Naoko Yamada, perhaps the most well-known female anime director, and her regular collaborators find humanity amid abstract ...

In the animated worlds meticulously crafted by Japanese director Naoko Yamada, however, life moves gloriously, realistically slow. Schoolchildren walk at a measured pace, pausing outside their ...

Few artists imbue their work with visual empathy the same way director Naoko Yamada does. A master of thoughtful direction and stunning animation that leaps from the screen and into the deep recesses ...

One of the biggest premiers will be in New York City, where not only will the film screen, but the director, Naoko Yamada, will be in attendance. The news of the screening and Yamada's attendance ...