1 & Only Studio Ghibli Thread
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Chie the Brat isn't Studio Ghibli, but the the TV series was directed by Isao Takahata.
Coming May 28th 2024! Chie the Brat the original first series on Blu-ray!
Crunchyroll pre-order link: https://store.crunchyroll.com/produc...707039628.html
Japanese language, English subtitles, all 64 episodes in high definition, region A discs.
Crunchyroll pre-order link: https://store.crunchyroll.com/produc...707039628.html
Japanese language, English subtitles, all 64 episodes in high definition, region A discs.
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Chie the Brat is up to pre-order!
The Isao Takahata comedy-drama classic gets an English subbed release for the 1st time ever!
Before he made Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, & more, he told stories about the unluckiest little girl in Japan.
***
Chie the Brat includes all 64 episodes of the series in one set.
The video for this one is a bit soft, but a pleasant overall watch.
Brand-new top quality subtitles for the entire series.
Extras include a clean ED & a Blu-ray promo.
A few screenshots of the video.
***
Chie the Brat is just an amazingly high quality comedy-drama.
The quality of the characters, humor, & drama means it’s inspired & continued to influence for decades.
It’s so much fun to watch from beginning to end.
The Isao Takahata comedy-drama classic gets an English subbed release for the 1st time ever!
Before he made Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, & more, he told stories about the unluckiest little girl in Japan.
***
Chie the Brat includes all 64 episodes of the series in one set.
The video for this one is a bit soft, but a pleasant overall watch.
Brand-new top quality subtitles for the entire series.
Extras include a clean ED & a Blu-ray promo.
A few screenshots of the video.
***
Chie the Brat is just an amazingly high quality comedy-drama.
The quality of the characters, humor, & drama means it’s inspired & continued to influence for decades.
It’s so much fun to watch from beginning to end.
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Chie the Brat is up to pre-order!
The Isao Takahata comedy-drama classic gets an English subbed release for the 1st time ever!
Before he made Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, & more, he told stories about the unluckiest little girl in Japan.
***
Chie the Brat includes all 64 episodes of the series in one set.
The video for this one is a bit soft, but a pleasant overall watch.
Brand-new top quality subtitles for the entire series.
Extras include a clean ED & a Blu-ray promo.
A few screenshots of the video.
***
Chie the Brat is just an amazingly high quality comedy-drama.
The quality of the characters, humor, & drama means it’s inspired & continued to influence for decades.
It’s so much fun to watch from beginning to end.
https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/st...86312782307686
https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/st...86418969493777
The Isao Takahata comedy-drama classic gets an English subbed release for the 1st time ever!
Before he made Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, & more, he told stories about the unluckiest little girl in Japan.
***
Chie the Brat includes all 64 episodes of the series in one set.
The video for this one is a bit soft, but a pleasant overall watch.
Brand-new top quality subtitles for the entire series.
Extras include a clean ED & a Blu-ray promo.
A few screenshots of the video.
***
Chie the Brat is just an amazingly high quality comedy-drama.
The quality of the characters, humor, & drama means it’s inspired & continued to influence for decades.
It’s so much fun to watch from beginning to end.
https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/st...86312782307686
https://twitter.com/discotekmedia/st...86418969493777
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https://store.crunchyroll.com/produc...707039628.html
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The Boy and the Heron is available for pre-order digitally (no release date):
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ director Hayao Miyazaki’s 60-year career has shaped generations of animators. Genndy Tartakovsky, Rebecca Sugar, Jorge Gutierrez, and many more talked to us about the sequences that changed their lives. https://www.vulture.com/article/best...sequences.html
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THE BOY AND THE HERON has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature! Congratulations to Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli on their second-ever win! 🏆✨
This was the 13th #Oscars nomination for GKIDS and our first win ever!
2023 was a landmark year for animation, and we’re grateful to have shared the stage with so many brilliant nominees. We are all united in our belief that animation IS film, and look forward to the future. ❤️
This was the 13th #Oscars nomination for GKIDS and our first win ever!
2023 was a landmark year for animation, and we’re grateful to have shared the stage with so many brilliant nominees. We are all united in our belief that animation IS film, and look forward to the future. ❤️
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A few words from Toshio Suzuki and GKIDS.
THE BOY AND THE HERON will return to North American theatres for a celebratory re-release soon. Stay tuned for details.
THE BOY AND THE HERON will return to North American theatres for a celebratory re-release soon. Stay tuned for details.
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The Boy and the Heron is available for pre-order digitally (no release date):
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
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https://variety.com/2024/film/news/b...ms-1235939447/
Miyazaki’s Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Coming to Max; Streamer Renews Deal for Studio Ghibli Films
Miyazaki’s Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Coming to Max; Streamer Renews Deal for Studio Ghibli Films
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^Good to hear. I've been (very) slowly working my way through the Ghibli movies I haven't seen before, as well as rewatching some that I have.
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Walmart with more BD/DVD double packs:
via GKIDS x Shout! Studios:
More double feature (2 keepcases with 1 O-card) available at Walmart (delivery & pickup availability may vary): $24.96
Castle in the Sky / Kiki's Delivery Service (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663245370
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/5176689348
Princess Mononoke / Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663245363
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/5170438182
via GKIDS x Shout! Factory:
Double feature (2 keepcases with 1 O-card) available at Walmart (delivery & pickup availability may vary): $27.96
My Neighbor Totoro / Ponyo (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663241761
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/3763045503
Spirited Away / Howl's Moving Castle (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663241754
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/1937283192
Double feature (2 keepcases with 1 O-card) available at Walmart (delivery & pickup availability may vary): $27.96
My Neighbor Totoro / Ponyo (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663241761
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/3763045503
Spirited Away / Howl's Moving Castle (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663241754
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/1937283192
More double feature (2 keepcases with 1 O-card) available at Walmart (delivery & pickup availability may vary): $24.96
Castle in the Sky / Kiki's Delivery Service (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663245370
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/5176689348
Princess Mononoke / Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Blu-ray/DVD)
UPC: 826663245363
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/5170438182
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via GKIDS Films:
THE BOY AND THE HERON | Official Trailer 2
Returning to theatres nationwide beginning March 22!
Screenings will include an introduction from Golden Globe-nominated composer Joe Hisaishi and a featurette with supervising animator Takeshi Honda.
https://gkids.com/films/the-boy-and-the-heron/
THE BOY AND THE HERON | Official Trailer 2
Returning to theatres nationwide beginning March 22!
Screenings will include an introduction from Golden Globe-nominated composer Joe Hisaishi and a featurette with supervising animator Takeshi Honda.
https://gkids.com/films/the-boy-and-the-heron/
Last edited by WTK; 03-14-24 at 12:30 PM.
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Studio Ghibli 7-inch Vinyl Record Box Set [Limited 6th Pressing] is available for pre-order:
- https://www.animate.shop/products/4988008086812-6
- https://store.crunchyroll.com/produc...008086812.html
- https://www.animate.shop/products/4988008086812-6
- https://store.crunchyroll.com/produc...008086812.html
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The Boy and the Heron is available for pre-order digitally (no release date):
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
- https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-bo...py61p3zrrufp3v
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
- https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/...-Heron/3072113
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https://variety.com/2024/film/news/b...ms-1235939447/
Miyazaki’s Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Coming to Max; Streamer Renews Deal for Studio Ghibli Films
Miyazaki’s Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Coming to Max; Streamer Renews Deal for Studio Ghibli Films
'The Boy and the Heron' to Stream on Netflix Around the World
Netflix Extends Partnership with Goodfellas and GKIDS to Release Studio Ghibli Films ex-US and Japan
- Netflix, Goodfellas and GKIDS have extended worldwide catalog streaming rights (ex-US and Japan) for Oscar®-winning Japanese studio Studio Ghibli.
- Netflix will be the future home of the Oscar®-winning and Golden Globe®-winning film The Boy and the Heron, with an announcement of the Netflix streaming premiere date to be made later this year. Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, this critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Oscar®️-winning director.
- An additional 22 films – including such beloved classics as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Arrietty, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, among others – will continue to stream on Netflix around the world.
- Studio Ghibli fans in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America will continue to enjoy these iconic films subtitled in 28 languages and dubbed in up to 20 languages.
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Studio Ghibli Fest 2024
- https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/
- https://www.fathomevents.com/series/studio-ghibli-fest/
FULL SCHEDULE
All event listings are in local time
SPIRITED AWAY
- Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, April 29 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY
- Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
CASTLE IN THE SKY
- Monday, May 20 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
- Sunday, June 9 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
- Monday, June 10 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, June 12 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
PRINCESS MONONOKE
- Sunday, July 14 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, July 15 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
PONYO
- Saturday, August 3 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, August 4 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, August 5 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, August 6 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, August 7 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
WHISPER OF THE HEART
- Sunday, August 25 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE CAT RETURNS
- Monday, August 26 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
- Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Friday, September 27 at 7:00 (DUB)
- Saturday, September 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, September 29 at 3:00 and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, September 30 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE 35TH ANNIVERSARY
- Saturday, October 26 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, October 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
POM POKO 30TH ANNIVERSARY
- Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
- Monday, November 25 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/
- https://www.fathomevents.com/series/studio-ghibli-fest/
FULL SCHEDULE
All event listings are in local time
SPIRITED AWAY
- Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, April 29 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY
- Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
CASTLE IN THE SKY
- Monday, May 20 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
- Sunday, June 9 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
- Monday, June 10 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, June 12 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
PRINCESS MONONOKE
- Sunday, July 14 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, July 15 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
PONYO
- Saturday, August 3 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, August 4 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, August 5 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, August 6 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, August 7 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
WHISPER OF THE HEART
- Sunday, August 25 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE CAT RETURNS
- Monday, August 26 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
- Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Friday, September 27 at 7:00 (DUB)
- Saturday, September 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, September 29 at 3:00 and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, September 30 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE 35TH ANNIVERSARY
- Saturday, October 26 at 3:00 PM (SUB)
- Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, October 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
POM POKO 30TH ANNIVERSARY
- Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
- Monday, November 25 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
#247
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^looks pretty cool. I rewatched Castle in the Sky last year--enjoyed it even more than the first time. I'm conflicted, because one of the things I like most about the Ghibli films is the beautiful 2D animation, but I have to admit that it would be interesting to see some well-made CGI+live action versions of some of them.
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https://time.com/6964119/hayao-miyazaki/
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p...val-de-cannes/
THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024
Hayao Miyazaki
BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO
APRIL 17, 2024 7:10 AM EDT
I discovered Hayao Miyazaki’s Toei Animation films as a child—films like The Wonderful World of Puss ’n Boots and series like Heidi and Marco, in which his style and influence became increasingly identifiable. Encountering My Neighbor Totoro as an adult, my mind snapped back to those earlier works, and I recognized how much this man had shaped my childhood.
Miyazaki’s work provokes that rare emotion—the shiver of recognition of a type of beauty that is impossible in the real world and thus exists only in his films. Yet he is also a brutal realist regarding greed, war, and human rage. He knows that we shape and destroy the planet and that humans are the best and the worst of our world.
He is entirely genuine. A one-of-a-kind creator who exists fully in his art. He is the single most influential animation director in the history of the medium, and one of my top 10 favorite storytellers in any audiovisual medium. The Boy and the Heron is a subtle masterpiece that exerts a gravitational pull—and many of us feel that pull intensely.
Hayao Miyazaki
BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO
APRIL 17, 2024 7:10 AM EDT
I discovered Hayao Miyazaki’s Toei Animation films as a child—films like The Wonderful World of Puss ’n Boots and series like Heidi and Marco, in which his style and influence became increasingly identifiable. Encountering My Neighbor Totoro as an adult, my mind snapped back to those earlier works, and I recognized how much this man had shaped my childhood.
Miyazaki’s work provokes that rare emotion—the shiver of recognition of a type of beauty that is impossible in the real world and thus exists only in his films. Yet he is also a brutal realist regarding greed, war, and human rage. He knows that we shape and destroy the planet and that humans are the best and the worst of our world.
He is entirely genuine. A one-of-a-kind creator who exists fully in his art. He is the single most influential animation director in the history of the medium, and one of my top 10 favorite storytellers in any audiovisual medium. The Boy and the Heron is a subtle masterpiece that exerts a gravitational pull—and many of us feel that pull intensely.
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p...val-de-cannes/
Studio Ghibli Honorary Palme d’or of the 77th Festival de Cannes
published on 17.04.2024
The Festival de Cannes is honoring a cinema legend, awarding its Honorary Palme d’or for the first time to a group: Studio Ghibli.
Alongside the Hollywood greats, the Japanese studio embodied by two superb storytellers, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and a host of cult characters, has unleashed a fresh wind on animated film over the past four decades.
“I am truly honored and delighted that the studio is awarded the Honorary Palme d’or,” declares Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of the Studio Ghibli. “I would like to thank the Festival de Cannes from the bottom of my heart. Forty years ago, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and I established Studio Ghibli with the desire to bring high-level, high-quality animation to children and adults of all ages. Today, our films are watched by people all over the world, and many visitors come to the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park to experience the world of our films for themselves. We have truly come a long way for Studio Ghibli to become such a big organization. Although Miyazaki and I have aged considerably, I am sure that Studio Ghibli will continue to take on new challenges, led by the staff who will carry on the spirit of the company. It would be my greatest pleasure if you look forward to what’s next.”
With this Honorary Palme d’or, Studio Ghibli joins those who have inspired cinematography, whom the Festival de Cannes celebrates every year. “For the first time in our history, it’s not a person but an institution that we have chosen to celebrate,” said Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. “Like all the icons of the Seventh Art, these characters populate our imaginations with prolific, colorful universes and sensitive, engaging narrations. With Ghibli, Japanese animation stands as one of the great adventures of cinephilia, between tradition and modernity”.
The Festival de Cannes was an early explorer of the animated film adventure. In the early years, Walt Disney productions presented short films (1946) and the feature Dumbo (1947). In 1953, Walt Disney himself took Peter Pan to the Croisette, where René Laloux won a special Jury Prize in 1973 for his first feature, Fantastic Planet. After a long absence, animation returned to Cannes in force with Shrek (2001) and Shrek 2 (2004), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Persepolis (2007), Waltz with Bashir (2008), which all received awards in the Competition, or even Up, which opened the Festival in 2009. Many other films, such as Kirikou and the Wild Beasts, Inside Out, The Summit of the Gods and more recently, Elemental, and Robot Dreams have also left their mark. Moreover, Un Certain Regard welcomed The Red Turtle (2016), Studios Ghibli’s first collaboration with a European production company.
It all began 40 years ago. The success of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 enabled him to establish Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata in 1985. They achieved what seemed to be an impossible feat: independently producing pure masterpieces and conquering the mass market. Producer Toshio Suzuki, a key studio member from the start and soon assuming a full time role, he managed the studio with formidable efficiency, establishing perfect complementarity between the projects of Miyazaki and Takahata, by turns producers and directors.
In 1988, with the simultaneous release of Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro, these outstanding creative artists achieved a double success. In 1992, Studio Ghibli was able to begin financing its own feature films with Porco Rosso. In the early years, only the two founders directed their films, but gradually young auteurs such as Goro Miyazaki and Hiromasa Yonebayashi distinguished themselves and joined the Studio.
In four decades and over twenty feature films, Studio Ghibli won over its audiences with works imbued with poetry and with humanistic and environmental commitments. With Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors the Yamadas, The Wind Rises and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, Studio Ghibli has delivered stories that are as personal as they are universal. They have won prestigious awards, including both the Golden Bear and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away, and more recently another Oscar for The Boy and the Heron.
In Europe as in the United States, these films are among the animators’ most acclaimed work, between art for art and the commercial challenges of the industry. They are true models, as much for the quality of their writing, directing and animation as for their commitment to extensive aesthetic aspirations. In 2001, the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka opened on the outskirts of Tokyo to showcase the animators’ work and rich heritage, as well as to show short films created for the museum, thus asserting the Studio’s cultural importance. In 2022, the Ghibli Park, a hybrid park facility expressing the world of Studio Ghibli, opened in Aichi Prefecture. Goro Miyazaki, the first Director of the Ghibli Museum, was appointed the Creative Development Director to oversee the park construction.
published on 17.04.2024
The Festival de Cannes is honoring a cinema legend, awarding its Honorary Palme d’or for the first time to a group: Studio Ghibli.
Alongside the Hollywood greats, the Japanese studio embodied by two superb storytellers, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and a host of cult characters, has unleashed a fresh wind on animated film over the past four decades.
“I am truly honored and delighted that the studio is awarded the Honorary Palme d’or,” declares Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of the Studio Ghibli. “I would like to thank the Festival de Cannes from the bottom of my heart. Forty years ago, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and I established Studio Ghibli with the desire to bring high-level, high-quality animation to children and adults of all ages. Today, our films are watched by people all over the world, and many visitors come to the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park to experience the world of our films for themselves. We have truly come a long way for Studio Ghibli to become such a big organization. Although Miyazaki and I have aged considerably, I am sure that Studio Ghibli will continue to take on new challenges, led by the staff who will carry on the spirit of the company. It would be my greatest pleasure if you look forward to what’s next.”
With this Honorary Palme d’or, Studio Ghibli joins those who have inspired cinematography, whom the Festival de Cannes celebrates every year. “For the first time in our history, it’s not a person but an institution that we have chosen to celebrate,” said Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. “Like all the icons of the Seventh Art, these characters populate our imaginations with prolific, colorful universes and sensitive, engaging narrations. With Ghibli, Japanese animation stands as one of the great adventures of cinephilia, between tradition and modernity”.
The Festival de Cannes was an early explorer of the animated film adventure. In the early years, Walt Disney productions presented short films (1946) and the feature Dumbo (1947). In 1953, Walt Disney himself took Peter Pan to the Croisette, where René Laloux won a special Jury Prize in 1973 for his first feature, Fantastic Planet. After a long absence, animation returned to Cannes in force with Shrek (2001) and Shrek 2 (2004), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Persepolis (2007), Waltz with Bashir (2008), which all received awards in the Competition, or even Up, which opened the Festival in 2009. Many other films, such as Kirikou and the Wild Beasts, Inside Out, The Summit of the Gods and more recently, Elemental, and Robot Dreams have also left their mark. Moreover, Un Certain Regard welcomed The Red Turtle (2016), Studios Ghibli’s first collaboration with a European production company.
It all began 40 years ago. The success of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 enabled him to establish Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata in 1985. They achieved what seemed to be an impossible feat: independently producing pure masterpieces and conquering the mass market. Producer Toshio Suzuki, a key studio member from the start and soon assuming a full time role, he managed the studio with formidable efficiency, establishing perfect complementarity between the projects of Miyazaki and Takahata, by turns producers and directors.
In 1988, with the simultaneous release of Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro, these outstanding creative artists achieved a double success. In 1992, Studio Ghibli was able to begin financing its own feature films with Porco Rosso. In the early years, only the two founders directed their films, but gradually young auteurs such as Goro Miyazaki and Hiromasa Yonebayashi distinguished themselves and joined the Studio.
In four decades and over twenty feature films, Studio Ghibli won over its audiences with works imbued with poetry and with humanistic and environmental commitments. With Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors the Yamadas, The Wind Rises and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, Studio Ghibli has delivered stories that are as personal as they are universal. They have won prestigious awards, including both the Golden Bear and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away, and more recently another Oscar for The Boy and the Heron.
In Europe as in the United States, these films are among the animators’ most acclaimed work, between art for art and the commercial challenges of the industry. They are true models, as much for the quality of their writing, directing and animation as for their commitment to extensive aesthetic aspirations. In 2001, the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka opened on the outskirts of Tokyo to showcase the animators’ work and rich heritage, as well as to show short films created for the museum, thus asserting the Studio’s cultural importance. In 2022, the Ghibli Park, a hybrid park facility expressing the world of Studio Ghibli, opened in Aichi Prefecture. Goro Miyazaki, the first Director of the Ghibli Museum, was appointed the Creative Development Director to oversee the park construction.
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The Boy and the Heron digital pre-order round-up (no official release date):
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- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/th...n/id1720484219
- https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/...-Heron/3072113