Max will continue to be the studio’s exclusive streaming home in the United States with tiles including “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Spirited Away,” and more.
Thanks in no small part to the prevalence of streaming media, anime has become an increasingly important part of the American entertainment landscape in recent years. When Warner Bros. Discovery launched the HBO Max streaming service in 2020, the iconic films of Studio Ghibili were included in the catalog. On Tuesday, Wbd announced that it had extended its deal with the Japanese studio and that the recent Oscar-winning film “The Boy and the Heron” will stream on HBO Max’s successive streaming service Max.
HBO Max became the first streaming service to carry Studio Ghibli titles when it launched in 2020. This new multi-year extension will keep the iconic Japanese studio’s films on Max in the United States. Recent Oscar winner “The Boy and the Heron...
Thanks in no small part to the prevalence of streaming media, anime has become an increasingly important part of the American entertainment landscape in recent years. When Warner Bros. Discovery launched the HBO Max streaming service in 2020, the iconic films of Studio Ghibili were included in the catalog. On Tuesday, Wbd announced that it had extended its deal with the Japanese studio and that the recent Oscar-winning film “The Boy and the Heron” will stream on HBO Max’s successive streaming service Max.
HBO Max became the first streaming service to carry Studio Ghibli titles when it launched in 2020. This new multi-year extension will keep the iconic Japanese studio’s films on Max in the United States. Recent Oscar winner “The Boy and the Heron...
- 3/12/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” which just won the Oscar for feature animated film, is streaming to Max in the U.S.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a multiyear agreement with independent distributor GKids to extend Max’s exclusive U.S. streaming rights for films from Studio Ghibli, Japan’s legendary animation house. The streamer has been the U.S. home to Studio Ghibli’s catalog since 2020, when the service originally launched as HBO Max.
Under the deal renewal, Max will be the future home of “The Boy and the Heron”; the streaming premiere date on Max will be announced later this year. The hand-drawn, semi-autobiographical film — Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years — was produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
The extension with GKids also will keep nearly two dozen Studio Ghibli films — including “My Neighbor Totoro,...
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a multiyear agreement with independent distributor GKids to extend Max’s exclusive U.S. streaming rights for films from Studio Ghibli, Japan’s legendary animation house. The streamer has been the U.S. home to Studio Ghibli’s catalog since 2020, when the service originally launched as HBO Max.
Under the deal renewal, Max will be the future home of “The Boy and the Heron”; the streaming premiere date on Max will be announced later this year. The hand-drawn, semi-autobiographical film — Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years — was produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
The extension with GKids also will keep nearly two dozen Studio Ghibli films — including “My Neighbor Totoro,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Founded in 2008, New York-based production studio and distributor Gkids almost immediately established itself as the United States’ most valuable lifeline to animated cinema from around the world, and so — after earning 12 Oscar nominations for introducing modern classics like “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” and “Wolfwalkers” to American audiences — it might seem a bit overblown to suggest that the label’s reputation could still hang in the balance of a single dub. Gkids president Dave Jesteadt certainly didn’t expect that to be the case when he formally took the reins in January 2017, as the already thriving company was still on the verge of its greatest triumphs. And yet, by the end of the following month, everything that Gkids had accomplished would seem like a long prologue for the challenge that would ultimately define it.
On February 24, 2017, Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki announced that legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki was coming...
On February 24, 2017, Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki announced that legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki was coming...
- 12/7/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Hayao Miyazaki wasn’t at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday for the international premiere of his movie The Boy and the Heron, but three-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro was.
Del Toro surprised the crowd for the movie’s gala presentation tonight and received rapturous applause at Roy Thomson Hall.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey introduced del Toro as “Miyazaki’s most passionate fan.”
“He knows what makes my fat butt move!” quipped del Toro after Bailey asked him to introduce the film.
“This is the first audience to watch this movie outside of Japan,” beamed del Toro to great cheers. “This is the world, god-damn premiere!”
“Animation is film, and tonight’s film goes beyond that. Animation is hard,” said del Toro.
“We are privileged enough to be living in a time where Mozart is composing symphonies,” said del Toro. “Miyazaki san is a master of that stature, and...
Del Toro surprised the crowd for the movie’s gala presentation tonight and received rapturous applause at Roy Thomson Hall.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey introduced del Toro as “Miyazaki’s most passionate fan.”
“He knows what makes my fat butt move!” quipped del Toro after Bailey asked him to introduce the film.
“This is the first audience to watch this movie outside of Japan,” beamed del Toro to great cheers. “This is the world, god-damn premiere!”
“Animation is film, and tonight’s film goes beyond that. Animation is hard,” said del Toro.
“We are privileged enough to be living in a time where Mozart is composing symphonies,” said del Toro. “Miyazaki san is a master of that stature, and...
- 9/8/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sources tell Deadline that the Toronto International Film Festival’s opening night film on Sept. 7, The Boy and the Heron from Hayao Miyazaki, has sold out in record time.
This despite the fact that Miyazaki won’t be in attendance at TIFF in a year that’s heavily relying on the turnout of filmmakers as most actors can’t promote their movies due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. This is not a shocker in regards to Miyazaki being a no-go at TIFF: He hasn’t done any interviews or appearances for the hand-drawn animated The Boy and the Heron in Japan where the pic opened to fantastic numbers and currently counts a running total box office there of $48M. It was always expected that the filmmaker would not travel to TIFF where The Boy and the Heron is making its international premiere. In a break with tradition, Studio Ghibli...
This despite the fact that Miyazaki won’t be in attendance at TIFF in a year that’s heavily relying on the turnout of filmmakers as most actors can’t promote their movies due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. This is not a shocker in regards to Miyazaki being a no-go at TIFF: He hasn’t done any interviews or appearances for the hand-drawn animated The Boy and the Heron in Japan where the pic opened to fantastic numbers and currently counts a running total box office there of $48M. It was always expected that the filmmaker would not travel to TIFF where The Boy and the Heron is making its international premiere. In a break with tradition, Studio Ghibli...
- 8/25/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Opening Night at the Toronto International Film Festival is cause for celebration because Hayao Miyazaki, the Academy Award-winning director of such films as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl’s Moving Castle, is bringing his latest film, The Boy and the Heron, to the 48th edition of the annual event! The Opening Night Gala starts on Thursday, September 7, at Roy Thomas Hall.
As today’s official press release mentions, several Studio Ghibli films have screened at TIFF, including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002), and Princess Mononoke (1999). Still, this is the first time a Japanese or animated film is opening the Festival. The honor marks another milestone in Miyazaki’s storied career as one of his generation’s most sought-after Japanese filmmakers.
“We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,...
As today’s official press release mentions, several Studio Ghibli films have screened at TIFF, including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002), and Princess Mononoke (1999). Still, this is the first time a Japanese or animated film is opening the Festival. The honor marks another milestone in Miyazaki’s storied career as one of his generation’s most sought-after Japanese filmmakers.
“We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Toronto International Film Festival has announced Japanese animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron as its opening night film.
Several films from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli have screened at Toronto – including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002), and Princess Mononoke (1999) – but it will be the first time a Japanese film or an animated film has opened the festival.
“We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF.
“Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience.”
This announcement...
Several films from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli have screened at Toronto – including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002), and Princess Mononoke (1999) – but it will be the first time a Japanese film or an animated film has opened the festival.
“We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF.
“Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience.”
This announcement...
- 7/27/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” will serve as the Opening Night Gala Presentation at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Thursday. It is the first time in the 48-year history of the festival that Japanese feature has opened the festivities, as well as the first time an animated film has been honored in such a fashion.
“We are honored to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey in a statement. “Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience.”
“The Boy and the Heron” poster
Written and directed by Miyazaki,...
“We are honored to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey in a statement. “Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience.”
“The Boy and the Heron” poster
Written and directed by Miyazaki,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Libby Hill
- The Wrap
Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s much anticipated final film, now titled The Boy and the Heron in English, is set to open the Toronto Film Festival with a toned-down star presence on Sept. 7.
Studio Ghibli’s mysterious epic feature — with hand-drawn animation from Miyazaki — will have an international premiere at Roy Thomson Hall after being release in theaters in Japan on July 14. Gkids plans a theatrical release in North America later this year.
Studio Ghibli previously described the film as “a grand fantasy” loosely inspired by Japanese author Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel How Do You Live?, a coming-of-age story about the emotional and philosophical development of a young boy after the death of his father.
Studio Ghibli, which Miyazaki co-founded, has screened earlier titles in Toronto including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002) and Princess Mononoke...
Studio Ghibli’s mysterious epic feature — with hand-drawn animation from Miyazaki — will have an international premiere at Roy Thomson Hall after being release in theaters in Japan on July 14. Gkids plans a theatrical release in North America later this year.
Studio Ghibli previously described the film as “a grand fantasy” loosely inspired by Japanese author Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel How Do You Live?, a coming-of-age story about the emotional and philosophical development of a young boy after the death of his father.
Studio Ghibli, which Miyazaki co-founded, has screened earlier titles in Toronto including The Red Turtle (2016), The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014), The Wind Rises (2013), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Spirited Away (2002) and Princess Mononoke...
- 7/27/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.S.-based distributor Gkids has acquired North American rights to Japanese animation maestro Miyazaki Hayao’s final movie. It will release it as “The Boy and the Heron.”
The highly-anticipated film released in Japanese theaters earlier on Friday as “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka” (“How Do You Live”). In an unprecedented decision by producer Studio Ghibli no images, trailers, synopses, advertisements, or other information about the film have been made available to the public prior to its Japanese theatrical outing.
“How Do You Live” has been the movie’s informal English title throughout its production phase, but Gkids says that “The Boy and the Heron” is now the official international title. In keeping with Ghibli’s Japan omerta, Gkids says it will not release any further details or marketing materials at the moment.
The film is widely reported in Japan to have been based on Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 YA book “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka,...
The highly-anticipated film released in Japanese theaters earlier on Friday as “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka” (“How Do You Live”). In an unprecedented decision by producer Studio Ghibli no images, trailers, synopses, advertisements, or other information about the film have been made available to the public prior to its Japanese theatrical outing.
“How Do You Live” has been the movie’s informal English title throughout its production phase, but Gkids says that “The Boy and the Heron” is now the official international title. In keeping with Ghibli’s Japan omerta, Gkids says it will not release any further details or marketing materials at the moment.
The film is widely reported in Japan to have been based on Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 YA book “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Miyazaki’s first feature in a decade opens in Japan this weekend.
Gkids has acquired North American rights to Studio Ghibli’s The Boy And The Heron, the first feature directed by animation master Hayao Miyazaki in 10 years.
Released in Japan this weekend as Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (How Do You Live), the film is written and directed by Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
Studio Ghibli is not releasing any images, trailers, synopses, advertisements, or further information about the film prior to its release in Japan.
Gkids has acquired North American rights to Studio Ghibli’s The Boy And The Heron, the first feature directed by animation master Hayao Miyazaki in 10 years.
Released in Japan this weekend as Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (How Do You Live), the film is written and directed by Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi.
Studio Ghibli is not releasing any images, trailers, synopses, advertisements, or further information about the film prior to its release in Japan.
- 7/14/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Hayao Miyazaki’s highly anticipated film will be distributed in North America later this year, Gkids has announced.
The producer and distributor of award-winning animation has announced the acquisition of Oscar winner Miyazaki’s first film in 10 years, since 2013’s “The Wind Rises.” Originally titled “How Do You Live?” in Japan, Miyazaki’s feature will be known as “The Boy and the Heron” in the U.S.
Miyazaki is the co-founder of animation house Studio Ghibli. “The Boy and the Heron” is written and directed by Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki. The film is an original story inspired by Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 story about a young boy who comes of age while living with his uncle after the death of his father. Miyazaki is dedicating the film to his own grandson.
Longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi is behind the film’s score. Gkids will release “The Boy...
The producer and distributor of award-winning animation has announced the acquisition of Oscar winner Miyazaki’s first film in 10 years, since 2013’s “The Wind Rises.” Originally titled “How Do You Live?” in Japan, Miyazaki’s feature will be known as “The Boy and the Heron” in the U.S.
Miyazaki is the co-founder of animation house Studio Ghibli. “The Boy and the Heron” is written and directed by Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki. The film is an original story inspired by Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 story about a young boy who comes of age while living with his uncle after the death of his father. Miyazaki is dedicating the film to his own grandson.
Longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi is behind the film’s score. Gkids will release “The Boy...
- 7/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Why do so many child actors struggle? To be a good actor, you need self-awareness and empathy, and those are traits many children don't have. This makes Isabelle Fuhrman's performance in Jaume Collet-Serra's "Orphan" all the more exceptional.
In "Orphan," a Connecticut couple -- Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) -- is still reeling from the miscarriage of their third child. So, they decide to adopt. They're instantly charmed by a young Estonian girl named Esther (Fuhrman) and welcome her into their home. But Esther shows increasing sadism, culminating in the horrible truth: she's actually a 33-year-old serial killer, afflicted with hypopituitarism that prevented her body from aging with her mind.
"Orphan" -- released in 2009 -- was shot in late 2007 when Fuhrman was only 10 years old. In what was her second film appearance, she was a child playing the part of an adult who is playing the part of a child.
In "Orphan," a Connecticut couple -- Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) -- is still reeling from the miscarriage of their third child. So, they decide to adopt. They're instantly charmed by a young Estonian girl named Esther (Fuhrman) and welcome her into their home. But Esther shows increasing sadism, culminating in the horrible truth: she's actually a 33-year-old serial killer, afflicted with hypopituitarism that prevented her body from aging with her mind.
"Orphan" -- released in 2009 -- was shot in late 2007 when Fuhrman was only 10 years old. In what was her second film appearance, she was a child playing the part of an adult who is playing the part of a child.
- 4/8/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Before we highlight this week’s picks, I want to give a special shout-out to our newly-launched Twitter account for Michael Snydel’s podcast Intermission. He’s sharing daily, well-curated streaming recommendations, so be sure to give it a follow!
Burial (Ben Parker)
From Tarantino to Mann to Marvel, mining Word War II for fictional storytelling purposes is nothing new in cinema. The latest to take the leap is Ben Parker’s Burial, a staid action thriller following Russian soldiers who are transporting the corpse of Hitler back to their homeland, per Stalin’s request. While Parker suggests some interesting ideas about conflicted nationalism at the end of a war, and he gets the table-setting right when it comes to mood, Burial...
Before we highlight this week’s picks, I want to give a special shout-out to our newly-launched Twitter account for Michael Snydel’s podcast Intermission. He’s sharing daily, well-curated streaming recommendations, so be sure to give it a follow!
Burial (Ben Parker)
From Tarantino to Mann to Marvel, mining Word War II for fictional storytelling purposes is nothing new in cinema. The latest to take the leap is Ben Parker’s Burial, a staid action thriller following Russian soldiers who are transporting the corpse of Hitler back to their homeland, per Stalin’s request. While Parker suggests some interesting ideas about conflicted nationalism at the end of a war, and he gets the table-setting right when it comes to mood, Burial...
- 9/2/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Studio Ghibli is the most important animation production company in movie history, and I say this with absolutely no hyperbole. The home of living animation legend Hayao Miyazaki and the studio responsible for some of the most brilliant works of animated cinema ever put to screen, Studio Ghibli has consistently broken new ground and completely redefined what stories are possible to tell in animation since its inception in the 1980s. Founded by Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli films have become internationally beloved classics, and have even inspired an upcoming theme park set to open in Japan later this year.
Back in 2020, HBO Max snagged the streaming rights to Studio Ghibli's entire filmography, but Gkids recently announced that the entire Studio Ghibli catalog is now available for digital download-to-rent in the United States and Canada. The films will be available to rent in both English and Japanese languages and this...
Back in 2020, HBO Max snagged the streaming rights to Studio Ghibli's entire filmography, but Gkids recently announced that the entire Studio Ghibli catalog is now available for digital download-to-rent in the United States and Canada. The films will be available to rent in both English and Japanese languages and this...
- 8/31/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Some of the most acclaimed films in animation history are finally available to rent online.
Gkids, the animation specialist distributer, has released the catalog of acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli starting Tuesday. 22 films from the studio — including Oscar winner “Spirited Away” and nominees such as “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “When Marnie Was There” — will be made available to rent on all major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play and Microsoft. The films will be be priced at 4.99 per title, and all will be available in HD, with most being offered in the original Japanese language as well as English dubs.
The news marks the first time that Ghibli’s films have been made available via digital rental. The catalogue has been one of the pillars of Gkids’ business since the distributer acquired the North American film distribution rights to the studio’s films in 2011, followed...
Gkids, the animation specialist distributer, has released the catalog of acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli starting Tuesday. 22 films from the studio — including Oscar winner “Spirited Away” and nominees such as “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “When Marnie Was There” — will be made available to rent on all major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play and Microsoft. The films will be be priced at 4.99 per title, and all will be available in HD, with most being offered in the original Japanese language as well as English dubs.
The news marks the first time that Ghibli’s films have been made available via digital rental. The catalogue has been one of the pillars of Gkids’ business since the distributer acquired the North American film distribution rights to the studio’s films in 2011, followed...
- 8/30/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Devotees in North America can start renting Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle et al from August 30.
GKids will make the Studio Ghibli film library available for digital rental on TVoD platforms in the US and Canada starting on August 30.
The acclaimed Japanese animated features will be available to rent in both English and Japanese on most major digital transactional platforms. This marks the first TVoD rental availability in North America for the storied library of classics containing the likes of Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya.
Gkids made the catalogue available for digital download-to-own...
GKids will make the Studio Ghibli film library available for digital rental on TVoD platforms in the US and Canada starting on August 30.
The acclaimed Japanese animated features will be available to rent in both English and Japanese on most major digital transactional platforms. This marks the first TVoD rental availability in North America for the storied library of classics containing the likes of Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya.
Gkids made the catalogue available for digital download-to-own...
- 8/30/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Hayao Miyazaki — easily the most recognizable face behind Studio Ghibli — has long said that he would retire. Since then, all eyes have turned to his first son and heir, Goro Miyazaki. Goro Miyazaki seems to chafe under his father’s strictly traditional ways; his most recent release, “Earwig and the Witch” (2020) made a splash along Cannes headlines for being the first CGI film produced by the mostly paper-and-paint-based studio. In turn, his earlier work “From up on Poppy Hill” feels like an externalization of Goro’s internal struggle. Modernity and tradition collide again in this postwar port city, where a single executive move might tear down a historic building. It takes the entirety of a school to salvage what might otherwise be erased forever.
As per every other Ghibli film, “From Up on Poppy Hill” follows a young female protagonist. In 1963 Yokohama, Umi Matsuzaki (Masami Nagasawa) is...
As per every other Ghibli film, “From Up on Poppy Hill” follows a young female protagonist. In 1963 Yokohama, Umi Matsuzaki (Masami Nagasawa) is...
- 9/22/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Any new Studio Ghibli production is bound to be met with incredibly high expectations due to their phenomenal output over the past three decades. But even if a new feature arrived peppered with blemishes in pivotal areas i.e. script, characters, arcs and direction, one would still expect to see their incomparable style, surrealism and quirky characters present, which make up such a huge part of why we fell in love with them in the first place.
Sadly, in the case of their latest, Earwig and the Witch, these qualities are scarce to the point of seeming non-existent. The film also falls short in the aforementioned areas making it below par by any standard, and Ghibli in name only, despite being directed by Goro Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki.
The script, based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle), flows well for the...
Sadly, in the case of their latest, Earwig and the Witch, these qualities are scarce to the point of seeming non-existent. The film also falls short in the aforementioned areas making it below par by any standard, and Ghibli in name only, despite being directed by Goro Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki.
The script, based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle), flows well for the...
- 5/27/2021
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gorō Miyazaki’s foray into computer generation, a magical tale of a gleeful brat adopted by a witch, falls far short of Ghibli’s hand-drawn output
Eighty-year-old animation legend Hayao Miyazaki once described computer-generated imagery as “thin, shallow, fake”. Now Studio Ghibli has made its first ever fully CG feature, and it’s, well, erm … The politest thing to say about Earwig and the Witch is that it’s not a patch on Ghibli’s hand-drawn output, with plasticky-looking characters and an aimless plot. More painfully still, the film-maker responsible is Miyazaki’s son, Gorō Miyazaki (who previously directed the pretty decent Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill).
To be fair, Earwig was made for Japanese TV, but there are so many echoes here of Ghibli films past that it’s impossible not to compare and despair. Like Howl’s Moving Castle, the script is based on a...
Eighty-year-old animation legend Hayao Miyazaki once described computer-generated imagery as “thin, shallow, fake”. Now Studio Ghibli has made its first ever fully CG feature, and it’s, well, erm … The politest thing to say about Earwig and the Witch is that it’s not a patch on Ghibli’s hand-drawn output, with plasticky-looking characters and an aimless plot. More painfully still, the film-maker responsible is Miyazaki’s son, Gorō Miyazaki (who previously directed the pretty decent Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill).
To be fair, Earwig was made for Japanese TV, but there are so many echoes here of Ghibli films past that it’s impossible not to compare and despair. Like Howl’s Moving Castle, the script is based on a...
- 5/27/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
A version of this story about “Earwig and the Witch” first appeared in the Oscar Nominations Preview issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The Japanese company Studio Ghibli is legendary for its hand-drawn animation, including the classics “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” and the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away.” All of those films were directed by the studio’s co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki — but it’s his son, Goro Miyazaki, who has now given Studio Ghibli its first-ever 3Dcg animated feature, “Earwig and the Witch.”
The idea for the film, Goro Miyazaki said, came when his father gave him the novel by English writer Diana Wynne Jones and suggested it might make a good movie. Goro, who initially worked as a landscape architect to avoid the long shadow of his father before joining the family business to direct “Tales From Earthsea” and “From Up on Poppy Hill,” took to the story of a young,...
The Japanese company Studio Ghibli is legendary for its hand-drawn animation, including the classics “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” and the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away.” All of those films were directed by the studio’s co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki — but it’s his son, Goro Miyazaki, who has now given Studio Ghibli its first-ever 3Dcg animated feature, “Earwig and the Witch.”
The idea for the film, Goro Miyazaki said, came when his father gave him the novel by English writer Diana Wynne Jones and suggested it might make a good movie. Goro, who initially worked as a landscape architect to avoid the long shadow of his father before joining the family business to direct “Tales From Earthsea” and “From Up on Poppy Hill,” took to the story of a young,...
- 3/6/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Like it or not, Studio Ghibli has finally embraced CG with the magical fantasy, “Earwig and the Witch” (GKids), directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. It’s a controversial step, to be sure, departing from Ghibli’s renowned hand-drawn 2D legacy, but Goro found it necessary, both for his artistic independence and for Ghibli’s continued survival during its current downsizing.
“For Studio Ghibli, it’s important for us to constantly try new things, whether it goes down well or not,” said the younger Miyazaki. “It’s not enough just to carry on the legacy of what they have built because it would only be a copy and an inferior version of that even. And, for me, that was to try the first CG movie at the studio. I’ve seen hand-drawn animators, who have huge talent and have done great work outside of Studio Ghibli,...
“For Studio Ghibli, it’s important for us to constantly try new things, whether it goes down well or not,” said the younger Miyazaki. “It’s not enough just to carry on the legacy of what they have built because it would only be a copy and an inferior version of that even. And, for me, that was to try the first CG movie at the studio. I’ve seen hand-drawn animators, who have huge talent and have done great work outside of Studio Ghibli,...
- 2/8/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Photo: ‘Earwig and the Witch’/HBO Max ‘Earwig and the Witch’ follows a young witch named Earwig as she attempts to gain control over her new foster parents – the witch Bella Yaga and her fearsome partner, “The Mandrake.” Before being adopted by the oddball couple, Earwig had enjoyed the freedom of her orphanage, where she was a leader of the children and had everyone under her finger. In this new home, Earwig is faced with her biggest challenge yet – to win over her new parents, who she refers to more as captors. Upon being thrust into the position as Bella Yaga’s assistant, Earwig also gains a new ambition to learn more about magic. The film is directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of the famed Hayao Miyazaki who directed films such as ‘My Neighbor Totoro’, ’Spirited Away’, and ‘Princess Mononoke.’ Goro Miyazaki has directed past Ghibli films ‘From Up on Poppy Hill...
- 2/7/2021
- by Lana Nguyen
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
After directing the television series Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter for Japanese network Nhk Bs Premium, Gorô Miyazaki returned to his roots at Studio Ghibli, looking to take on his first film in “full 3D CG.”
For the son of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki—who helped turn Ghibli into an internationally respected animation studio—that project would end up being an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’s novel, Earwig and the Witch.
“Hayao and [producer] Toshio Suzuki came to me with the suggestion that this novel was likely a good story for a film adaptation,” the younger Miyazaki says. “I loved the fact that the protagonist wasn’t your typical ‘good girl,’ in the sense that she’s always right, and does the correct thing. She’s very fun.”
Gorô Miyazaki’s follow-up to the acclaimed features Tales from Earthsea (2006) and From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) centers on Earwig, a 10-year-old orphan girl in 1990s England,...
For the son of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki—who helped turn Ghibli into an internationally respected animation studio—that project would end up being an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’s novel, Earwig and the Witch.
“Hayao and [producer] Toshio Suzuki came to me with the suggestion that this novel was likely a good story for a film adaptation,” the younger Miyazaki says. “I loved the fact that the protagonist wasn’t your typical ‘good girl,’ in the sense that she’s always right, and does the correct thing. She’s very fun.”
Gorô Miyazaki’s follow-up to the acclaimed features Tales from Earthsea (2006) and From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) centers on Earwig, a 10-year-old orphan girl in 1990s England,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"You agree that you'll teach me magic, and I agree to help you out." GKids has revealed a new US trailer for the Japanese animated film Earwig and the Witch, the latest film by Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki's son who also directed the films Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill previously. This is Studio Ghibli's first ever CGI 3D feature film, and it's their first since shutting down a few years ago. Earwig and the Witch, also known as Âya and the Witch, was supposed to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year - instead it's debuting direct-to-tv on the Nhk channel in Japan this month - and will open in the US early next year. The story follows an orphan girl, Earwig, who is adopted by a witch and comes home to a spooky house filled with mystery and magic. She tries to learn magic and more.
- 12/23/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gkids to release in North America in early 2021.
Richard E. Grant has joined the English-language dub cast for Studio Ghibli’s Cannes Label 2020 selection Earwig And The Witch.
Gkids has set an early 2021 awards-qualifying North American release in early 2021 while Elysian Film Group Distribution will handle a UK release in spring 2021.
Joining Grant as The Mandrake are Kacey Musgraves as Earwig’s mother, Dan Stevens and Taylor Paige Henderson in the title role are also on board the animation feature directed by Goro Miyazaki.
Earwig And The Witch follows Earwig on her quest to find the family she always dreamed of,...
Richard E. Grant has joined the English-language dub cast for Studio Ghibli’s Cannes Label 2020 selection Earwig And The Witch.
Gkids has set an early 2021 awards-qualifying North American release in early 2021 while Elysian Film Group Distribution will handle a UK release in spring 2021.
Joining Grant as The Mandrake are Kacey Musgraves as Earwig’s mother, Dan Stevens and Taylor Paige Henderson in the title role are also on board the animation feature directed by Goro Miyazaki.
Earwig And The Witch follows Earwig on her quest to find the family she always dreamed of,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Earwig and the Witch,” the first CG-animated feature from Studio Ghibli, directed by Goro Miyazaki — and son of legendary Hayao Miyazaki — will get an English-language release for Oscar qualification from Gkids. The feature is slated to air on Nhk in Japan December 30, 2020. Gkids will release the film theatrically in North America in early 2021.
The voice work is headlined by Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”), Kacey Musgraves (“Golden Hour”), and Dan Stevens (“Legion”). The six-time Grammy-winning Musgraves will also record an English version of the theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”
Based on the children’s novel “Earwig and the Witch” by Diana Wynne Jones, the fantasy concerns the young Earwig (Taylor Paige Henderson) growing up in a British orphanage in the countryside with no idea that her mother (Musgraves) possessed magical powers. Her life changes suddenly she’s forced to live with a selfish witch,...
The voice work is headlined by Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”), Kacey Musgraves (“Golden Hour”), and Dan Stevens (“Legion”). The six-time Grammy-winning Musgraves will also record an English version of the theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”
Based on the children’s novel “Earwig and the Witch” by Diana Wynne Jones, the fantasy concerns the young Earwig (Taylor Paige Henderson) growing up in a British orphanage in the countryside with no idea that her mother (Musgraves) possessed magical powers. Her life changes suddenly she’s forced to live with a selfish witch,...
- 12/15/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves, Dan Stevens and more will lend their voices to the English-language cast of Goro Miyazaki’s Gkids and Studio Ghibli feature film Earwig and the Witch, inspired by Diana Wynne Jones’ book of the same name.
Directed by the From Up on Poppy Hill and Tales from Earthsea helmer, Earwig follows a headstrong orphan named Earwig who lives with a selfish witch but then embarks on a journey meet her mother who has magical powers. Upon her trek, Earwig discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may help her in finding her lost family.
In the English-language dub, Grant will play the Mandrake, Stevens will voice Thomas and Musgraves is set to play Earwig’s mother. Taylor Paige Henderson will voice the titular character. Additional voice cast members include Pandora Colin, Jb Blanc, Logan Hannan, Summer Jenkins and Vivienne Rutherford.
Directed by the From Up on Poppy Hill and Tales from Earthsea helmer, Earwig follows a headstrong orphan named Earwig who lives with a selfish witch but then embarks on a journey meet her mother who has magical powers. Upon her trek, Earwig discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may help her in finding her lost family.
In the English-language dub, Grant will play the Mandrake, Stevens will voice Thomas and Musgraves is set to play Earwig’s mother. Taylor Paige Henderson will voice the titular character. Additional voice cast members include Pandora Colin, Jb Blanc, Logan Hannan, Summer Jenkins and Vivienne Rutherford.
- 12/15/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens will lead the English language voice cast for Studio Ghibli’s animated feature Earwig and the Witch, directed by Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill) with planning from his father, Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away).
In addition to her debut voice acting role as Earwig’s Mother, six-time Grammy Award winner Musgraves will also record the English language version of the film’s theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”...
In addition to her debut voice acting role as Earwig’s Mother, six-time Grammy Award winner Musgraves will also record the English language version of the film’s theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”...
- 12/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens will lead the English language voice cast for Studio Ghibli’s animated feature Earwig and the Witch, directed by Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill) with planning from his father, Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away).
In addition to her debut voice acting role as Earwig’s Mother, six-time Grammy Award winner Musgraves will also record the English language version of the film’s theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”...
In addition to her debut voice acting role as Earwig’s Mother, six-time Grammy Award winner Musgraves will also record the English language version of the film’s theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”...
- 12/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
To celebrate the release of the 15th Anniversary Special Collector’s Boxset of Howl’S Moving Castle on 21 December, we are giving away one special Christmas Studio Ghibli bundle, with four stunning Steelbook releases of From Up On Poppy Hill, My Neighbours the Yamadas, When Marnie Was There, Only Yesterday and Blu-ray editions of Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, The Cat Returns.
Based on the book by British author Diana Wynne Jones and directed by the Oscar®-winning Hayao Miyazaki, the English language cast features Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson and Billy Crystal.
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a...
Based on the book by British author Diana Wynne Jones and directed by the Oscar®-winning Hayao Miyazaki, the English language cast features Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson and Billy Crystal.
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a...
- 12/13/2020
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Miyazaki is back!! Nhk in Japan has unveiled an official trailer for a brand new Studio Ghibli movie titled Earwig and the Witch. But don't get too excited about the return of Ghibli. The film is the latest feature directed by Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki's son who also directed the films Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill. Because it's uh, his father's studio, he convinced Ghibli to "return from the dead" to make another new film - this one being their first entirely CGI creation. And it looks pretty rough, to be honest. Earwig and the Witch, also known as Âya and the Witch, was supposed to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year - instead it's debuting direct-to-tv on the Nhk channel in Japan on December 30th just before the end of the year. It follows an orphan girl, Earwig, who is adopted by...
- 12/2/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This summer, some blowback was stirred up when the first images from Studio Ghibli’s first fully 3D CGI animation arrived. Earwig and The Witch, Goro Miyazaki’s first film since 2011’s From Up on Poppy Hill, is an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ 2011 children’s novel and was set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival. It’ll now arrive on television in Japan on December 30, and the first trailer gives us our first glimpse at footage.
Following a group of orphans and a tale of witches, it’s definitely a new route for Ghibli that may not win over their most ardent fans, but we’re still curious to check it out when it lands in North America courtesy of Gkids at a Tbd date early next year.
Director Goro Miyazaki has previously commented about the film, saying, “Nowadays, in our country, there are many adults and few children.
Following a group of orphans and a tale of witches, it’s definitely a new route for Ghibli that may not win over their most ardent fans, but we’re still curious to check it out when it lands in North America courtesy of Gkids at a Tbd date early next year.
Director Goro Miyazaki has previously commented about the film, saying, “Nowadays, in our country, there are many adults and few children.
- 12/2/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Studio Ghibli is helping to ease the pain of 2020 by making 400 high resolution images from eight of its movies available to download for free. The films include “When Marnie Was There,” “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” “The Wind Rises,” “From Up on Poppy Hill,” “The Secret World of Arrietty,” “Ponyo,” “Tales from Earthsea,” and Best Animated Feature Oscar winner “Spirited Away.” A handwritten note from Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki notes the one catch: “Please use them freely within the scope of common sense.”
The 400 free images mean each film mentioned above has 50 new high-resolution stills to explore. The note to use the images with “common sense” means fans have the green light from Suzuki to share the stills on social media and make artwork out of them, but don’t think about selling them for profit. Suzuki teased that more free images from additional Studio Ghibli movies will become available in the future.
The 400 free images mean each film mentioned above has 50 new high-resolution stills to explore. The note to use the images with “common sense” means fans have the green light from Suzuki to share the stills on social media and make artwork out of them, but don’t think about selling them for profit. Suzuki teased that more free images from additional Studio Ghibli movies will become available in the future.
- 9/22/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Deal covers 21 films including Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning Spirited Away.
Wild Bunch has acquired all French rights to the entire catalogue of celebrated Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, including its new animated feature Earwig and the Witch.
Disney has traditionally released Studio Ghibli titles in France, but the licensing deal has recently come to the end of its term. The Wild Bunch deal came into effect on September 2.
The accord includes Gorô Miyazaki’s Earwig And The Witch. The film is the studio’s first feature animation in six years and made it into Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection in June.
Wild Bunch has acquired all French rights to the entire catalogue of celebrated Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, including its new animated feature Earwig and the Witch.
Disney has traditionally released Studio Ghibli titles in France, but the licensing deal has recently come to the end of its term. The Wild Bunch deal came into effect on September 2.
The accord includes Gorô Miyazaki’s Earwig And The Witch. The film is the studio’s first feature animation in six years and made it into Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection in June.
- 9/11/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Gkids has acquired the North American distribution rights to Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch, directed by Goro Miyazaki and produced by studio co-founder Toshio Suzuki, with planning on the feature from his father and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki.
Based on the children’s novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle), Earwig and the Witch marks Studio Ghibli’s first entirely 3Dcg animated feature. The film follows the titular Earwig, who grew up in an orphanage and never knew her mother had magical powers. Her life takes a new turn when a strange family takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch.
“Nowadays, in our country, there are many adults and few children. It must be tough for these children, so few of them having to deal with so many adults,...
Based on the children’s novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl’s Moving Castle), Earwig and the Witch marks Studio Ghibli’s first entirely 3Dcg animated feature. The film follows the titular Earwig, who grew up in an orphanage and never knew her mother had magical powers. Her life takes a new turn when a strange family takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch.
“Nowadays, in our country, there are many adults and few children. It must be tough for these children, so few of them having to deal with so many adults,...
- 7/7/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Studio Ghibli is an animation studio that has consistently produced outstanding films over the years, thanks largely to director Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao. In recent years, Miyazaki Gorō has followed his own path in film at the studio, somewhat different from his father, directing Tales From Earthsea (2006), which was a bit unsteady, and then From Up on Poppy Hill, which I enjoyed immensely. Now the younger Miyazaki's next film, Earwig and The Witch, produced by studio co-founder Suzuki Toshio, "with planning on the feature from his father, Academy Award®-winner" Miyazaki Hayao, is on its way to North America, according to an official statement from distributor Gkids. Here's more from the statement: "Based on the children's novel Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne...
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- 7/7/2020
- Screen Anarchy
While Studio Ghibli has built a storied reputation for their meticulous hand-drawn animation, mixing in some CG only when required starting with Princess Mononoke and onward, they are now preparing to release their first fully 3D CGI animation. The project is Aya and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki’s first film since 2011’s From Up on Poppy Hill, and today the first images have arrived.
Clocking in at 1 hour and 22 minutes, the adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ 2011 children’s novel Earwig and the Witch was set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival and arrive on television in Japan later this year. Following a group of orphans and a tale of witches, as one can see in the images below, this is not what one has come to expect from Ghibli, already causing a stir online. However, we’ll be curious to see what the animation looks like in motion in the form of a trailer,...
Clocking in at 1 hour and 22 minutes, the adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ 2011 children’s novel Earwig and the Witch was set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival and arrive on television in Japan later this year. Following a group of orphans and a tale of witches, as one can see in the images below, this is not what one has come to expect from Ghibli, already causing a stir online. However, we’ll be curious to see what the animation looks like in motion in the form of a trailer,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It is the first feature animation from Japan’s Studio Ghibli in six years.
Screen can reveal a first-look image of Gorô Miyazaki’s Earwig And The Witch, the first feature animation from Japan’s revered Studio Ghibli in six years.
Recently feted with a Cannes 2020 selection, it is a third solo feature for Hayao Miyazaki’s son after Tales From Earthsea (2006) and From Up On Poppy Hill (2011).
Earwig And The Witch is based on a novel by late UK writer Diana Wynne Jones, whose work also inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle.
The new film follows the adventures...
Screen can reveal a first-look image of Gorô Miyazaki’s Earwig And The Witch, the first feature animation from Japan’s revered Studio Ghibli in six years.
Recently feted with a Cannes 2020 selection, it is a third solo feature for Hayao Miyazaki’s son after Tales From Earthsea (2006) and From Up On Poppy Hill (2011).
Earwig And The Witch is based on a novel by late UK writer Diana Wynne Jones, whose work also inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle.
The new film follows the adventures...
- 6/19/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
As Hayao Miyazaki and team meticulously craft the director’s next feature animation, now not due out until 2023, Studio Ghibli is concurrently working on another new film and after a few hints as to what it may be, today brings the first genuine details. While it was known Goro Miyazaki was working on his first film since 2011’s From Up on Poppy Hill, we now know precisely what he’s adapting and when it’ll arrive.
Studio Ghibli and Nhk (via Anime News Network) reports that the film is an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ 2011 children’s novel Earwig and the Witch, with the title becoming Aya and the Witch for the film version. Set to air on Nhk during this upcoming winter 2020, it marks the first fully 3D CG project for the studio, with Goro’s father Hayao Miyazaki initially developing the project. See the synopsis of the novel below.
Studio Ghibli and Nhk (via Anime News Network) reports that the film is an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ 2011 children’s novel Earwig and the Witch, with the title becoming Aya and the Witch for the film version. Set to air on Nhk during this upcoming winter 2020, it marks the first fully 3D CG project for the studio, with Goro’s father Hayao Miyazaki initially developing the project. See the synopsis of the novel below.
- 6/3/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Studio Ghibli’s latest feature animation, “Aya to Majo,”, will air on Nhk during winter 2020, Nhk announced today.
Based on “Earwig and the Witch,” a children’s novel by Diana Wynne Jones, the film is the first by Ghibli to be animated in 3D3G. The director is Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki’s son, though the elder Miyazaki is credited with planning the project.
The date of the broadcast and other details have yet to be revealed. The film is a co-production between Ghibli, Nhk and Nep (Nhk Enterprises). There are currently no plans to release the film theatrically.
Wynne Jones also wrote the source novel for “Howl’s Moving Castle,” a 2004 animated scripted and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
In the Wynne Jones novel, Earwig is living in an orphanage – and quite enjoying it, when she is adopted by a witch and taken to her spooky house. But instead of being...
Based on “Earwig and the Witch,” a children’s novel by Diana Wynne Jones, the film is the first by Ghibli to be animated in 3D3G. The director is Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki’s son, though the elder Miyazaki is credited with planning the project.
The date of the broadcast and other details have yet to be revealed. The film is a co-production between Ghibli, Nhk and Nep (Nhk Enterprises). There are currently no plans to release the film theatrically.
Wynne Jones also wrote the source novel for “Howl’s Moving Castle,” a 2004 animated scripted and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
In the Wynne Jones novel, Earwig is living in an orphanage – and quite enjoying it, when she is adopted by a witch and taken to her spooky house. But instead of being...
- 6/3/2020
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
Recently turning 79, Hayao Miyazaki came out of “retirement” yet again to work on another Studio Ghibli animation. The project, titled Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (which translates to How Do You Live?), follows a 15-year-old boy named Koperu and his uncle, who move to a new neighborhood, as the kid deals with bullying, poverty, education, work, courage, and progress. Originally eying a 2020 release, the morsels of information we’ve received thus far indicate the studio is taking their precious time in hand-crafting the film.
“We are still hand-drawing everything, but it takes us more time to complete a film because we’re drawing more frames,” producer Toshio Suzuki tells EW regarding the “big, fantastical” film. “So, there are more drawings to draw than before. Back when we were making [1988’s] My Neighbor Totoro, we only had eight animators. Totoro we made in eight months. [For] the current film that Hayao Miyazaki is working on,...
“We are still hand-drawing everything, but it takes us more time to complete a film because we’re drawing more frames,” producer Toshio Suzuki tells EW regarding the “big, fantastical” film. “So, there are more drawings to draw than before. Back when we were making [1988’s] My Neighbor Totoro, we only had eight animators. Totoro we made in eight months. [For] the current film that Hayao Miyazaki is working on,...
- 5/16/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Netflix will be adding 21 feature films from famed Japanese art house Studio Ghibli beginning February 1. Among the titles that will be available outside the U.S., Canada and Japan are My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Arrietty, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea and When Marnie Was There. The deal was made with Studio Ghibli’s distribution partner Wild Bunch International, as part of Netflix’s efforts to grow its animated library.
For the first time ever, this catalogue of Studio Ghibli films will be subtitled in 28 languages, and dubbed in up to 20.
Founded in 1985 by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli has produced 22 feature-length films. Many of them are legendary including Miyazaki’s Oscar winner Spirited Away. The director was named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in 2005.
Producer Toshio Suzuki at Studio Ghibli said, “In this day and age, there...
For the first time ever, this catalogue of Studio Ghibli films will be subtitled in 28 languages, and dubbed in up to 20.
Founded in 1985 by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli has produced 22 feature-length films. Many of them are legendary including Miyazaki’s Oscar winner Spirited Away. The director was named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in 2005.
Producer Toshio Suzuki at Studio Ghibli said, “In this day and age, there...
- 1/20/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Japanese art house Studio Ghibli has found a home on Netflix.
Starting Feb. 1, 21 films from the Academy Award-winning Studio Ghibli will be available on Netflix through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, the streaming platform announced Sunday.
The deal excludes the U.S., Canada and Japan. HBO Max acquired the U.S. rights to the animated library last year, with the films debuting on the platform in the spring of this year.
Studio Ghibli’s catalogue, which will include Academy Award-winner “Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Arrietty,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” will be subtitled in 28 languages and dubbed in up to 20 languages.
Also Read: HBO Max Acquires Us Streaming Rights to Japan's Studio Ghibli Films
“In this day and age, there are various great ways a film can reach audiences,” producer Toshio Suzuki at Studio Ghibli said in a statement. “We’ve listened to our fans and...
Starting Feb. 1, 21 films from the Academy Award-winning Studio Ghibli will be available on Netflix through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, the streaming platform announced Sunday.
The deal excludes the U.S., Canada and Japan. HBO Max acquired the U.S. rights to the animated library last year, with the films debuting on the platform in the spring of this year.
Studio Ghibli’s catalogue, which will include Academy Award-winner “Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Arrietty,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” will be subtitled in 28 languages and dubbed in up to 20 languages.
Also Read: HBO Max Acquires Us Streaming Rights to Japan's Studio Ghibli Films
“In this day and age, there are various great ways a film can reach audiences,” producer Toshio Suzuki at Studio Ghibli said in a statement. “We’ve listened to our fans and...
- 1/20/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The films of Studio Ghibli are thankfully now easier than ever to watch with the recent announcement of their first-ever digital release, and we can expect a few more features from the animation company in the years to come. It was already revealed a few years ago that Hayao Miyazaki embarked on another feature, and now we have an update on that feature, as well as another from the company.
In a New Year’s message they revealed they are currently at work on two new films. While they didn’t name the second one, it may be Goro Miyazaki’s first film since 2011’s From Up on Poppy Hill, which was announced a few years back with the only detail that it would be a CG project.
As for Miyazaki’s film Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, which translates to How Do You Live?, the story will follow a...
In a New Year’s message they revealed they are currently at work on two new films. While they didn’t name the second one, it may be Goro Miyazaki’s first film since 2011’s From Up on Poppy Hill, which was announced a few years back with the only detail that it would be a CG project.
As for Miyazaki’s film Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, which translates to How Do You Live?, the story will follow a...
- 1/6/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
GKids will release the entire Studio Ghibli catalog of animated films for digital purchase for the first time in North America on Dec. 17.
The Tokyo-based Studio Ghibli catalog includes best animated film Academy Award winner “Spirited Away” and five other Oscar-nominated titles: “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “The Wind Rises,” “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” “When Marnie Was There” and “The Red Turtle,” which was co-produced with Wild Bunch.
Films will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms. It’s the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital purchase anywhere in the world. GKids previously announced an exclusive U.S. streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May.
Director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was given an honorary award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards in 2014, and the...
The Tokyo-based Studio Ghibli catalog includes best animated film Academy Award winner “Spirited Away” and five other Oscar-nominated titles: “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “The Wind Rises,” “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” “When Marnie Was There” and “The Red Turtle,” which was co-produced with Wild Bunch.
Films will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms. It’s the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital purchase anywhere in the world. GKids previously announced an exclusive U.S. streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May.
Director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was given an honorary award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards in 2014, and the...
- 12/2/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Studio Ghibli’s entire library of films, including classics such as “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke,” will be made available for digital download in the U.S. and Canada beginning on Dec. 17, the distributor Gkids announced Monday.
This marks the first time any of the films from the Japanese anime giant will be available on any digital platform. And the news also comes months before the Studio Ghibli films are meant to stream exclusively in the U.S. on HBO Max beginning in May 2020.
The films, 21 in all dating back 30 years to 1984, will only be available as digital download-to-own, with each film retailing for $19.99. The films will not be available for rental at this time, but Gkids says the movies will be available for purchase on all major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play, Sony, Microsoft and Fandango Now. Further, both the original...
This marks the first time any of the films from the Japanese anime giant will be available on any digital platform. And the news also comes months before the Studio Ghibli films are meant to stream exclusively in the U.S. on HBO Max beginning in May 2020.
The films, 21 in all dating back 30 years to 1984, will only be available as digital download-to-own, with each film retailing for $19.99. The films will not be available for rental at this time, but Gkids says the movies will be available for purchase on all major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play, Sony, Microsoft and Fandango Now. Further, both the original...
- 12/2/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
A lot of Studio Ghibli fans have been wondering when and where the wonderful anime films from the studio would end up streaming. Well, it’s been officially announced that those movies will be available to stream on WarnerMedia’s HBO Max when it launches in the spring of 2020.
HBO Max will be the Us streaming home to the entire Studio Ghibli film library, one of the world’s most coveted and revered animation catalogues. The landmark deal with North American distributor Gkids for the twenty-one Studio Ghibli feature films marks the first time these beloved films have been licensed to a streaming platform.
The films that will be available at the launch of the service will include Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and more.
Kevin Reilly, Chief Content...
HBO Max will be the Us streaming home to the entire Studio Ghibli film library, one of the world’s most coveted and revered animation catalogues. The landmark deal with North American distributor Gkids for the twenty-one Studio Ghibli feature films marks the first time these beloved films have been licensed to a streaming platform.
The films that will be available at the launch of the service will include Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and more.
Kevin Reilly, Chief Content...
- 10/17/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Iconic Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has signed a landmark deal to bring 21 movies exclusively to HBO Max. The upcoming streaming platform from WarnerMedia is launching in April 2020. The deal marks the first time Studio Ghibli movies have ever been licensed to a streaming platform.
At the time of HBO Max’s launch, such Studio Ghibli titles as Oscar winner “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” and “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” will be available to stream, among others. Additional films such as Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” will debut on HBO Max in fall 2020.
“We are excited to be working with HBO Max to bring the complete collection of Studio Ghibli films to streaming audiences in the U.S.,” Studio Ghibli chairman Koji Hoshino said in a statement. “As a premium content brand, HBO Max is an ideal home for our films.
At the time of HBO Max’s launch, such Studio Ghibli titles as Oscar winner “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” and “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” will be available to stream, among others. Additional films such as Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” will debut on HBO Max in fall 2020.
“We are excited to be working with HBO Max to bring the complete collection of Studio Ghibli films to streaming audiences in the U.S.,” Studio Ghibli chairman Koji Hoshino said in a statement. “As a premium content brand, HBO Max is an ideal home for our films.
- 10/17/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
HBO Max continues to pad its streaming fare with an exclusive deal for the entire catalog of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. It’s the first time the lauded toon producer’s films have been licensed to a streamer.
The deal with Studio Ghibli distributor Gkids includes 2001’s Spirited Away, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and four other pics that were nominated in that category: Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There.
“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer at HBO Max and President of TNT, TBS, and truTV. “Exciting, enchanting and deeply humanistic, these wonderful films have captured people’s hearts around the world, and we are proud to showcase them in an accessible way for even more fans through HBO Max.”
Founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,...
The deal with Studio Ghibli distributor Gkids includes 2001’s Spirited Away, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and four other pics that were nominated in that category: Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There.
“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer at HBO Max and President of TNT, TBS, and truTV. “Exciting, enchanting and deeply humanistic, these wonderful films have captured people’s hearts around the world, and we are proud to showcase them in an accessible way for even more fans through HBO Max.”
Founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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