McDonald’s Japan is really into making its own anime ads! The latest example is for its tsukimi (translated as “moon-viewing”) menu, including the tsukimi burger. This is a seasonal offering in Japan, kind of like how in America pumpkin-flavored things are seasonal at many places …Read more »
To coincide with the U.S. release of When Marnie Was There , director Hiromasa Yonebayashi has been interviewed by Time Out, and it’s definitely worth a read. In the interview, Yonebayashi details many aspects of the film’s production, including the differences between Marnie and his …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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Studio Ghibli's upcoming Princess Kaguya anime film marks the first by director and studio co-founder Isao Takahata since 1999's My Neighbors the Yamadas . While it was originally set to open on July 20 alongside Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises ( Kaze Tachinu ), it …Read more »
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