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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future

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Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp., both sides said Thursday.

Succession worries had been a priority at Ghibli, as Miyazaki has turned 82, and producer Toshio Suzuki is 75, the companies said in a joint statement.

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