Tag: castle in the sky
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Hayao Miyazaki: Film Ranking
It’s hard not to think about Hayao Miyazaki when choosing what anime film to watch. Known as one of the founders of the Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki has established a name among critics and audiences alike as an important figure in helping Japanese cinema reach a global audience…
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
My favourite animation of the past decade hands down belongs to Isao Takahata’s swansong which is a retelling of the Japanese folktale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter”. It follows a man who finds a small girl in the centre of a bamboo shoot, he picks her up and she…
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 family action film, Castle in the Sky was the first film made under the Studio Ghibli brand (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was made before Ghibli’s inception although it is now included in the Ghibli catalogue). The film follows young orphan Pazu who catches a girl,…
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The Heart in Studio Ghibli
“Many of my movies have strong female leads- brave, self-sufficient girls that don’t think twice about fighting for what they believe with all their heart. They’ll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.” Hayao…
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Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is a film studio renowned for its creativity, passion and maturity. There are no limits to the imagination. From the iconic characters such as Totoro and the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro (1988) to the architectural brilliance such as the bathhouse in Oscar winning Spirited Away (2001) or…