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Fantasy and Studio Ghibli – Part One: “Trees and people used to be good friends.”
Saturday, June 14, 2014
I am a huge fan of Studio Ghibli animation. Its films are famous for their meticulous detail, beautifully-paced exposition and subtle handling of difficult themes. But what I’d like to talk about in these two articles is the way Studio Ghibli uses fantasy. Here, fantasy means more than Hollywood monsters or bits of mythology mashed […]
Hayao Miyazaki: Worlds in Animation
Sunday, October 2, 2011
An Academy Award winning director and animator, Hayao Miyazaki has come to be known as the Walt Disney of Japan. In a country known for its animation, that’s quite a feat, but truthfully, Miyazaki stands alone. There’s no need to compare him to Disney, anymore than there is the age old need to compare an […]
