3/30/2023 0 Comments Isale of dogs![]() ![]() Miyazaki’s works transform familiar scenery into mysterious worlds through imaginary beings like Totoro or the Cat Bus. There is none of Anderson’s black humor in Miyazaki’s films and their brands of fantasy are entirely different. While Anderson appreciates and has taken hints from directors from around the world, he has an established approach and view of the world that makes it hard to detect any level of cinematic influence beyond homage.įor long-time followers of Anderson’s work, his citation of Miyazaki Hayao is surprising, or even puzzling. ![]() ![]() There is very little about his style, however, that recalls the Hitchcockian thriller. In the 2015 documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, Anderson enthusiastically analyzes the pleasures of Alfred Hitchcock’s films. Yet there is no part of the story that seems particularly influenced by the Japanese director. Mayor Kobayashi’s appearance in the film is modeled on the character played by Mifune Toshirō in Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963), down to his suit and hairstyle. The main action begins as Atari, the mayor’s adopted ward, arrives in search of his beloved Spots.Īnderson lists Kurosawa Akira and Miyazaki Hayao among the Japanese filmmakers he respects. Some months later, on an island full of exiled dogs, a stray called Chief leads Rex, King, Boss, and Duke in a dominant pack. As a first step, he sends the Kobayashi household bodyguard dog Spots into exile. Claiming that it could spread to the people of the city, Mayor Kobayashi issues a decree banishing all dogs to a waste disposal site known as Trash Island. The story takes place 20 years from now in the city of Megasaki, where dog flu is starting to proliferate among the canine population. For those who do understand Japanese, however, the jumbling of two languages cooks up a delightful confusion. While the dog puppets speak English, the human characters speak Japanese-but their words go untranslated for American audiences. Wes Anderson’s new film Isle of Dogs is a stop-motion animation with canine heroes set in a near-future Japan. Incongruous Talk of Japanese Directors’ Influence ![]()
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