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<li>Details and images of Satoshi Kon's next movie, tentatively titled <em>Dreaming Machine</em> (Yume-miru Kikai), are gradually leaking online. <a href="http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/03/announcement-ko.html">Iwa ni Hana</a> explains that the story is being described as a "<em>future folklore story for children</em>", with early <a href="http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/03/announcement-ko.html">character designs</a> certainly suggesting that Kon will be aiming for a more family-orientated audience this time around (compared with his darker, adult-themed movies like <em>Perfect Blue</em> and <em>Paprika</em>).</li>
<li>As Japanese TV station NHK has officially released streams for their latest batch of <em>Ani-Kuri</em> short films (all are no more than one minute in length), <em><a href="http://www.catsuka.com/news_detail.php?id=1206964603">Catsuka</a></em><a href="http://www.catsuka.com/news_detail.php?id=1206964603"> has posted up streaming video objects for all of them</a>. This batch features the talent of several famous anime creators; Satoshi Kon (Paprika), Makoto Shinkai (Voices of a Distant Star), Michael Arias (Tekkonkinkreet), Mahiro Maeda (Gankutsuou) and Shoji Kawamori (Macross).</li>
<li>Amateur filmed (at the recent Tokyo Anime Fair) trailers for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXyi3M1-Ml4">insanely-stylish looking theatrical movie Red Line</a> and the latest <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Gs7S78tY8">Casshern TV anime</a> have been posted online.</li>
<li><em>Red Line</em> is being directed by Takeshi Koike, mostly known for his work on the "World Record" segment of the "Animatrix" anthology, and also features Katsuhito Ishii, a well-known Japanese director noted for his surreal and eclectic style; Ishii has worked on both live action films (The Taste of Tea, Funky Forest) and anime (Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren).</li>
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<li>Details and images of Satoshi Kon's next movie, tentatively titled <em>Dreaming Machine</em> (Yume-miru Kikai), are gradually leaking online. <a href="http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/03/announcement-ko.html">Iwa ni Hana</a> explains that the story is being described as a "<em>future folklore story for children</em>", with early <a href="http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/03/announcement-ko.html">character designs</a> certainly suggesting that Kon will be aiming for a more family-orientated audience this time around (compared with his darker, adult-themed movies like <em>Perfect Blue</em> and <em>Paprika</em>).</li>
<li>As Japanese TV station NHK has officially released streams for their latest batch of <em>Ani-Kuri</em> short films (all are no more than one minute in length), <em><a href="http://www.catsuka.com/news_detail.php?id=1206964603">Catsuka</a></em><a href="http://www.catsuka.com/news_detail.php?id=1206964603"> has posted up streaming video objects for all of them</a>. This batch features the talent of several famous anime creators; Satoshi Kon (Paprika), Makoto Shinkai (Voices of a Distant Star), Michael Arias (Tekkonkinkreet), Mahiro Maeda (Gankutsuou) and Shoji Kawamori (Macross).</li>
<li>Amateur filmed (at the recent Tokyo Anime Fair) trailers for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXyi3M1-Ml4">insanely-stylish looking theatrical movie Red Line</a> and the latest <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Gs7S78tY8">Casshern TV anime</a> have been posted online.</li>
<li><em>Red Line</em> is being directed by Takeshi Koike, mostly known for his work on the "World Record" segment of the "Animatrix" anthology, and also features Katsuhito Ishii, a well-known Japanese director noted for his surreal and eclectic style; Ishii has worked on both live action films (The Taste of Tea, Funky Forest) and anime (Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren).</li>
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