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Spirited Away: Stage production of Studio Ghibli classic to transfer to West End

Japanese-language production will transfer to West End in April 2024

The Independent UK

London stage adaptation of Spirited Away extends after ‘unprecedented demand’

The European premiere of Spirited Away is set to open in the West End next year

Evening Standard

Emergency viewing: 15 must-see films about the climate crisis

These unflinching documentaries, indie thrillers and anime fables for kids can help us to understand the climate emergency, and how to respond

The Guardian - UK

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Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' to open Toronto Film Festival

“The Boy and the Heron,” the first film in a decade by Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Studio Ghibli: a Japanese success story in a faltering film world

Editorial: The latest anime from director Hayao Miyazaki aced at the box office without any marketing. All credit to his unique vision and passionate fans

The Guardian - UK

The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s final Studio Ghibli film breaks box office record despite no marketing

A UK distributor is yet to be announced

The Independent UK

Studio Ghibli’s How Do You Live opens in Japan today: will this be Hayao Miyazaki’s last film?

The new film has hardly been promoted, with no trailer and no TV adverts

Evening Standard

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Reactions to Studio Ghibli’s mystery new movie call it a "visual masterpiece"

There's no US or UK release date currently for How Do You Live?

Total Film

Latest Studio Ghibli mystery film release ends months of guesswork for Japanese fans

Details of plot for veteran director Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature for 10 years had been kept largely secret

The Guardian - UK

Excited Japanese fans queue for latest Hayao Miyazaki film

The revered director has said How Do You Live will be his last film, but there has been virtually no publicity.

Al Jazeera

Hayao Miyazaki releases mystery final film How Do You Live

The script is based on a coming-of-age story about a young boy whose mother is killed in a fire

The Independent UK

Studio Ghibli to release Hayao Miyazaki’s final film with no trailers or promotion

The director and veteran of Studio Ghibli plans to retire after the release of How Do You Live? which will forgo trailers and marketing ahead of its Japanese release next month

The Guardian - UK

Studio Ghibli is keeping quiet about Hayao Miyazaki’s final film

Animation studio’s lead producer criticised an unnamed American film for releasing trailers that tell cinemagoers ‘everything that’s going to happen in that movie’

The Independent UK

Suzume review: "The future of anime is in safe hands"

"This world is not for the ordinary!" says an elderly character in Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime. And ‘ordinary’ is the last word you would apply to a rich and spectacular fantasy that combines the Your Name director’s trademark photorealism with the sort of whimsical shape-shifting and elaborate alternate-world building that…

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Makoto Shinkai's latest anime Suzume is a romantic and funny romp that speaks to the power of memory

Inspired by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, director Makoto Shinkai crafts a story where the characters draw on their memories to avert disaster.

The Independent UK

The anime hit 'Suzume' and Shinkai's cinema of cataclysm

Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake stuck Japan

Cinemablend

I Watched Every Hayao Miyazaki Movie In Succession And I Can't Stop Crying

Hayao Miyazaki has created some masterpieces of cinema - and I decided to watch all his movies in a row. Let's talk about it.

Fortune

Netflix Japan blames 'labor shortage' for using A.I. art in its anime

Artists complain that image-generating A.I. steals their work without consent, while limiting their opportunities to get paying work.

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Los Angeles Times

The 19 movies we’re most excited for in 2023

There’s nothing quite like the return of a beloved auteur to get the cinephile’s juices flowing. Or the next installment in one of the century’s biggest franchises. Or paparazzi photos of Barbie and Ken. Or an overprotective doll. Which means 2023’s cup overfloweth for moviegoers of every stripe — the…

TechRadar

The best Max family movies: 18 great films to stream in October 2024

These are the best Max family movies to watch, from the Harry Potter films to Superman: The Movie.

Inverse

'How Do You Live' release date, trailer, and plot for the Hayao Miyazaki movie

Pass the tissues: Hayao Miyazaki is back to tug at our heartstrings.

The Guardian - AU

No fun rides but plenty of spirit: Studio Ghibli offers anime fans a new walk in the park

Ghibli Park, which opened this week, offers an immersive glimpse into the worlds created by the likes of Hayao Miyazaki, but don’t expect any rollercoaster rides

Bangkok Post

Japan's long-awaited Ghibli Park is now open

NAGOYA: A theme park featuring the beloved characters of Studio Ghibli and scenes from its hit animation films such as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away opened in central Japan yesterday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Totoro Time: Japan's Ghibli Theme Park Opens to Visitors

A huge grinning Totoro and other whimsical exhibits welcomed visitors to Japan's new Ghibli theme park as three of its five sections opened to the public on Tuesday. The attraction in central Japan has been long awaited by fans of Studio Ghibli's beloved animations, from "Howl's Moving Castle" to the…

The Independent UK

The Week on Stage: From My Neighbour Totoro to Marvellous

A guide to the week’s theatre

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