Arrietty
Studio Ghibli shrinks to Studio Gimli in this 2010 Borrowers adaptation. Ghibli is all about detail, making Mary Norton’s diminutive classic the perfect playground for the anime giant’s miniaturised magic. […]
Tag Archives: Studio Ghibli
Porco Rosso
A porcine fighter pilot eludes Italian fascist swine in Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso. Hayao Miyazaki’s ode to old Hollywood follows the Bogartian bounty hunter through a series of hog nights […]
When Marnie Was There
Released in 2014, When Marnie Was There was Studio Ghibli’s final film – until 2020’s How Do You Live? was announced by Hayao Miyazaki, a man who comes out of retirement almost as often […]
The Cat Returns
This 2002 manga adaptation follows a high school student (Chizuru Ikewaki) who saves a cat from being run over and is spirited away to the magical Cat Kingdom, where the Cat […]
Pom Poko
Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko follows a gang of shapeshifting raccoons as they hatch a series of fur-brained schemes to stop humans from destroying their forest home. Let’s call it Avotter. Where Studio Ghibli’s […]
Kiki’s Delivery Service
The first Studio Ghibli movie to become a hit in America (thanks to a distribution deal with Disney), Kiki’s Delivery Service is the story of a young girl (Minami Takayama) who travels to […]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata’s swansong is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, believed to be the oldest Japanese narrative in existence. The tale of a tiny princess discovered inside a bamboo shoot […]
Mary and the Witch’s Flower
I’d like to start this review by crediting Cineworld for trying to resolve the age-old subbing vs. dubbing debate once and for all by attempting to screen a Japanese film […]
Princess Mononoke
A demonic curse leads the young prince Ashitaka (Yōji Matsuda) to San (Yuriko Ishida) AKA Princess Mononoke; a raised-by-wolves eco-warrior and a princess in name only, like Leia or Eugenie. The war between civilisation […]
The Red Turtle
From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Finding Nemo, turtles have a reputation in Hollywood of being crass or stoned. As ever, it’s up to a foreign film to redress […]
