LeSean Thomas’ Film Discussion Series for Japan Society to Host Cowboy Bebop, Lazarus Director Shinichiro Watanabe – News

The Japan Society announced Thursday that the “FX 2025: Cross-Cultural Conversations with Animation Visionaries” film and discussion series will take place in New York from November 17 to 22. creator and director LeSean Thomas (Yasuke, cannon buster) and producers Justin Leach (Star Wars: PhantasmLeviathan will visit classrooms November 17-19 to talk about animation and film. So, director Shinichiro Watanabe (cowboy bebop, Samurai Champloo, Lazarus – pictured on the right) will join them from November 20th to 22nd to discuss their animation and hold a public screening Lazarus and Cowboy Bebop: The Moviewait.

The Japan Society will also host a pop-up exhibition showcasing Watanabe’s selection of making art Lazarus. Rough Trade Records in New York City will host a Watanabe autograph session on November 22nd.

Director Watanabe Lazarus13 new original episodes Japanese cartoons Premiered on adult swimof far wave The show airs on April 5. The animation opening theme song “Vortex” is composed by slime washington was Nominate The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Original Musical Score”.

Watanabe directed such films as cowboy bebop, Macross Plus, Samurai Champloo, space dude, carol and tuesdayand horror resonance. He also guided this”Blade Runner: Blackout 2022“Animated short film. Watanabe’s short film”girl meets boy and robot” filtered 26th Fantasia International Film Festival July 2022 in Montreal, Canada.

Thomas’s cannon buster The animated series premiered on Netflix August 2019. before thomas funded The project’s pilot short film uses Crowdfunding. Thomas (Sons of Ether, Backcountry) published the first issue of his original work cannon buster 2005 comics Udon Entertainment and The Devil Deserves Publication.

Thomas’s Yasuke Japanese cartoons debut April 2021 Global Netflix.

Leach began his animation career as a comic book artist in college. After graduation, he moved to Blye Sky Studios where he worked as an animator on several projects, including Titan AE and Ice Age. Leach started working as a “technical animator” Produce IG In August 2000, he was one of the few Americans with personal experience in the animation industry. he has devoted final exile TV series, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence movies, animated sequences quentin tarantinoof kill billand serves as producer Kick the heart.

Leach is the producer of this product Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 anthology project first appeared on Disney+ Wednesday. He is also the producer of the show Japanese cartoons series Scott Westfieldof Leviathan novels, among them Premiere exist Netflix July 10th.

Source: press release