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 »
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 »
Vimeo user whoispablo recently uploaded a pixel art animation tribute to Studio Ghibli and the movies of Hayao Miyazaki. It's just under a minute, but you can see a pretty wide range of films covered, from My Neighbor Totoro to Ponyo and more, in the …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 »
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 »
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 »
Fans of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind will remember Nausicaa’s main method of transport was a sleek one-man glider called a Mehve. The Mehve is a work of fiction, but one man, Kazuhiko Hachiya, has been working on a real-life version …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 »
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 »
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 »
Famous anime film director Hayao Miyazaki made waves last year when he announced his retirement from directing, leading many to speculate when he would crack and return to the director’s chair. So far he’s kept to his word, working on a variety of personal projects, …Read more »
This month, one of the great anime films of all time and the theatrical directorial debut of one Hayao Miyazaki, 1979's The Castle of Cagliostro , had a limited rerelease in Japanese theaters. The film, set to be released in HD in Japan and America …Read more »
Shigeki Miyazaki, better known as Aska from the J-pop duo Chage and Aska, was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing methamphetamine and MDMA (also known as ecstasy). Chage and Aska (right). Universal Music, which releases Chage and Aska's music, responded by halting shipments of the duo's …Read more »
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