While he takes his time developing his next project, though, CoMix Wave Films, the anime studio that’s produced the visuals for every one of Shinkai’s movies, has other work to keep itself occupied.
After lovingly dramatic portrayals of Tokyo and Gifu, the anime studio applies its glisteningly gorgeous talents to another country.
An anthology-style film, Shiki Oriori is split into three parts, each with a different director, two of whom are Chinese.
If you don’t recognize any of those cityscapes as being real-life places in Japan, it’s because Shiki Oriori takes place in China.