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Boy and the Heron Will Be Studio Ghibli’s First 4K UHD Release
It’s hard to imagine that some of the most sumptuous animated movies ever made have yet to be converted and released in the format, and yet, none of Studio Ghibli’s exquisite back catalogue has made its way to 4K UHD quite yet, even as the films enjoy regular re-releases in theaters. That is, until now.…
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Hayao Miyazaki’s Mysterious New Feature Will Get U.S. Release This Year
The legendary Hayao Miyazaki’s new film releases today in Japan, and there’s good news for Studio Ghibli fans not in that part of the world: GKIDS will be releasing it theatrically in North America later this year. Miyazaki’s first feature in 10 years comes with multiple titles; in Japan, it’s How Do You Live, but…
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Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno’s First TV Series Nadia Comes to 4K
Hideaki Anno, creator of the seminal Neon Genesis Evangelion series, made his first real claim to fame in the animation world when beloved director Hayao Miyazaki hired him to help make Nausicaä and the Valley of Wind back in the early ‘80s. The two anime legends would collaborate together again, less directly, with Nadia: The…
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Belle’s New Music Video Takes Us on a Sumptuous Tour of a Digital World
Ahead of Belle’s Japanese release this week (and its premiere at Cannes), our latest look at Mamoru Hosoda’s follow-up to Mirai comes in the form of a music video for the film’s virtual pop-idol protagonist — and gives us some more glimpses of its distinct fantasy world.