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Once again, it’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite “open but not working on anything” anime studio, Ghibli, with a couple interesting tidbits that hit the net this week. First off, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , the 2014 documentary about the inner …Read more »
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi revealed he resigned from Studio Ghibli at the end of last year at a talk event on the 12th centered around his latest film, When Marnie Was There . When asked about what his next film might be, Yonebayashi responded, “I’m not …Read more »
GKids has a date set for Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There , the anime film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ( The Secret World of Arrietty ). The feature hits U.S. theaters on May 22, starting in New York and Los Angeles, with an expansion …Read more »
While Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s film Princess Kaguya did not win the Academy Award for best animated feature (boo), the good news is Takahata “has his mind set” on his next work according to an interview with AP. Takahata’s next film will be “a …Read more »
We reported last week on Studio Ghibli’s possible not un-death , in which esteemed Ghibli director and co-founder Isao Takahata ( Princess Kaguya ) asserted his desire to continue creating making films while also suggesting that Hayao Miyazaki wasn’t done yet, either. This week, we’ve …Read more »
When rumors ran rampant last year that Studio Ghibli would be shutting its doors for good after its latest film, When Marnie Was There , failed to do much box office biz, cooler heads quickly chimed in, assuring readers what Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki actually …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , released last year, is the Ghibli film doomed to be remembered more for not making a ton of money , thus leading Ghibli into a state of quasi-existence, than for whether it was any good or not. (For what it’s …Read more »
Way back in February of last year, we posted about an event called Animesia, in which a group of restaurants in Akihabara served up dishes from various anime. One of the items on offer was the pasta wolfed down by Lupin and Jigen in Hayao …Read more »
GKids has a November 29 New York theatrical premiere set for The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , a documentary that offers up an inside look at Studio Ghibli and anime master Hayao Miyazaki. After it hits NY, the film will be available digitally on …Read more »
Based on the classic Japanese folklore of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Studio Ghibli and director Isao Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is coming to North American theaters on October 17. Hopefully GKids' timing will see the film getting some attention from …Read more »
Originally released in Japanese theaters last November, Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ( reviewed here ) is the latest film from Grave of the Fireflies director Isao Takahata. It's now set to open in North America on October 17, perfectly timed for the …Read more »
English-language anime news sites and Twitter experienced a flurry of activity Sunday evening as reports circulated that Studio Ghibli, the studio behind Ponyo , Spirited Away and The Wind Rises , would be closing its doors. Sites like Twitch posted articles with headlines like “Studio …Read more »
When Marnie Was There , the new Studio Ghibli film and the first of the post-Miyazaki era, didn’t fare particularly well in its opening weekend, earning 379 million yen (about $3.7 million) and opening third behind the new Pokemon film, Diancie and the Cocoon of …Read more »
Some exciting trailers out this week, the first for Studio Ghibli’s latest film, When Marnie Was There , which is due out in Japan this month (look for our review then). When Marnie Was There is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ( Arrietty ) and is …Read more »
Two things are clear: one, Hayao Miyazaki will definitely never direct again, and two, Hayao Miyazaki might announce his next film tomorrow. Those contradictory conclusions are at the heart of Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , the new documentary about the very contradictory Miyazaki - …Read more »
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