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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Japanese theme park, based on the works of the Miyazaki Hayao-led animation firm Studio Ghibli, has set Nov. 1, 2022, as the date for its official opening.Having previously teased ‘Fall 2022’ as the park debut, Studio Ghibli announced the confirmed date in a simple tweet alongside an image of its Totoro character.「ジブリパーク」の開園日が発表されました。 pic.twitter.com/weMpQjsyEV— スタジオジブリ STUDIO GHIBLI (@JP_GHIBLI) January 27, 2022The park is being built within the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, near Nagoya in Central Japan on a site that is 200 hectares (494 acres). That puts it about three hours from downtown Tokyo by train.The project is a JPY34 billion ($295 million) joint venture involving Studio Ghibli, the government of Aichi Prefecture and the Chunichi Shimbun newspaper.

In the world of filmmaking, there are always a dozen or so names of directors who cinephiles will argue about when it comes to answering the question—who is the best ever? However, if you narrow it down to animated features, many will immediately drop the name, Hayao Miyazaki.

Studio Ghibli legend Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement to make one more film.The animator and filmmaker confirmed to the New York Times that he will direct a new feature-length project called How Do You Live? based on a 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino.Miyazaki had initially announced his retirement in 2013 but then returned to make a short film for the Ghibli museum and for his grandson Goro Miyazaki, who most recently directed Earwig And The Witch.Goro had said that he believed his

crowdfunding drive last Friday (July 16) requesting donations of at least 5,000 yen (approximately GBP33).Within the first 24 hours, the crowdfunding campaign met its goal of 10million yen, according to an Anime News Network report.

Studio Ghibli‘s Spirited Away is being turned into a stage play that will debut in 2022.Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film will be adapted by Toho Co. Ltd and Les Misérables theatre director John Caird, according to Indie Wire.Set to premiere in Tokyo in February next year, it will be followed by a tour through Japan visiting the cities Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Nagoya.The play has so far cast two actors as heroine Chihiro, Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi.

Studio Ghibli theme park has been revealed.The much-loved Japanese film studio confirmed last year that its theme park, which was first announced back in 2017, is now slated to open in autumn 2022.Set to be located at the Aichi Expo Memorial Park in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, the Ghibli theme park is still currently under construction – but two new images made by the team behind the park have emerged this month.One of the concept images shows the Ghibli team’s plans for a replica

Studio Ghibli founder is said to have found retirement “so aimless” (per IndieWire) that “Hayao needed to create something in order to live”.Hayao Miyazaki had announced his retirement in 2013, but Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki announced in October 2017 that he would be returning to make a new film for his grandson.“Miyazaki is making the new film for his grandson.

Studio Ghibli has released the opening scene from its controversial new film.Last year the studio released a series of stills from their upcoming film Earwig And The Witch, which split fans due to its use of CGI.

Studio Ghibli has shared another batch of artwork from some of its classic films, including My Neighbour Totoro.The animation house began sharing new images from its arsenal of films, shorts and TV shows earlier this year.The latest drop includes 50 images each for five of its films, including Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 fantasy film My Neighbour Totoro, Porco Rosso – the 1992 film about a WWI pilot-turned-pig – and 1989’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, which centred around a 13-year-old girl and her

Studio Ghibli have released a series of stills from their upcoming film, Aya and the Witch.

Studio Ghibli have confirmed that their next film release will be called Aya And The Witch.Based on the children’s book Earwig And The Witch by the late Diana Wynne Jones — the writer behind Howl’s Moving Castle — the new film has been directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son Gorō.Announced last week by production company NHK Enterprises, Aya And The Witch will premiere in the winter later this year on Japan’s NHK general TV under the name Aya to Majo.

By Mark Schilling

Harvey Weinstein is notorious for a number of reasons. Obviously, being a convicted rapist brings its own infamy, but before he was brought up on charges of sexual assault and the poster boy for the #MeToo movement, the Hollywood studio mogul was perhaps better known for being a completely difficult business partner and creative collaborator.

The beloved 1997 film was recently added to Netflix

And there's a watch party coming up next week to celebrate

Fans of Studio Ghibli have a lot to look forward to in the new decade. Plans for a 494-acre theme park are underway, with a scheduled opening date of 2022. Hayao Miyazaki's forthcoming, post-retirement movie Kimi-tachi wa D? Ikiru ka (or How Do You Live) could be out as soon as 2021. But ahead of all of that, this year, all 21 of the treasured animation studio's films will be available to stream for the first time ever.

Studio's output will be available to stream from next month.

21 movies from the impressive back-catalogue of Japan’s Studio Ghibli are heading to Netflix globally in the coming months. The movies, outlined below, will head to Netflix in most locations (excluding North America and Japan), some arriving at the beginning of February, and then more in March and April.

The iconic animated features of Japan’s Studio Ghibli will be available on Netflix from February. The move is a further change of position for the studio which has repeatedly resisted the idea that its beloved cartoons would be released on digital platforms.

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