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	Makoto Shinkai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinkai Makoto (新海誠) is the director, animator, and principle voice actor of two popular anime.
		Some months later in June 2000, around the time of PlayStation 2 and the introduction of DVDs, Makoto was inspired to begin Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star) by drawing a picture of a girl in a cockpit grasping a cell phone.
		Makoto Shinkai has recently completed work on his latest effort, the 90 minute long Kumo no Mukou Yakusoku no Basho ("The place promised in our early days").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Makoto_Shinkai (330 words)

	TheCritics.org: Movie Review
		Most notably, the viewer will revel in the stunning graphical work that Shinkai has created – the pictures are a stunning blend of 3D animation and traditional artwork unlike anything else that has been brought to the screen this year, or any before it.
		Shinkai has also gone the extra mile in using “effects,” including that of sunlight splashes as the “camera” pans across the screen, and plenty of other camera tricks to make the action appear fast and furious, just as it should.
		Watch for Makoto Shinkai in the near future – with a modicum of motivation, animated films are about to be brought into a brand new era of production quality.
	www.thecritics.org /movies/movie_review.asp?ID=348 (252 words)

	Makoto Shinkai
		For Family Guy fans, there are no freakin' sweeter words than "Never Before Seen." A triumphant homecoming for the Griffins, Stewie Griffin is not so much a movie as it is a not-yet-aired three-episode story arc enhanced with a home-video-exclusive "red carpet premiere" prologue and an epilogue (capped, of course, with a fart joke).
		Makoto Shinkai made an impressive debut as a writer-director in Voices of a Distant Star (OVA, 2002); The Place Promised in Our Early Days (OVA, 2004) is his first studio work.
		The animation is largely restricted to camera moves over still artwork and CG objects, but Shinkai is a skillful enough director to tell this melancholy sci-fi romance through the strong music and vocal tracks.
	www.dvd-today.com /director/Makoto-Shinkai/dvd.html (331 words)

	AML-List Review: Voices of a Distant Star
		The existential nature of the story is partially explained by the fact that Makoto Shinkai created the whole thing on his (considerably enhanced) desktop computer, a mix of digitized hand-drawn cells and computer-generated animation.
		Also included on the DVD is a similarly moody short titled "She and Her Cat," cut three different ways, and a (clumsily subtitled) interview in which Shinkai talks about making movies the same way that the novelist creates a work that is completely independent and individualized.
		Shinkai has definitely found his oeuvre and is sticking to it.
	www.aml-online.org /reviews/b/B20034F.html (1065 words)

	Cinema Strikes Back - Covering the World of Film » Makoto Shinkai Arrives as a New Powerhouse in Animé Filmmaking
		Shinkai is definitely worth seeing, and marks an important step in the evolution of this genre of film.
		Shinkai approaches his subjects with seriousness and an earnestness that is refreshing in an anime film and shows promise for better work to come.
		Shinkai is obviously serious about his subject matter and successfully brings out a true emotional response beyond just cool visuals.
	www.cinemastrikesback.com /wp-trackback.php?p=10 (1903 words)

	@anime! v1i1: feature: A Single Voice
		Makoto Shinkai is credited for original concept, production, and animation in Voices of a Distant Star, but even an independent project requires a modicum of collaboration to reach its final presentation form.
		Shinkai's inner circle of friends and colleagues is extremely small, but each made significant contributions to his works.
		Mika Shinohara, Shinkai's fiancée and a graduate of the same junior high school he attended, appeared as the voice of Mikako Nagamine in the original version of Voices.
	www.atanime.com /v1i1/06_asinglevoice2.html (833 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Voices of a Distant Star (2002) - Printable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While still at his previous job, Shinkai recognized that the tools he was using had the potential to be used for feature animation, and produced a monotone short entitled She and Her Cat, which gained critical acclaim, including two Grand Prix wins in Japan.
		An 8m:14s interview with Makoto Shinkai is also included, in which he explains his motivation and the ideas behind the project.
		Makoto Shinkai's Voices of a Distant Star is an engaging look at the complexities of the human relationship, as distance and time come into play.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showrevpdf.php3?ID=4782 (1174 words)

	Animation Insider - 'Voices of a Distant Star'
		Not only do those problems arise the further she travels from home chasing after the invaders, but there is also the fact that traveling at light-speed keeps her unnaturally young, as opposed to her beloved Noboru who continues to age at a normal rate back on the earth...
		Shinkai did everything when he had created this anime; he wrote, storyboarded, produced and directed, edited, and animated, a beautifully colored blend of (3-D graphics and 2-D) moving pictures all on his own.
		Makoto Shinkai and his fiancée Mika Shinohara were even the original voice actors! After working on video games for awhile, Shinkai thought it was about time he endeavored to try something new, and a project entirely on his own as well.
	www.animationinsider.net /forums/showthread.php?t=3866 (918 words)

	Animefringe: May 2005 - Features - The Place Promised in Our Early Days
		In 2002, Shinkai Makoto created Voices of a Distant Star, a thirty minute sci-fi romance about a middle school student who goes off to fight aliens while her boyfriend stays on the Earth.
		Not only did Makoto write the script and do the voice acting, along with his fiancée, he animated it entirely by himself on his computer.
		After its release, Shinkai Makoto went from being virtually unknown to gathering a following in the anime community.
	www.animefringe.com /magazine/2005/05/feature/01.php (1092 words)

	Anime News Network - Review
		In 2002 Makoto Shinkai made waves in the anime world by almost single-handedly making the widely-respected and much-beloved OVA Voices of a Distant Star.
		Shinkai’s writing is at its best when dealing with the character interactions and internal ruminations which form a major portion of the story.
		The longest (at nearly 13 minutes) and most insightful interview is with Makoto Shinkai, who elaborates on his approach to his first cooperative project, what he tried to convey through his writing and images, and his efforts to make a deeply meaningful last line.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /reviews/display.php?id=794 (1597 words)

	Cinefile Search Result: Detailed Information for "Voices of a Distant Star" - www.cinephilia.net.au
		Director Makoto Shinkai made a short film called She and Her Cat in 1999 which won him some awards and a reputation.
		Makoto developed the concept, wrote the screenplay, directed, animated, and voiced the lead male character.
		Not only does it look visually striking, the story is an appealing (if somewhat cute) exploration of a sci-fi favourite – that people traveling faster than light will age more slowly than their loved ones back on earth.
	www.cinephilia.net.au /show_movie.php?movieid=2047 (344 words)

	The Place Promised in Our Early Days (JAPAN 2004)
		From Makoto Shinkai, the indie writer/director behind Voices of a Distant Star, comes his first feature-length studio work, a beautifully animated film centering on three friends and the promise they made to each other in their youth.
		Makoto Shinkai, touted by some as the next Hayao Miyazaki, follows up his acclaimed short film Voices of a Distant Star with the 2004 animated movie The Place Promised in Our Early Days.
		Makoto Shinkai is definitely one filmmaker worth keeping an eye on.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/place_promised_in_our_early_days.htm (899 words)

	Animation Insider - Voices of a Distant Star
		Makoto Shinkai has well rounded character designs that although may appear unusual to most anime fans, is actually an interesting take on how we normally perceive the sub-culture.
		In any case, as the story evolves it becomes evident that what we the audience find as far as character depth is established within the first few minutes, is as deep that Shinkai had scripted the characters to be personalized throughout the rest of the short film.
		And with Voices of a Distant Star lasting approximately 25 minutes, it is almost as if Makoto Shinkai knew there was not going to be enough time to fully develop their characters; so instead, he delved into their independent similarities and had decided to wrap the plot around the personalities.
	www.animationinsider.net /article.php?articleID=151&document=2 (508 words)

	Voices of a Distant Star - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Voices of a Distant Star is, independent of its creation, an extraordinarily beautiful film, telling in deft strokes a tale of two lovers torn apart by the tides of war and millions of miles of interstellar space.
		The fact that the film was written, directed, and animated by Makoto Shinkai, using only a Macintosh G4/400 computer, and assorted consumer and professional-level design and animation programs, only serves to make The Voices of A Distant Star an even greater achievement.
		Extras include three versions of Shinkai’s award-winning animated short She and Her Cat; interview with Makoto Shinkai; The Director’s Cut of Voices, with alternate vocals; original production animatics; four original Japanese trailers; reversible cover; and ADV previews.
	www.advfilms.com /favorites/voices/information/information.shtml (345 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - 'Voices of a Distant Star' and Shorter Anime Films By Shinkai Makoto, 1997 - May 2004
		The film is drawn entirely in fl-and-white and the style of the art leans towards the semi-realistic with the interesting exception of the representation of the cats, which are essentially rough outlines with simple facial expressions.
		In spite of the subtitle, the perspective is of the male cat Chobi, whose voiceover (provided by Mr Shinkai) makes up virtually all of the vocal element of the soundtrack; his owner remains a rather mysterious figure whose face is never fully visible, although her voice is heard briefly on a few occasions.
		Mr Shinkai used to work primarily as a producer of animated sequences for video games, and his new career path has not led to a complete break with the industry.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2654787 (2450 words)

	Makoto Shinkai Fan Web
		Makoto Shinkai is a fantastic anime creator, who made Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no Koe).
		Shinkai's films are used under permission of Mr.
		Shinkai and his films are released on his website "Other voices" or MANGAZOO (CoMix Wave) in Japan and ADV Films in North America.
	daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp (430 words)

	Links zur makoto Begriff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Well, killing of Makoto's immense holy spirit wasn't easy, but they were able too.
		Makoto Shinkai, who is an anime (Japanese animation) creator, and is sending informations about him in English from Tokyo.
		Makoto NAGAO has done extensive research and writing on natural language processing, machine translation, and image processing.
	www.suchoracle.de /suchoracle/makoto.php (108 words)

	Anime-Source.Com
		Makoto Shinkai is an artist, Beyond the Clouds beeing a succesion of beautifully painted stills.
		The art style of Makoto Shinkai is easily accessible to everyone, and the colors are all very vibrant.
		I knew Makoto Shinkai was something when I saw Voices of a Distant Star and She and Her Cat.
	www.anime-source.com /banzai/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=451 (4968 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Voices of a Distant Star > Printer Friendly
		Shinkai, born in 1973 in a small town in Japan's Nagano prefecture, majored in literature at Chuo University.
		In the amount of time that it takes most anime titles to getting going, Makoto presents us with a well defined and interesting plot wrapped in romance and intrigue using likable characters that tells a full story in the space of 25 minutes.
		Makoto is off to a great start proving that creativity and art are not lost in this age of technological FX.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=6461 (578 words)

	Anime Boredom - Voices of a Distant Star anime reviews
		As Makoto Shinkai is keen to point out during the interview included on this disc, the aspect of production that he strived to perfect most was not the lush visuals, but instead the story upon which the success or failure of this animation rests.
		As such, Makoto Shinkai has been able to include several battle sequences between fantastic space creatures and the familiar mech that Mikako so ably pilots (whilst wearing a school uniform for some bizarre reason).
		The first and most notable of these is three different versions of another Makoto Shinkai short named She and Her Cat, a monochrome animation about a cat and his relationship with his owner.
	www.animeboredom.co.uk /anime-reviews/voices-of-a-distant-star/297 (1286 words)

	dvdreview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		With exception of some financial backing, music and alternative voice acting, this OAV was created solely by Makoto Shinkai, but don't let the fact that an individual created this put you off.
		Very vibrant, sharp and clear, coming in a clear case the front cover is a composite of Mikako clutching her phone whilst sat in the cockpit of her Tracer, Noboru has his back to us looking up at the image of one of the Tracer mechs.
		The reverse of the cover is devoted to Makoto Shinkai’s other short film She and her Cat.
	www.eyeonanime.co.uk /site/dvdreview.php?dvdreviewid=1 (659 words)

	Deltaanime Torrents :: Details for torrent "[DVDRIP] Kumo no Mukou (Beyond The Clouds)" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This is the first feature film from director Makoto Shinkai, whose "The Voices of a Distant Star" received many prizes.
		Makoto Shinkai directed, wrote the screenplay and produced this film.
		This is the story of a heroine, who has been in a coma because of a disease, and two boys who try to save her.
	datorrents.com /torrents-details.asp?id=368 (263 words)

	Interlaced + Beyond the Clouds // Review + Anime + Belldandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was an amazing story about two lovers being torn apart by time and space, their only method of communication being cell phone transmissions that took years to send and receive.
		This time around, Shinkai had some extra help and apparently a much larger budget since Clouds is more than triple the length of Voices and full of gorgeous and fluid animation.
		Makoto Shinkai’s movies are about making you feel how the characters feel, with storyline and action sequences taking a back seat to emotion.
	www.interlaced.cc /cgi-bin/articles.cgi?26 (851 words)

	Voices of a Distant Star
		Maybe he did think of all the things viewers like me and my friends are wanting to know more about but he wanted to put out something different and unique.
		Don't be alarmed by this, as it was indepentantly created by Makoto Shinkai, and it was clear that he was doing this on his own from the start.
		While watching, your apprehensions should fade as the story starts to seep into you, and eventually, no matter how hard you try, it will all look strange because you'll be looking at the screen through tears.
	www.virtshops.com /dvds/reviews/B00008G8QC.html (906 words)

	Japanese Movie Review \| Voices ofa Distant Star (2003) Makoto Shinkai
		You don't think of animation as a one-man operation, but writer/director Makoto Shinkai created his short film almost exclusively on a Mac G4 computer using mostly off-the-shelf software.
		However, those elements, while a welcome change in today's cinema, isn't a guarantee of good entertainment, but in the case of "Star", Shinkai has pulled it off, effectively marrying entertainment with nobility.
		It's a credit to Makoto Shinkai that he was able to deliver such a careful balance of touching drama and slick action despite his limited resources and a huge gaping plot hole that hangs over the whole affair (it's doubtful cell phones, even in the future, could ever send/receive messages across such great distances).
	www.beyondhollywood.com /reviews/voicesofadistantstar.htm (757 words)

	The Seattle Times: Movies: Glowing visuals, sweetly emotional tale mark strong anime feature debut
		Makoto Shinkai's impressive movie beat Katsuhiro Otomo's "Steamboy" and Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" to win Best Animated Film at the Mainichi Film Awards.
		Shinkai's been dubbed "the new Miyazaki," but that's misguided hype; even at this early stage, it's clear that Shinkai's style is uniquely his own.
		Shinkai's metaphysical musings are murky at best, and he complicates his sweetly innocent tale with a terrorist plot and the outbreak of war, making Hiroki's reminiscence more densely eventful than it really needs to be.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/movies/2002338297_place17.html?... (572 words)

	Movie Review - Place Promised in Our Early Days, The - eFilmCritic
		The tower is not a skyhook, as one may have surmised; it's something far stranger, and the promise to fly to the tower will have far larger consequences that they could have originally imagined.
		Writer/director/producer Makoto Shinkai turned a lot of heads with his previous work, the twenty-five minute short "Voices of a Distant Star", in part because it almost a one-man show.
		This is a very character-driven movie, and Shinkai never loses sight of that, so there's not much room for digressions to describe the story's divergent history or imaginary technology, so everything must be worked into the dialogue naturally, and in relatively small doses.
	efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=12540 (745 words)

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