Love & Pop is a 1998 Japanese experimental coming-of-age film directed and co-written by Hideaki Anno, based on the novel Topaz II by Ryū Murakami. It was Anno's first live action feature-length film. The film was shot almost entirely on hand-held digital cameras and contains unorthodox camera work, including many different mounted camera positions, such as on a model train riding on tracks. The film also flips from widescreen to fullscreen, distorts, confuses, and makes use of overlays stacked in layers to convey the character's emotions.
Theatrical release poster
Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture. Anno's style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions.
Anno at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in July 2016
Anno with Ryūsuke Hikawa (October 30, 2014)
Anno participated in "The World of Hideaki Anno", Tokyo International Film Festival on October 30, 2014.