Synopsis:

The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war’s aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down.
During the investigation, Public Security Section’s Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military’s 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the “eye that does not sleep,” suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute’s murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit’s head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.

[via ANN]

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[via ANN]

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Japans Enfant terrible Sion Sono präsentiert den ersten Teaser Trailer zu seinem kommenden Film Why don’t you play in hell? der zeigt was eine Familienfehde während einer Filmproduktion anrichten kann.

[via Nippon Cinema]

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Hayao Miyazaki fans rejoice! After several months without any new Blu-ray Disc announcements from Studio Ghibli AV Watch now reports that Miyazaki’s 1992 Porco Rosso will get a high resolution release in Japan on July 17th. Next to other languages the disc will include English subtitles and English audio. Check out the Asian Blu-ray Guide listing for more details.
Now what about Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, huh?

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The traditional Japanese production company Tohokushinsha Film announced to bring back the classic Mobile Police Patlabor franchise surrounding Special Vehicles Devision 2 back to live with a new live-action project. Details haven’t been announced yet, but the launch site mentions 2014 for the yet unnamed project.

[via ANN]

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[via ANN]

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Synopsis:

We have met, for each of us to walk forward.
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches…

[via ANN]

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