Masaaki Yuasa’s “Lu Over the Wall” blends elements of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” Hayao Miyazaki’s “Ponyo” and alienated teen stories into a quirky, highly personal film unlike ...
Quickly it becomes clear that there is virtually nothing Lu can’t do. She can manipulate water, lifting it into the air in giant cubes that enable her to fly nearly as well as she can swim. When music ...
A fanfare of color and dance-inducing music announce the return of Japanese animator and director Masaaki Yuasa, 53, to feature filmmaking with Lu Over the Wall, his first cinematic venture in over a ...
Japanese auteur Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ping Pong, The Tatami Galaxy) directed not one, but two animated features that will be released in spring 2017. The newly announced Lu Over the Wall (Yoake ...
Japanese animation cleaned up major jury plaudits at Saturday's awards ceremony, with the host country not far off the pace; ‘Loving Vincent’ scoops audience award French and Japanese animation left ...
Masaaki Yuasa’s “Lu Over the Wall” blends elements of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” Hayao Miyazaki’s “Ponyo” and alienated teen stories into a quirky, highly personal film unlike ...