The event features never-before-seen artwork and more to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the pioneering animation director’s birth.
Isao Takahata
Get a glimpse into the music-making process behind some of the studio’s most beloved anime movies.
If you grew up watching this pre-Ghibli anime film, don’t miss the chance to revel in nostalgia!
Director Hayao Miyazaki shares a number of revelations, including the real reason why there’s only one girl in the Totoro poster.
Father of anime’s real robot genre expresses desire to destroy/deep appreciation for Studio Ghibli directors Miyazaki and Takahata.
One anime legend looks back on 50 years of friendship with another in memorial service held at Studio Ghibli museum.
The new meanings revealed in this image, thirty years after the film’s release, have anime fans reaching for the tissues.
Anime veteran leaves behind a legacy of more than 50 years of landmark anime including Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko, and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Japan’s most famous anime production house is back in the animation saddle, with a European director holding the reins.
Famed writer’s best-known novel served as basis for Studio Ghibli anime of the same name.
Anime fans around the world were disappointed in February when The Tale of Princess Kaguya, which all signs point to being the final directorial effort from veteran filmmaker Isao Takahata, failed to capture the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Still, it’s unlikely the low-key Takahata himself got too worked up over the result, given the many accolades he’s received over his almost 50-year career. Besides, this week Takahata had another honor bestowed upon him, as he was given the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government.
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