My Neighbor Totoro

Since many of you seem to be Hayao Miyazaki fans, here are some news I just learned about yesterday. From Asian Movie Pulse : Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli co-founder and director (Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, My Neighbors The Yamadas) has made the very exciting announcement that he will be directing a new feature-length film. Takahata is the “other” half of Studio Ghibli, and one of Japan’s most famous anime directors. With this new film, Takahata will be breaking a 10-year hiatus (his last feature film, My Neighbors the Yamadas, was released in 1999). His new film, Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the ... Read Full Story

As you know, ever since my friend Émilie helped me discover the man's body of work, I have become a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki. Beginning with Princess Mononoke ( Canada , USA , Europe ) and Spirited Away ( Canada , USA , Europe ), and then with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Canada , USA , Europe ), I was hooked! The problem with such excitement was that I could have gone through this genius' entire body of work in the span of a few days. Hence, I decided to pace myself and try other styles to expand my anime ... Read Full Story

I just stumbled upon this article over at Japanator regarding a new animated film which is to be released in Japan on November 21st. Now if you were to look at the picture above you would be hard pressed to think of anything else but Studio Ghibli. The famed animation studio which has bought the creations of Hayao Miyazaki to the world is possibly the greatest feature film animation studio in the world at this very moment. Thing is, that picture ain't from Ghibli. read more Read Full Story

This is a review of the motion picture score My Neighbor Totoro by Joe Hisashi . “Of Hisaishi’s early lighthearted works for Miyizaki Totoro has the most memorable personality” I’m only three scores into my Hisaishi review series and already I’m running out of introductions that resist redundancy. I’ve already referenced his gorgeous themes and how every orchestra he uses seems more energetic as a result of his conducting. I’ve stated that each score manages to stand on its own individual merits despite all his works featuring the same thematic and stylistic base. Well, check that, all but one: My Neighbor Totoro. The film ... Read Full Story

Hayao Miyazaki  was born on January 5th 1941 and showed interest in animation when he saw the film Hakujaden . in 1965, he applied for a job at TOEI Animation and worked as an in-between artist on the anime Watchdog bow wow (Wanwan Chushingura). Following the succes of Nausicaä of the Valley of the wind (Kaze no Tani no Naushika) Miyazaki co-founded the Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahato in 1985 His animated films incorporate human relationship with nature and technology. Source : AsianMoviePulse -------------------------------------- 100% Free Games http://www.domo-sudoku.com Read Full Story