Studio Ghibli

How a Les Mis veteran made Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away a West End hit

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It is a gray spring morning in London and on the sidewalk in Covent Garden there is a box containing the head of an old woman. Or rather: parts of it. The head is in pieces because it wouldn’t fit: it’s about eight feet long and even wider, with eyes as big as cauldrons, teeth … Read more

‘The Boy and the Heron’ Is So Personal That Hayao Miyazaki Needed a Year to Grieve Before Taking a New Direction

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When Hayao Miyazaki pitched “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids, now in select LA and NYC theaters) to Studio Ghibli co-founder/producer Toshio Suzuki in 2016, he asked permission to make the story about himself. This surprised Suzuki – his then friend of almost 40 years –; the legendary anime director isn’t known for getting so … Read more