Studio Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki Dies at 58
Matt SchleyAnimator Makiko Futaki, whose work at Ghibli spans the entirety of the studio’s filmography, has died at age 58. Futaki died of an unspecified illness on May 13. Futaki, who was born in 1957 in Osaka, began her career at Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. …Read more »