![]() ![]() If his new film does prove to be Ghibli’s swansong, however, it sure makes a fond farewell. Marnie director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who once represented a new generation of Ghibli, recently left the company. The house that Totoro built hasn’t closed its doors for good, but when founding fathers Hayao Miyazaki ( Spirited Away) and Isao Takahata ( The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) both announced their retirements, it was only a matter of time before Ghibli was forced to stop and consider how to move forward.Īlas, there isn’t much reason for optimism. ![]() ![]() After three decades of providing the world with some of the most memorable characters and stories in all of filmmaking ( animated or otherwise), Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli has ceased production, making this month’s excellent When Marnie Was Therethe company’s last feature film for the foreseeable future.
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