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He became a contract worker for Nippon Animation afterwards and moved to Studio Ghibli in January, 1987. In 1995, he made his directorial debut with the film Whisper of the Heart . On January 21, 1998, he died suddenly of an aortic dissection in the Tachikawa City Hospital in Tokyo at age 47.
As part of the Studio Ghibli Fest 2018, the film had a limited theatrical release in the United States, grossing $516,962. [3] The Ghibli ga Ippai Collection home video release of Grave of the Fireflies sold 400,000 copies in Japan. [52] At a price of at least ¥4,935, [53] this is equivalent to at least ¥1.974 billion in sales revenue.
Makiko Futaki (二木真希子 Futaki Makiko; June 19, 1958 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese animator best known for her contributions to Studio Ghibli on films such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), and Spirited Away (2001).
Studio Ghibli was founded on June 15, 1985, by the directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, after acquiring Topcraft's assets. Four of the studio's films are among the ten highest-grossing Japanese feature films; Spirited Away is third, grossing 31.68 billion yen in Japan and over US$380 million worldwide.
Japanese film director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki has been chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as Asia’s Nobel Prize.. The award recognises Mr ...
Pom Poko screenshot. Studio Ghibli, the famous anime film studio behind classics like Spirited Away, Ponyo, and My Neighbour Totoro, has been facing a bit of a crisis in recent years.
Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941, in the town Akebono-cho in Hongō, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan, the second of four sons. [1] [2] [3] [note 1] His father, Katsuji Miyazaki (born 1915), [1] was the director of Miyazaki Airplane, his brother's company, [5] which manufactured rudders for fighter planes during World War II. [4]
Isao Takahata (高畑 勲, Takahata Isao, October 29, 1935 – April 5, 2018) was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer.A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films.