One of the strengths of animation is that there’s no limit to the worlds that can be created. It costs no more to draw a mile-long spaceship than an inflatable kayak. But in the hands of an artist like Hayao Miyazaki, animation can point...Show More Summary
The new film from Hayao Miyazaki is Kaze Tachinu (aka The Wind Rises, or The Wind is Rising), based on the manga of the same name about Jiro Horikoshi, who designed the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane. The fighter was extensively used by Japan during World War II, and Miyazaki’s interest in flight is well-documented, making [...]
Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft recently posted an amazing collection of awesome real life versions of the Catbus from the wonderful anime film My Neighbor Totoro, created by Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki.
If you aren’t familiar with theShow More Summary
(Credit: Video screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) A live-action short film about a giant monster created by Evangelion's Hideaki Anno, and Hayao Miyazaki and Shinji Higuchi of Studio Ghibli, has found its way onto the Internet. Show More Summary
Together with the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, anime director Isao Takahata founded Studio Ghibli, the storied company that brought us more than half of the 15 highest grossing anime films ever made in Japan. Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies is not among the highest grossing films, perhaps because it focuses on the aftermath of World War [...]
The idea of a live-action remake of one of the movies by animation master Hayao Miyazaki might not be very appealing no matter who wants to make it, even if the project is based on one of the director’s projects that is best positioned for live-action. But what about the idea of Miyazaki himself contributing [...]
Another day, another remake. This time they're re-adapting one of Hayao Miyazaki's original classics, the 1989 film Kiki's Delivery Service. There's been rumblings of a live-action version of Kiki for a while, but Twitch has recently confirmed that director Takashi Shimizu is signed on to helm the live-action project. Show More Summary
Whether you're an avid fan of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga, its 1984 Studio Ghibli anime adaptation, Neon Genesis Evangelion or... just awesome things in general... you may want to sit down before watching the... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Fans of anime legend Hayao Miyazaki, the wonderful works of Studio Ghibli, or just really good family movies, rejoice: A live-action version of Kiki's Delivery Service has been announced. Read more...
If there is any major authority in beautifully told anime films for the last three and a half decades it’s been Hayao Miyazaki. His work has inspired generations of artists and writers on both sides of the world, but if some of his work was live-action, Miyazaki may not be as prevalent as he is today. So why [...]
Hayao Miyazaki‘s status as a master of animation is undisputed, but would his stories work so well with flesh-and-blood actors? If a new rumor making the rounds is to be believed, Takashi Shimizu may be trying to find out. According to this report, the The Grudge director has signed on to direct a big-budget live-action remake of Kiki’s Delivery Service, [...]
After some confusion on an actual release schedule, Studio Ghibli's highly anticipated Kaze Taichu has gotten a solid date. The Hayao Miyazaki written and directed film was originally supposed to hit theaters alongside Kaguya Hime no...Show More Summary
Adapted from the graphic novel by anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle) and directed by his son Goro (Tales from Earthsea), From Up on Poppy Hill is a lush and lyrical ode to a generation pivoting between the painful past and the promise of the future. Show More Summary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli have, under their belt, some of Japan's biggest global anime movie successes, including "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away," which won an Academy Award in 2003.
Goro Miyazaki, son of the famous Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, has taken over his father's Studio Ghibli and released a new feature film, From Up On Poppy Hill (out in the States tomorrow). In this exclusive profile by Scott Thill, Miyazaki talks about the new movie and his father's legacy. Show More Summary
Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli is responsible for some of the most gorgeous, imaginative animated fantasy films of all time, yet many of the best Ghibli features have been small, quiet, and grounded in reality. With From Up On PoppyShow More Summary
I knew it! Paul G. made this picture and Hayao Miyazaki made the movie, Totoro. Filed under: Uncategorized
Do you have a favorite Studio Ghibli film? You know, the anime house behind such wonderful movies as Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Castle in the Sky. In Japan, kids and adults alike love Ghibli films. But is there one Ghibli film—rather, Hayao Miyazaki-helmed Ghibli film—that the country likes best? More »
Social marketing professional, Jay Oyakawa, has been a long time fan of animator Hayao Miyazaki. His films are currently being showcased at a retrospective in LA. Some of Oyakawa’s favorites are being shown and he explains why these films are so special. Show More Summary
What's better than a LEGO Catbus? A LEGO Catbus with moving legs and
ail, and bobbing head as it moves! If you love Hayao Miyazaki's 1988
masterpiece My
Neighbor Totoro, you'd dig this LEGO Catbus by Tomoyuki
Wakata. See also: Catbus and
Totoro items over at
he NeatoShop. More pics and video clip of the LEGO Catbus in action below: