By MASATAKA YAMAURA/ Staff Writer
June 12, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Director Makoto Shinkai, right, talks with residents on a stage adorned with a welcome banner on May 28 at the Kesennuma civic hall in Miyagi Prefecture. (Masataka Yamaura)
KESENNUMA, Miyagi Prefecture—A special screening here of Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature film hit further strengthened the famed director’s bonds with this northern city. [Read More]
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