When I first saw Isle of Dogs, I thought it might be difficult to make a poster that would add something to the movie,” Otomo explains. “It is filled with homage to Japanese cinema, including music directly from Kurosawa, and seemed fully realized already, with all its details in place. It was its own complete world. Then I had an idea: to paint a very traditional Japanese dog to represent the island itself, and a very traditional Japanese wooden floor as the sea. I hope my drawing will be a meaningful way to help share this film with the world.” Roma," "The Favourite" and "A Star is Born" lead 2018 CFCA nominations" (Press release). Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. December 7, 2018 . Retrieved February 6, 2019. Sharf, Zach (February 15, 2018). "Wes Anderson Explains Hayao Miyazaki's Influence on 'Isle of Dogs' and Stop-Motion Challenges". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 3, 2022.

Xu, Linda (December 10, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards 2019: The Complete List of Nominations". Archived from the original on March 7, 2021 . Retrieved December 10, 2018. Fujii also deconstructed the criticisms of the character of Tracy Walker being a "white savior", and how this relates to the film's language theme, writing,Sasha Stone (December 10, 2018). "Toronto Film Critics Announce Winners" (Press release). Award Daily. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019 . Retrieved February 6, 2019.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Takes 2019 Producers Guild Award". January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019 . Retrieved January 21, 2019. Writing for BuzzFeed, Alison Willmore found "no overt malicious intent to Isle of Dogs ' cultural tourism, but it's marked by a hodgepodge of references that an American like Anderson might cough up if pressed to free associate about Japan— taiko drummers, anime, Hokusai, sumo, kabuki, haiku, cherry blossoms, and a mushroom cloud (!). ... This all has more to do with the ... insides of Anderson's brain than it does any actual place. It's Japan purely as an aesthetic—and another piece of art that treats the East not as a living, breathing half of the planet but as a mirror for the Western imagination". [46] She continued, "in the wake of Isle of Dogs ' opening weekend, there were multiple headlines wondering whether the film was an act of appropriation or homage. But the question is rhetorical—the two aren't mutually exclusive, and the former is not automatically off the table just because the creator's intent was the latter". [46] Some critics have argued that the film is an example of racial stereotyping and cultural appropriation. [43] The Japanese characters speak unsubtitled Japanese, with their dialogue instead being translated by an interpreter or a machine. Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "It's in the director's handling of the story's human factor that his sensitivity falters, and the weakness for racial stereotyping that has sometimes marred his work comes to the fore ... Much of the Japanese dialogue has been pared down to simple statements that non-speakers can figure out based on context and facial expressions". Angie Han, writing in Mashable, cites the American exchange student character Tracy as a "classic example of the 'white savior' archetype—the well-meaning white hero who arrives in a foreign land and saves its people from themselves". [43]Casey, Dan (October 12, 2015). "Exclusive: Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston, and More to Star in Wes Anderson's Stop-Motion Animated Dog Movie". Nerdist. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015 . Retrieved December 21, 2016.

Anderson’s latest is his second stop-motion effort after 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film tells the story of Atari, a Japanese teenager who sets off to rescue his lost dog Spots when a corrupt government regime outlaws man’s best friend to 'Trash Island'. The film features Anderson’s usual roster of voices — Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, and more — as well as the likes of Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum. Oscar Nominations 2019: The Complete List". Variety. January 22, 2019. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019 . Retrieved February 6, 2019. a b Willmore, Alison (April 5, 2018). "Orientalism Is Alive And Well In American Cinema". BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018 . Retrieved April 5, 2018. Isle of Dogs". 3 Mills Studios. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018 . Retrieved April 6, 2018. Osborn, Alex (October 12, 2015). "Wes Anderson to Direct Stop-Motion Animated Film About Dogs". IGN UK. Ziff Davis . Retrieved March 23, 2018.Production [ edit ] Development [ edit ] Isle of Dogs press conference at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, February 2018 Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018 . Retrieved April 11, 2018. THE FAVOURITE' LEADS 2018 FLORIDA FILM CRITICS AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (Press release). December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021 . Retrieved December 19, 2018.