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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) poses for photos during a press conference announcing the production of his anime film "Suzume" with actresses Mone Kamishiraishi (R) and Nana Mori in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2021.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends a press conference at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of Shinkai's anime film "Suzume," in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (R) speaks to reporters during his red-carpet appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023, with actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of his anime film "Suzume."

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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (C) attends an official screening of his anime film "Suzume" at the Berlin International Film Festival with producer Genki Kawamura (L) and actress Nanoka Hara, who voiced the heroine of the film, in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Dancers of Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai Suzume Odori (sparrow dance) troupe march through a street during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in the prefecture's capital Sendai on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Fans flock to anime director Makoto Shinkai's Los Angeles artwork pop-up

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 Kyodo - A pop-up installation featuring materials from the complete works of Japanese animation filmmaker Makoto Shinkai drew fans to Los Angeles on Sunday Nov. 19, 2023.The event "Makoto Shinkai: A Journey from Voices of a Distant Star through Suzume" was the first exhibition featuring his films in the United States.(Kyodo)

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Japanese animation film "Suzume" breaks China box office records

A promotional display for the Japanese animation film "Suzume" is erected in a movie house in Beijing on April 13, 2023. The fantasy film directed by Makoto Shinkai has set a new Chinese box office record in the category of Japanese cartoon works, raking in over 752 million yuan ($109 million) as of April 17 since its release on March 24.

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Japanese animation film "Suzume" breaks China box office records

A promotional display for the Japanese animation film "Suzume" is erected in a movie house in Beijing on April 13, 2023. The fantasy film directed by Makoto Shinkai has set a new Chinese box office record in the category of Japanese cartoon works, raking in over 720 million yuan ($105 million) over the three weeks since its release.

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Berlin International Film Festival

Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai attends a press conference during the promotion of "Suzume" at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Dancers perform 'sparrow' dance in Sendai festival

SENDAI, Japan - Dancers perform the traditional local "Suzume (sparrow) Odori" dance during the Sendai Aoba Matsuri festival in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 18, 2014.

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Japan tourism promotion in India

NEW DELHI, India - A troupe of Sendai Suzume Odori dancers from Sendai, northeastern Japan, and local people dance together during an event in New Delhi on Oct. 16, 2012. Japan tourism authorities held the event in an attempt to attract tourists from India to Japan.

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Seoul festival features Japan performances

SEOUL, South Korea - Dancers perform the ''Sendai Suzume'' from Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during a festival in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2011. Performances from festivals in areas of Japan, including disaster-hit Tohoku region, were featured at the bilateral youth exchange event.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - People perform ''Suzume Odori'' (sparrow dance) of the Sendai area during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan Day event at Milan expo

Participants in Sendai Suzume Dance festival pose for a photo at the Expo Milano, a food-themed international fair in Milan, Italy, on July 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A woman holding an umbrella

A woman is holding a parasol. The chrysanthemums blooming in the garden suggest that it is autumn. There are chickens on and around the bamboo basket. The collar of the kimono is bright, and the sash is tied in fukura-suzume fashion.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐35‐0]

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Seoul festival features Japan performances

SEOUL, South Korea - Dancers perform the ''Sendai Suzume'' from Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during a festival in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2011. Performances from festivals in areas of Japan, including disaster-hit Tohoku region, were featured at the bilateral youth exchange event. (Kyodo)

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - People perform ''Suzume Odori'' (sparrow dance) of the Sendai area during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)