It was confirmed last year that legendary director Hayao Miyazaki would be returning to filmmaking for the first time since 2013’s The Wind Rises, and now Studio Ghibli’s official Twitter account has revealed that How Do You Live? will be released in Japan on July 14, 2023. The new feature film from director Hayao Miyazaki and […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro set for U.S. theatrical release in September
Fathom Events has announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 feature debut Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro is coming to U.S. theaters for the first time ever this September, screening on Thursday, September 14th (English dub) and Tuesday, September 19th (Subtitled). Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro follows the great thief Arsène Lupin III, who successfully robs a […]
Second Generation Directors: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki’s Panda! Go, Panda! receiving 50th anniversary theatrical release
GKIDS has announced that Panda! Go, Panda!, the seminal 1972 animated film from director Isao Takahata and writer Hayao Miyazaki, co-founders of the legendary Studio Ghibli, is set for a U.S. theatrical and home entertainment release this year, presented in high definition with newly restored colours alongside its 1973 follow-up Panda! Go, Panda and the […]
Hayao Miyazaki finally confirms new Studio Ghibli film How Do You Live?
Although he called time on his career (again) following 2013’s The Wind Rises, it’s been no secret that legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki has been working away on another project for the past few years. Iconic animation house Studio Ghibli re-opened its doors to work on the feature back in 2017, while producer Toshio Suzuki […]
Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle gets 15th Anniversary Edition Collector’s Edition boxset
StudioCanal has announced that it is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s anime masterpiece Howl’s Moving Castle with the release of an Amazon-exclusive special limited edition boxset; check out the details and artwork here ahead of its release on December 14th… Based on the book by British author Diana Wynne Jones […]
First look at Studio Ghibli’s first CGI outing Aya and the Witch
Through a combination of Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement and the studio taking a brief pause in production, legendary animation house Studio Ghibli haven’t sprinkled their special brand of magic since 2014’s When Marnie Was There. That’s all about to change with Gorō Miyazaki’s Aya to Majo (Aya and the Witch), and now thanks to these stills […]
Studio Ghibli confirms two new feature films are in the works
Studio Ghibli has confirmed that the beloved studio is currently working on two brand new films, one of which will be a feature film from Hayao Miyazaki – who has recently come out of retirement (again). The Japanese animation studio announced the news during their annual New Year’s message (via IGN), in which the news […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away comes to U.S. theaters this month
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved anime classic Spirited Away is coming to U.S. theaters this month as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018. The Oscar-winning film follows Chihiro, whose family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents […]
Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro receiving 30th anniversary theatrical release
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that they are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro with a special theatrical release as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018. My Neighbor Totoro is the story of Satsuki and her sister Mei who move with their father to a new home in […]
