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 »
Studio Ghibli big boss Toshio Suzuki’s feelings on promoting Hayao Miyazaki’s new film can be summed up something like this: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ So reports the Hollywood Reporter, which says How Do You Live?, which comes out in Japan July 14, will have no pre-release marketing: no …Read more »
How would you like to get around town in a bus decorated with Spirited Away imagery? Right now people in Fukuoka City, Japan have that option, but only for a limited time. The Spirited Away buses, put out by operator Nishitetsu Bus, are around for …Read more »
Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli’s co-creator and long-time producer, now has his own traveling exhibit called the Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition. In addition to seeing all sorts of Studio Ghibli nods (like a huge Yubaba head), it lets people get to know Suzuki. For starters, …Read more »
North American fans of Studio Ghibli can thank Steve Alpert for his tireless efforts bringing the beloved movies to a wider audience. Alpert explains his important role as the resident gaijin (foreigner) at Studio Ghibli in his memoir Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, …Read more »
Back in December of last year, the Demon Slayer movie officially surpassed Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away as the #1 movie of all time in the Japanese box office. That was just one of many accomplishments the film has made during its run, so it should …Read more »
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently appeared on Fuji TV’s Bokura no Jidai talk show, and the subject of a potential live-action Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind came up during the discussion. While there are some high profile professionals who would love to …Read more »
Studio Ghibli only recently got themselves a Twitter handle, and a few days ago Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki used the social media platform to answer questions and tell people more about the company and the mysterious and talented Hayao Miyazaki. Suzuki said that Miyazaki has …Read more »
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently did an interview with British magazine Sight & Sound. Suzuki said that Hayao Miyazaki’s next movie, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (translated as How Do You Live?) is approximately halfway done, and he doesn’t anticipate it coming out for …Read more »
Image credit: Dominique Charriau/Wireimage/Getty Images Eight people will be receiving the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival’s Achievement Award. Let’s take a look at who is being honored for growing and elevating anime throughout their lifetime. First up, to no one’s surprise, is Studio Ghibli co-founder …Read more »
Lots 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 »
Aichi Prefecture’s Smile Project Channel has been putting together content to help children in Japan smile through these tough times while staying at home. One of their videos called upon the assistance of Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, who was born in Aichi Prefecture, which …Read more »
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 »
Are you on the edge of your seat waiting for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film? Uh, might want to find something to do in the meantime. According to Ghibli uber-producer Toshio Suzuki, who’s out on a press tour for his new book, Miyazaki’s latest (and proooooobably …Read more »
Japan has always been a sort of Mecca for anime fans, and the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka is a prime destination for such pilgrimages. The Ghibli Museum’s Straw Hat Cafe offers a menu inspired by Studio Ghibli films, but until now there’s never been a …Read more »
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