Words, Not Swords!

Romeo and Juliet (1968): Love Theme by Henry Mancini

Franco Zeffirelli‘s film Romeo and Juliet is good, but its music is especially memorable to me. The score by Nino Rota and instrumental rendition by Henry Mancini is wonderful 🙂

New Genius Party Beyond Anime Trailer!

Since you marked the date on your calendar a long time ago, you already know that Genius Party Beyond, a second part of the Genius Party, will premiere this Saturday, October 11. Recently, a person named GPB_STAFF referred me to an excellent new almost four minutes long montage from the film set to a nice music. 🙂

The Masque of the Black Death Anime: Akira Kurosawa’s Last Script

The Masque of the Black Death, the last script that legendary Oscar-winning director Akira Kurosawa co-wrote before his death in 1998, will finally be animated for a planned theatrical release in 2010.

Genius Party Opening – Atsuko Fukushima

Genius Party is an opening five-minute animation directed by Atsuko Fukushima (animator for Akira, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Robot Carnival) to the animation anthology with the same name. The animation features unique characters and wide color palette that are complemented well by a very impressive soundtrack.

Winter Days – Fuyu no Hi

Winter Days is a collaborative project by 35 leading animators across the world that created 36 thirty to sixty seconds long animations (the producer made two).

Naisu no Mori: The First Contact

Grab some mushrooms and listen to this.