Tag: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
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Christopher Eccleston: ‘I don’t watch TV – it’s too hard to suspend disbelief’
In the latest of our series in which artists share their viewing choices, the actor recommends a Japanese animation and an epic Oj Simpson documentaryRead all the other Lockdown watch choicesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolationI’m self-isolating alone, but, for five nights a fortnight, I have my children, Albert, eight, and Esme, six, to…
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Isao Takahata obituary
One of the key figures in Japanese animation who co-founded the internationally renowned Studio GhibliFor more than 50 years, Isao Takahata, who has died aged 82, played an instrumental role in forging the international reputation of Japanese animation. He was one of the two key figures behind Japan’s leading animation house, Studio Ghibli, which he…
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Animator Isao Takahata, Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli, Dies at 82
Isao Takahata, a highly influential Japanese animator and filmmaker, and a co-founder of Studio Ghibli alongside longtime collaborator Hayao Miyazaki, died Thursday after a brief hospitalization. He was 82.Takahata died following a battle with lung cancer, according to a statement Studio Ghibli provided to TheWrap.Takahata directed the animated wartime drama “Grave of the Fireflies,” “Pom…
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Isao Takahata, Director and Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli, Dies at 82
Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli together with long-time collaborator Hayao Miyazaki and acclaimed director of “Grave of the Fireflies,” “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” and other animated features, died on Thursday in a Tokyo hospital at age 82.According to local media sources, Takahata had been in declining health since last summer with a…