453. Belle (2021; Ryû to sobakasu no hime) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-453-belle/SandF_453_Belle.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlying whales, cyberstalking, and the metaverse, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Iori Kusano team up to discuss 2021’s Belle (Ryû to sobakasu no hime), a new film by Mamoru Hosoda. Together, they explore the film’s treatment of Internet culture, visual metaphors both topical and literary, Hosoda’s narrative choices, and so much more. TW: discussions of child abuse and cyberstalking. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
#18. Summer Wars (2009) w/ Daniel Huddleston — #WorldSFTour
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB18SummerWars2009WDanielHuddlestonWorldSFTour/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2318%20–%20Summer%20Wars%20%282009%29%20w%20Daniel%20Huddleston%20–%20%23WorldSFTour.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRogue A.I., family troubles, and MMO-run civilizations, oh my! To celebrate Japanese cinema, we’re joined by translator Daniel Huddleston for a discussion of Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 film, Summer Wars. You may be familiar with Hosoda’s other excellent work, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; Summer Wars is also an excellent work. We hope you enjoy the episode! Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. [audio http://archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB18SummerWars2009WDanielHuddlestonWorldSFTour/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2318%20–%20Summer%20Wars%20%282009%29%20w%20Daniel%20Huddleston%20–%20%23WorldSFTour.mp3] Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Summer Wars (IMDB) Mamoru Hosoda (IMDB) Daniel Huddleston’s translation work: Virus by Sakyo Komatsu Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Endo by Miyuki Miyabe Speculative Japan 3 Comment away!
