“Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” is a Japanese animated film released in 1984. It is the second animated feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki.It is based on Miyazaki’s manga of the same title (“Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”), which was serialized in “Animage” in 1982. From the standpoint of the original seven-volume book, this anime work was created when the...
The Hayao Miyazaki-directed animated series “Detective Holmes” is an animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1985. The series is based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s popular “Sherlock Holmes” novel series, but with Miyazaki’s unique interpretation and animation techniques. The “Detective Holmes” animated series is an adaptation of Conan Doyle’s classic mystery novels, in which the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Watson,...
“Kiki’s Delivery Service” is a 1989 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli. It was the first feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli, and was based on an original story by someone else. Originally intended to be a 70-minute medium-length film, it became over 100 minutes long as production progressed.The schedule was pushed, the production cost reached 400 million yen, and...
“The Secret World of Arrietty” is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli. The film is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who makes his directorial debut. Based on Mary Norton’s book “The Borrowers,” the film depicts a family of dwarfs living in hiding in a human mansion while borrowing things, and the interaction between the dwarf girl, Arrietty, and the human boy, Sho. Synopsis...
Porco Rosso is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1992. It is the sixth feature-length animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and is based on Miyazaki’s 1990 manga series. It is an animated feature film adapted from a short manga. The catchphrases are “This is what it means to be cool.” And “Fly and you’ll see.” The film is...
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO is an animated feature film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1988. It is the fourth feature-length animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and is a fantasy set in Japan. Screening concurrently was GRAVE of the FIREFLIES.According to director Hayao Miyazaki, he originally intended to use MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO as a picture book. The attendance was approximately 800,000. With a distribution...
“LAPUTA: Castle in the Sky” is the first Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1986. It is the third animated feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki .It was the first original animated film directed by Miyazaki, and was the first Studio Ghibli film to be established after consulting with Toshio Suzuki, then of Tokuma Shoten, who later became a producer...
