From Up on Poppy Hill is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 2011. It was directed by Goro Miyazaki and based on a manga by Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsuro Sayama, which was serialized in 1980. This is the second film directed by Goro Miyazaki, and the screenplay was written by his father, Hayao Miyazaki. Along with the beautiful images...
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli. The film was released in 2013 and was directed by Isao Takahata. The film was based on the Japanese classic “Taketori Monogatari” (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter) and drew much attention for its unique watercolor-style animation. Director Takahata’s sensitive direction and beautiful visuals are highly regarded in Japanese animation...
The Boy and the Heron is a Japanese animated film released in 2023 and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. The film is based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Genzaburo Yoshino. Genzaburo Yoshino’s novel is about a young boy contemplating life and society, and is loved by many generations in Japan. Director Hayao Miyazaki has been a major influence...
“Spirited Away” is a Japanese animated feature film released in 2001. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. It is a masterpiece of animated feature film and won the Golden Bear at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival.The impetus for the production came from Hayao Miyazaki’s desire to please a 10-year-old girl, a personal friend of his.Through the efforts of...
“Pom Poko” is an animated film released by Studio Ghibli on July 16, 1994. It is the eighth animated feature film directed by Isao Takahata.This is the first original film directed by Isao Takahata, who also wrote the original story, wrote the screenplay, and directed the film. Set in the developing Tama New Town (Tama City), the film tells the story of raccoon dogs...
What is the Japanese animated film “The Wind Rises”? The Wind Rises is a classic Japanese animated film and one of the Studio Ghibli films directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on Hayao Miyazaki’s manga of the same name, which was serialized in the monthly Model Graphics magazine from 2009 to 2010. It was inspired by Tatsuo Hori’s novel “The Wind Rises,” which...
“Princess Mononoke” is an animated feature film released by Studio Ghibli in 1997. It was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.It grossed 19.3 billion yen at the box office, breaking the previous Japanese box office record held by “E.T.” (1982).This film was also the last Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki to be released in the 20th century. Synopsis The setting is medieval Japan. Ashitaka,...
“Grave of the Fireflies” is a Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli. It was released in 1988 and is based on the semi-autobiographical short story by Akiyuki Nosaka, published in 1967. The film is set during World War II and follows the struggles of two siblings trying to survive in the aftermath of the war in Japan. Its...
