, so the notion ...

On his first trip to Los Angeles in February, Japanese director Goro Miyazaki found a native custom perplexing. “I’ve never been to any other place in the world where you see so few pedestrians,” ...

The younger Miyazaki received the Honorary Palme d’Or at the festival on behalf of their studio. Studio Ghibli is the first-ever group to receive the award, which is typically given to individuals ...