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Composer Joe Hisaishi—known to anime fans for his work with director Hayao Miyazaki and more—was supposed to have concerts this coming weekend at OVO Arena Wembley in London, but those plans have been postponed. Shortly before they were set to debut, the producers announced that …Read more »
Some awesome news out for fans of uber-composer Joe Hisaishi. Hisaishi’s Symphonic Suite “Princess Mononoke” 2021 is set for release in Japan this July. As the title implies, it’s a “symphonic suite” version of the soundtrack to Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke. This version, which features …Read more »
Fans of the touching 2016 film In This Corner of the World, including yours truly, were somewhat skeptical that the upcoming live-action series adaptation could bring the same magic and nuance as the movie (not to mention the original manga). But this piece of news …Read more »
A fan has gone the extra mile to pay tribute to one of anime's greats, Hayao Miyazaki, in a short video. Clocking in at a little over three minutes, the video features some of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's classic anime films and the Joe Hisaishi …Read more »
Do you like the films of Hayao Miyazaki ( Spirited Away , My Neighbor Totoro )? Me too. But maybe not as much as this guy. French animation student Gwenn Germain, student at art school Creapole, has created a pretty stunning 2:30 minute short that …Read more »
With The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki just won his second Academy Award. But where is he keeping his Oscar statuette? Beginning today, it can be found at the Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse at Ghibli Park. The park is located in Aichi Prefecture, and Aichi …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie, The Boy and the Heron, is continuing its winning streak! It has just been given awards by both The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood (in the form of the Annual Annie …Read more »
The nominees for the 2024 Academy Awards have been announced, and there is one anime nominated! It’s none other than The Boy and the Heron from Hayao Miyazaki, the only anime director who has ever won an Oscar. To be specific, The Boy and the …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is checking off a number of firsts, and it’s not just the first time an anime has won at the Golden Globes. It is now officially the most successful original anime movie in North America, bringing in about …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, whose movie Spirited Away was the first anime to win an Oscar, has just gotten his name in the anime history books again. His new movie, The Boy and the Heron, received the Golden Globe for the category Best Motion Picture – Animated. …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron and Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume have been doing well for themselves both critically and commercially, with the former topping the box office for the U.S. this past weekend. Now both films are officially up for another award as they’ve …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie The Boy and the Heron hit American theaters on Friday, and not only did it top the country’s weekend box office, but it made new records. This is the second time an anime film has been number one in America’s box …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie The Boy and the Heron will hit North American theaters this Friday, December 8. Singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu is behind the film’s theme song, titled “Chikyūgi” (translated as “Spinning Globe”), and he has put out a subtitled music video on YouTube. Production …Read more »
The winners of the New York Film Critics Award have been revealed, and it was an anime title that snagged the award for Best Animated Film! Specifically, The Boy and the Heron (known as Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka in Japanese, which translates as How …Read more »
Frequent Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi is behind the soundtrack for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, known in English as The Boy and the Heron. He got his initial peek at the movie on July 7, 2022, when it was almost done, and Miyazaki gave him …Read more »
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