Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, the company that makes The Muppets and Sesame Street characters, is collaborating with Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company to build life-size puppets for the upcoming live-stage production of Hayao Miyazaki’s famous animated film My Neighbor Totoro. The RSC claims that the said project is the most ambitious project to date — even more so than […]
Japan is raising funds to preserve the forest that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic film, My Neighbor Totoro. The Japanese city of Tokorozawa, just outside of Tokyo, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the 3.5-hectare forest that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro. Located in Saitama Prefecture, the forest has come […]
An iconic image of Totoro was posted on Twitter last May 13, 2021 and became trending online. Totoro is from Studio Ghibli’s 1988 film My Neighbour Totoro. It is shown in the image that Totoro is waiting at the Catbus stop in the forest while rain pours. However, instead of a little girl with an […]
Master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animation film My Neighbor Totoro will set foot in England soon with a live stage play adaptation. The 1988 anime masterpiece will be adapted to a live stage play production at Britain’s prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. It will be under the supervision of British playwright Tom Morton-Smith and director Phelim […]
After almost 30 years, Studio Ghibli will be releasing the Whisper of the Heart live-action sequel this October 14, 2022! Whisper of the Heart is a story about childhood sweethearts, Shizuku Tsukishima and Seiji Amasawa, who fall in love and help each other develop and figure out their respective passion. Even though pursuing their passion […]
If you’re a Ghibli fan you might want to add Japan to your travel list, because the highly-anticipated Studio Ghibli theme park is finally opening its doors in November. Dreams really do come true! Filmmaker and producer Hayao Miyazaki is letting fans experience the world of his creations and perhaps make us feel like the […]
Is retirement that boring? Well, it looks like it does, take some hints from Hayao Miyazaki. The celebrated Japanese filmmaker and Studio Ghibli co-founder, known for being the mind behind the popular films “My Neighbor Totoro (1988),“Princess Mononoke” (1997), “Spirited Away” (2001), “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), and “The Wind Rises” (2013), is once again stepping […]
Just a few days after “Kimi no Na wa” (English title: “Your Name”) landed on Netflix, the hit streaming service will soon be adding another Makoto Shinkai film to its list, the romance anime film “Weathering with You.” Fans can now mark their calendars as “Weathering with You” is scheduled to arrive on the platform […]
When it comes to classic anime films, who could ever forget Hayao Miyazaki’s critically acclaimed creations? From Howl’s Moving Castle to Spirited Away, the 79-year-old animator has continued to impress us with his “trademark artistry.” That’s why when Sailor Moon received different interpretations from artists all over the world, anime fans thought of doing the […]