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Ghibli's first international co-production is directed by "Father and Daughter" director Michael Dudok de Wit.

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"Long Way North" will debut in the U.S. later this year.

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Takahata claims he's "too busy at work" to become a member of the organization that hands out the Oscars.

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Audiences in LA and NY have voted with their wallets: they are ready for mature and intelligent feature animation.

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Yonebayashi's second feature "When Marnie Was There" arrives on Blu-ray next week.

Isaoo Takahata's 1991 efort is the only Studio Ghibli film never to have receive a North American release.

In the past year or so, I’ve become quite the fan of Studio Ghibli (of course, just in time for the whole thing to shutter around me), and while I recognize most fans find themselves drawn to the work of the master Hayao Miyazaki, I’m one of the people that, by and large, prefers the […]

Male artists and the Disney Company continue to dominate the Academy's animation and vfx branches.

Acting instructor Ed Hooks explores the acting and performance in each of this year's Oscar-nominated animation features.

"I do think that animation can have a language of its own, rather than simply mimicking live action."

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association have just named Isao Takahata's "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" as the top animated film of 2014

See Isao Takahata's Oscar-contending "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" in the following theaters this weekend.

This weekend the $50 million Fox/Reel FX film "The Book of Life," opened in the United States with an estimated $17 million.

GKIDS announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli for the North American rights to "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya," the new film by 78-year-old director Isao Takahata.

As reported by Anime News Network, documentary filmmaker Mami Sunada (Ending Note: Death of a Japanese Salaryman) is nearing completion on the Studio Ghibli documentary Kingdom of Dreams and Madness. The film follows studio producer Toshio Suzuki, and directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) as they work on two upcoming Studio Ghibli films, Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) and Kaguya-hime no Monogatori (The Tale of Princess Kaguya).

When discussing her film’s title, Sunada explains: “I think that having a dream entails having a bit of madness, no matter what the profession. There are times when you will go to extremes, and times when you are feared by others for that.”

The Wind Rises, which is the first Miyazaki directed film in five years, debuts this weekend in Japan. Centering on Zero fighter designer Jiro Horikoshi, it is inspired by a manga Miyazaki created for Gekkan Model Graphics magazine and based on the novel of the same name by Tatsuo Hori. The Tale of Princess Kaguya, directed by Takahata is an adaptation of the Japanese folk story, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Originally slated to premiere simultaneously with The Wind Rises, Kaguya’s release date was postponed due to production snags, and as a result, Sunada continues to film in the studio to cover the extended production. Sunada’s documentary will premiere this fall in Japan.