‘A New Dawn’ Review: A Visual Masterpiece Searching for a Story

Japanese animator Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s background as a painter is clearly evident in his feature directorial debut “A New Dawn,” representing Japan in the Berlin Film Festival’s main competition.

The film is gorgeous to look at, paying attention to every little detail painted on screen, while backgrounds to the action look like still tableaux that could […] Japanese animator Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s background as a painter is clearly evident in his feature directorial debut “A New Dawn,” representing Japan in the Berlin Film Festival’s main competition.

The film is gorgeous to look at, paying attention to every little detail painted on screen, while backgrounds to the action look like still tableaux that could […]