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Studio Ghibli, the anime creators even non-anime fans know and love, are the subject of a new exhibition in Hong Kong. Spanning the long history of the studio behind Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflies and its founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the …Read more »
Think back, if you will, to the 2003 Academy Awards. Steve Martin was host, Chicago won Best Picture, and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” became the first hip-hop song to win an Oscar. But most importantly, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated …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, legendary director of anime film classics like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away , and co-founder of groundbreaking animation house Studio Ghibli, is getting old. He’s 72 this year. No spring chicken. And Studio Ghibli has …Read more »
For the last ten years, Studio Ghibli (who really need no introduction, but just in case: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro ) have been holding exhibitions at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art. This year, the studio invited famed anime director Hideaki Anno ( …Read more »
Ever since Spirited Away took the Oscar in 2000 for Best Animated Picture, Studio Ghibli seemed to have hit a creative doldrums. Howl’s Moving Castle was pleasantly forgettable, Tales from Earthsea was execrable; and Ponyo was overall delightful but disappointing for those expecting something meatier. …Read more »
Way back, possibly before the latest version of the Otaku USA site was live, we passed along the first reports of Ni no Kuni: The Another World , a Nintendo DS collaboration between developer Level-5 ( Dragon Quest VIII , Professor Layton ) and renowned …Read more »
Joe Hisaishi is best known for composing music for Studio Ghibli films, including My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and most recently The Boy and the Heron. This has made his music popular around the world, but …Read more »
If you’ve been wanting to own a physical copy of The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s new Oscar-winning movie, then mark your calendars for July 9. That’s when the film will become available on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray + DVD, as well as …Read more »
A few months ago, we learned that Ghibli-alum studio Ponoc was teaming up with Netflix for a multi-picture exclusive streaming deal, starting with the studio’s recent film The Imaginary. Now we’ve learned when that film is set to hit Netflix: July 5. In addition, the …Read more »
More than 290,000 audience members have witnessed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s My Neighbour Totoro stage play during its two seasons at the Barbican in London. Both seasons were sold out, and ticket sales broke new records. Next the play is going to be performed at …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 »
It was up against some stiff competition, but the latest film from Studio Ghibli has officially secured director Hayao Miyazaki his second Oscar. The 96th Academy Awards is currently airing, and the award for Best Animated Feature went to Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. …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 Ishinomori Manga Museum located in Ishinomaki City, Japan, is currently presenting a special exhibit dedicated to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s works. But it’s not The Boy and the Heron, his new release, nor is it one of his other famous movies, like Spirited Away. …Read more »
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