Japanese Twitter Loves Hayao Miyazaki’s Hands
Danica DavidsonStudio Ghibli has been showing off Hayao Miyazaki’s hands — the hands that have drawn and written so many things that have made so many people happy. First up is Miyazaki’s hand on his latest book.
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Twitter Celebrates Hayao Miyazaki’s 80th Birthday
Hayao Miyazaki was born 80 years ago today, on January 5, 1941. Enough people who are fans of his work also have Twitter accounts, because they got his name trending while sending him birthday wishes. Here are some of the people celebrating: «I do believe …Read more »
The Simpsons Reference Miyazaki and Totoro in New Episode
Last night The Simpsons played a new episode titled “The Dad Feelings-Limited” that included references to anime. Comic Book Guy and his wife, the mangaka Kumiko, start hanging out with Homer and Marge, doing trivia and eating ramen with them. (And if you look closely, …Read more »
Miyazaki Says How He’ll Feel if Demon Slayer Surpasses Spirited Away
Yesterday we reported that the Demon Slayer film has done better than most movies have in Japan at the box office, even beating out all the Miyazaki movies at this point except for Spirited Away. While Miyazaki was out picking up trash to help the …Read more »
Miyazaki’s Controversial Quote About Japanese Voice Actresses Resurfaces
In 2005, during an interview with England’s The Guardian for the release of Howl’s Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki praised dub actress Lauren Bacall. He also remarked, “All the Japanese female voice actors have voices that are very coquettish and wanting male attention, which was not …Read more »
Miyazaki Shares New Video of Him Making Sketches for His Café
After sharing a video of himself, his son and his colleague Toshio Suzuki eating at the Studio Ghibli café like regular customers, Hayao Miyazaki is back with another filmed look into his life. The new video shows him drawing a potential sign to supplant the …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki Eats at Studio Ghibli Café Like Any Other Customer
Japan has a thing for specialty cafés, including the Studio Ghibli Museum’s Straw Hat Café. The other day Studio Ghibli founders Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki attended to their café like any other customers, and they shared a video of it. Along with the two …Read more »
This Year’s Kawakita Award Goes to Hayao Miyazaki
Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is no stranger to winning awards, and they keep on coming. On August 26, he took home the 38th annual Kawakita Award from the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute. The award itself was created in honor of Nagamasa Kawakita, a Japanese …Read more »
Ghibli Watch: 36 Minutes of Hayao’s Film Finished, Goro Makes CG Film
Matt SchleyLots of exciting Ghibli news out today via the studio’s uber-producer Toshio Suzuki. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Suzuki says that 36 minutes of Miyazaki’s new film, Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) are complete. He adds that COVID-19 has not …Read more »
Gundam Creator Regrets Missing the Chance to ‘Crush Hayao Miyazaki’
Joseph LusterYesterday we posted about Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino advising today’s Japanese animators to surpass the efforts of the Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In the process, he mentioned his initial attempts to surpass George Lucas’s Star Wars, but there’s one renowned creator he was never able to defeat. …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film Has No Set Deadline
In Japanese, there’s an English-derived phrase for taking things at one’s own, usually leisurely pace: maipēsu. According to a new essay from Studio Ghibli uber-producer Toshio Suzuki, that about describes the rate at which master director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film is coming together. In an …Read more »
Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky Coach Jackets Revealed
Fans of Studio Ghibli and high fashion, take heed: coach jackets based on two of the studio’s most beloved films are heading your way. The jackets, which were just announced, pay tribute to director Hayao Miyazaki’s hits Castle in the Sky (1986) and Princess Mononoke …Read more »
Don’t Miss the Last Chance to See Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki in Theaters!
Otaku USA StaffDespite how well known he is, many fans of Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki haven’t had a chance to see the anime legend in action. This officially changes with the theatrical debut of Never–Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, a feature-length documentary that offers an inspiring, …Read more »
A Legend Faces New Challenges in Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is a household name at this point, but how many people are aware of the amount of work he puts into his passion for animation? Add the complex new element of CGI into the mix and you have a tale that could only …Read more »
Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Concludes with Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky
Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Studio Ghibli anime film Castle in the Sky returns to theaters this November to bring an epic finale to Studio Ghibli Fest 2018! Screenings will be available in both English and the original Japanese—with dubbed showings scheduled for November …Read more »