TOKYO -- Four years after scoring an international hit with "Howl's Moving Castle", Hayao Miyazaki has announced plans for his next animated project, "Gake No Ue No Ponyo" (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea).
Miyazaki, who won an Academy Award for "Spirited Away" in 2003, said he wants to avoid the use of CG animation with "Ponyo" and return to simpler images that appear more hand-painted.
"In contrast to the elaborate images in previous titles, we are working on a full-length feature with a different type of drawing style and not relying on computer graphics," Suzuki said. "Even the waves of the sea, which are the main setting for the story, will be drawn by hand, so I believe it will become a world that has never been seen before."
The story, which Miyazaki came up with during a beach holiday in western Japan, revolves around a 5-year-old boy named Sosuke and a goldfish named Ponyo that wants to become human.
Longtime collaborator Toshio Suzuki will produce the title for Studio Ghibli, according to studio spokeswoman Mikiko Takeda.
Miyazaki, who won an Academy Award for "Spirited Away" in 2003, said he wants to avoid the use of CG animation with "Ponyo" and return to simpler images that appear more hand-painted.
"In contrast to the elaborate images in previous titles, we are working on a full-length feature with a different type of drawing style and not relying on computer graphics," Suzuki said. "Even the waves of the sea, which are the main setting for the story, will be drawn by hand, so I believe it will become a world that has never been seen before."
The story, which Miyazaki came up with during a beach holiday in western Japan, revolves around a 5-year-old boy named Sosuke and a goldfish named Ponyo that wants to become human.
Longtime collaborator Toshio Suzuki will produce the title for Studio Ghibli, according to studio spokeswoman Mikiko Takeda.
- 3/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TOKYO -- Famed around the world for its animated film, Japan's Studio Ghibli is branching out into distributing a range of foreign titles in the territory.
The producer behind such classics as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke" -- both directed by Hayao Miyazaki -- has distributed two imported films in the past, but wants to give Japanese moviegoers even wider access to animated cinema.
"Both previous films proved very successful and it is clear that the approach worked and people want to see different stories and different styles," said Mikiko Takeda of Studio Ghibli's international division. "We believe we are The Only Ones who can introduce these movies to an audience."
The previous titles were "Kirikou and the Sorcerer", by Michel Ocelot, and Paul Grimault's "Le Roi et L'Oiseau".
The new project is being undertaken by the Ghibli Museum and will see the films screened at the Cinema Angelika in Tokyo's Shibuya district, Takeda said.
"To only have stills from these movies on display at the museum would not work as animation needs to be seen in that form for it to work," Takeda said.
The producer behind such classics as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke" -- both directed by Hayao Miyazaki -- has distributed two imported films in the past, but wants to give Japanese moviegoers even wider access to animated cinema.
"Both previous films proved very successful and it is clear that the approach worked and people want to see different stories and different styles," said Mikiko Takeda of Studio Ghibli's international division. "We believe we are The Only Ones who can introduce these movies to an audience."
The previous titles were "Kirikou and the Sorcerer", by Michel Ocelot, and Paul Grimault's "Le Roi et L'Oiseau".
The new project is being undertaken by the Ghibli Museum and will see the films screened at the Cinema Angelika in Tokyo's Shibuya district, Takeda said.
"To only have stills from these movies on display at the museum would not work as animation needs to be seen in that form for it to work," Takeda said.
- 1/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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