Hayao Miyazaki Archives Page 6 of 23

“Smurfs 2” Is Number One Globally Despite Soft U.S. Opening

In spite of a soft third-place opening in the United States, Sony’s Smurfs 2, directed by Raja Gosnell, managed to become the number one …

As reported by Anime News Network, documentary filmmaker Mami Sunada (Ending Note: Death of a Japanese Salaryman) is nearing completion …

After a successful UK premiere and a short run in Tokyo, Whole Hog Theatre’s stage version of Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke will …

“Animation is a young man’s game,” Chuck Jones once said. There’s no question that animation is a labor-intensive art that requires mass …

#1 GROSSING JAPANESE FILM OF 2011 OSCAR RUN AND US THEATRICAL RELEASE PLANNED New York, New York — June 6, 2012 — GKIDS, a …

Hayao Miyazaki, who has been known to often take a negative tone about the animation industry and society in general, recently tweeted …

In an odd new twist for the Studio Ghibli film library, Daily Variety is reporting that U.S. distributor GKids (The Secret of Kells) has …

Here’s an animated piece by Maud Remy and Gérald Guerlais describing Sketchtravel, a sketchbook that has been sent around the globe and …

Here’s a strangely abrupt teaser trailer for Studio Ghibli’s newest film, From Up on Poppy Hill (Kokurikozaka kara). It’s based on the …

Happy birthday to Japan’s most successful and influential animated filmmaker of all time, Hayao Miyazaki, who turns 70 today! I’ll take …

I’ve always been suspicious of Miramax’s relationship with animated features. Before they were bought by Disney, the company had picked …