"In Japan, animation is not seen as the exclusive realm of children's and family films, but is often used for adult, science fiction and action stories, where it allows a kind of freedom impossible in real life. Some Hollywood films strain so desperately against the constraints of the possible that you wish they'd just caved in and gone with animation." --
Roger Ebert on anime, with this excerpt being related to
Tokyo Godfathers. Ebert has been a fan of anime for a while, especially the works of
Hayao Miyazaki. Ebert has reviewed 6 of the 18
Studio Ghibli films released to date, and
even interviewed Miyazaki with a bit of fanboy glee.
More reviews and videos inside. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief
on Aug 30, 2010 -
92 comments
Among
Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces are
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind,
Princess Mononoke, and, most recently,
Spirited Away. With the April 15 US release of
Spirited Away,
Kiki's Delivery Service, and
Laputa: Castle in the Sky, an
Academy nomination for Spirited Away, and
Disney's commitment to release re-dubbed, re-mastered versions of Miyazaki's films in the US and worldwide, the American public is getting more acquainted with this legend of animation. Miyazaki's films are not your regular anime [more inside...]
posted by azazello
on Mar 21, 2003 -
55 comments
More than a year ago, MetaFilter discussed a petition to bring "
Spirited Away," the newest full-lenth animated movie by Hayao Miyazki, to the US. Released in Japan as
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, it is the most popular movie ever released in Japan and has it's US limited release this weekend. Do you think "Spirited Away" will "break through" to a wider American audience when Princess Mononoke didn't? What a wonderfully fantastic movie!
posted by gen
on Sep 21, 2002 -
32 comments
