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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 »
At 11am Monday morning, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference at Studio Ghibli headquarters in western Tokyo. In the hours before the presser, there was speculation as to what exactly he would be announcing – a return from retirement? The closing of Ghibli? Or something …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 »
Hayao Miyazaki, director of films like Spirited Away and The Wind Rises , has never shied away from sharing his political views, and this week’s move by the recently-retired filmmaker is no exception. Miyazaki has joined the leadership of a fund that opposes the relocation …Read more »
Legendary anime director and recent retiree Hayao Miyazaki is keeping busy. Aside from working on a pet project manga, helping out on Hideaki Anno’s Animator Expo, and winning lifetime achievement Oscars, Miyazaki also been volunteering once a week to clean up Fuchi no Mori, a …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of Spirited Away and The Wind Rises , has never been a man afraid to share his opinion. Last year, amid nationwide debate among whether to alter Japan’s constitution to allow for more militarization, Ghibli published a …Read more »
There was a lot of speculation and confusion about the future of Studio Ghibli last week after remarks made by producer Toshio Suzuki about the studio taking a break and rethinking its business practices. Suzuki made another TV appearance this week in which he mentioned …Read more »
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Hall of Fame announced last Thursday that Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is one of the four new inductees for this year, alongside other visionary creators like fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and 2001 director Stanley Kubrick. For those wondering, the …Read more »
This September, we reported on the announcement that Hayao Miyazaki – famed director of Princess Mononoke , Spirited Away and The Wind Rises – would be stepping down from the director’s chair. We also expressed some skepticism that the notoriously hardworking master would be able …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki is leaving the world of film animation. That’s according to Studio Ghibli President Koji Hoshino, who announced this past Sunday at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival in Italy that the world-famous anime director will “retire from the production of feature-length …Read more »
This past weekend ended with some major Studio Ghibli news. While it isn't the first time we've heard something along these lines, Ghibli President Koji Hoshino formally announced that acclaimed director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is retiring from feature films. The announcement was made …Read more »
It’s time for another edition of Miyazaki Watch, where we take a look at the recent media activities of everyone’s favorite semi-retired filmmaking legend, Hayao Miyazaki, and the son eternally destined to be in the shadows of his father, Goro. First up, Hayao, whose recent …Read more »
It’s a Miyazaki week, with both father and son popping up in the news. First to Miyazaki Senior, the recently semi-retired director of The Wind Rises . First off, Miyazaki stirred up a bit of controversy earlier in the week during a TV interview in …Read more »
A couple big box office anime wins out of Japan and China this weekend. In Japan, the new Detective Conan film — the 27th in the long-running franchise — made 3.3 billion yen in its opening weekend. The film, subtitled The Million-dollar Pentagram, broke Conan …Read more »
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