AUTEUR OF ANIMATION

Wes Anderson's stylish new film about a pack of stranded dogs draws inspiration from Japanese masters such as Akira Kurosawa. Xu Fan reports.

As one of the most influential directors in American cinema over the past two decades, Wes Anderson has returned to his passion for the stop motion technique with his new animated flick Isle of Dogs.

For Chinese fans, they will have more reasons to be cheerful for their idol's latest work, as 2018 marks the Year of Dog in the Chinese zodiac. Isle of Dogs is also Anderson's second stop-motion feature following 2009's Fantastic Mr Fox.