Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is checking off a number of firsts, and it’s not just the first time an anime has won at the Golden Globes. It is now officially the most successful original anime movie in North America, bringing in about …Read more »
No Face is one of the most iconic and mysterious characters from Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning anime movie Spirited Away. Kinyo Roadshow (translated as Friday Roadshow) is a weekly Friday-night movie segment on Japan’s Nippon TV, and while playing Spirited Away last week, it tweeted some …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s birthday was on January 5, and on the same date his Oscar-winning movie Spirited Away played on Japanese television. During the film’s ad time, a special commercial played — a Suburu commercial featuring Spirited Away’s Chihiro and Yubaba. Technically, you only hear their …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, whose movie Spirited Away was the first anime to win an Oscar, has just gotten his name in the anime history books again. His new movie, The Boy and the Heron, received the Golden Globe for the category Best Motion Picture – Animated. …Read more »
2024 is here, and that means the Year of the Dragon! Studio Ghibli rang in the New Year by sharing an online nengajo, a type of Japanese greeting card. Hayao Miyazaki drew a dragon for the card, and Studio Ghibli wrote a note about what’s …Read more »
Studio Ghibli is known for coming out with all sorts of cool merchandise, and its new Howl’s Moving Castle toy not only looks just like the castle from the titular movie, but it moves like the castle, too. You touch the back door, which works …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie The Boy and the Heron hit American theaters on Friday, and not only did it top the country’s weekend box office, but it made new records. This is the second time an anime film has been number one in America’s box …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie The Boy and the Heron will hit North American theaters this Friday, December 8. Singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu is behind the film’s theme song, titled “Chikyūgi” (translated as “Spinning Globe”), and he has put out a subtitled music video on YouTube. Production …Read more »
Frequent Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi is behind the soundtrack for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, known in English as The Boy and the Heron. He got his initial peek at the movie on July 7, 2022, when it was almost done, and Miyazaki gave him …Read more »
Ghibli Park has been open since last year, but it doesn’t mean the park is finished. Parts are being added, and now it’s been confirmed that the Valley of Witches section will throw open its doors on March 16. So what sort of stuff will …Read more »
Studio Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki revealed just how personal Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie, known in English as The Boy and the Heron, is to the Award-winning director. According to Toshio, different characters are based on real people. “Miyazaki is Mahito [the main character], …Read more »
The English main dub cast for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron movie has been announced, and as with past English dubs of Miyazaki’s work, it has some famous Hollywood actors lending their voices. Christian Bale plays Shoichi Maki, Luca Padovan plays Mahito Maki, …Read more »
The Boy and the Heron is scheduled to hit North American theaters on December 8 thanks to GKIDS, but there are a few opportunities for people to see it beforehand. Attendees at the Toronto international Film Festival got to view it on September 7 (its …Read more »
Konkatsu events in Japan are meant to help people meet and marry, and they might consist of something like a group dinner. However, the local government of the Aichi Prefecture (the prefecture where Ghibli Park is located) is putting on a konkatsu event that consists …Read more »
This week Hideaki Omura, the governor of Aichi, and Goro Miyazaki, the creative head of Ghibli Park planning (and son of Hayao Miyazaki) held a press conference to talk about the upcoming Catbuses. Yes, because if you’re going to make a park all about Studio …Read more »
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