18 Wed Feb 2015
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Film, Japanese, News
Tags
かぐや姫の物語, documentary, Kaguya Hime, Miki Akira, Princess Kaguya, Sato Hidekazu, Studio Ghibli, StudioCanal, Takahata Isao, UK release
News is out that it is not just Takahata Isao’s「かぐや姫の物語」(Kaguya Hime no Monogatari/The Tale of Princess of Kaguya, Japan, 2013) that is getting a release via STUDIOCANAL in the UK next month, but that a documentary about the animation will be made available as well.
17 Sat Jan 2015
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Events, Film
StudioCanal UK, the official distributor of Studio Ghibli’s「かぐや姫の物語」(Kaguya Hime no Monogatari/The Tale of Princess Kaguya) in this corner of the world, has finally announced the film’s official release date:
15 Thu Jan 2015
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Film, Japanese, Korean, News
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Academy Awards, かぐや姫の物語, ハウルの動く城, 風立ちぬ, Frozen, GKIDS, Howl's Moving Castle, Kaguya Hime, Rotterdam, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Song of the Sea, Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli, Takahata Isao, The Wind Rises, Wallace and Gromit, When Marnie Was There, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, 千と千尋の神隠し, 思い出のマーニー
Various news updates (primarily for animated film fans): Continue reading
10 Wed Dec 2014
Takahata Isao’s 「かぐや姫の物語」(Kaguya Hime no Monogatari/The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) was released in Japan more than a year ago on November 23, 2013. It has screened at a number of festivals around the world and, thanks to North American distributor GKIDS, is currently in US cinemas – meaning, it has been seemingly everywhere except in the UK. While we still do not have an exact release date, Studio Canal (the film’s UK distributor) has now at least offered a vaguely projected one: Continue reading
20 Wed Nov 2013
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Art, Film, Japanese, Manga / Manwha / Comic, Theatre
Recently I came across a Tumblr post from rnedicinal about the Japanese folktale of かぐや姫 (Kaguya Hime/Princess Kaguya), which of course provided the basis for Studio Ghibli’s forthcoming film. Other than including two traditional paintings of Kaguya, the poster also shared the actual tale: Continue reading
08 Fri Nov 2013
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Film, Japanese
Which means one thing: finally a full trailer.
Something tells me Kaguya Hime isn’t going to be like any other Ghibli or animated film we have seen. Continue reading
19 Mon Aug 2013
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Film, Japanese
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A few days ago NHK, a Japanese TV station, aired a special Ghibli-Disney programme that included a 25 seconds clip of the other Studio Ghibli movie that is being released this year: Takahata Isao’s 「かぐや姫の物語」(Kaguya Hime no Monogatari/The Story of Princess Kaguya, Japan, 2013). The clip is not so much another teaser trailer as an animated flip book of images (or a series of film stills, if you prefer), which offer a charming glimpse into the mysterious world of the princess. Watch for yourself:
11 Thu Jul 2013
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Japanese
I have to admit this just came totally out of the left field for me: a friend of mine (knowing that I’m the Ghibli fan that I am) posted this clip on my Facebook page this morning with the words “You’ll understand more of this than me”:
Now, let me tell you, I had literally just woken up (yeah, I’m that kinda person that checks her email first thing in the morning, before I’ve even gotten out of bed), it was 6 am and I hadn’t even put my contacts in yet. So, blurry-eyed and half-asleep I was, but it took me no more than a few seconds to realise: Kaguya Hime! It’s Kaguya Hime! Continue reading
13 Thu Dec 2012
Posted in Anime / Animated Film, Events, Japanese
An early Christmas present came from Studio Ghibli today in the form of an official announcement of its next two feature films:「風立ちぬ」(Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises) and「かぐや姫の物語」(Kaguya Hime no Monogatari/The Story of Princess Kaguya), directed by Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao respectively. Continue reading
