Before Spirited Away won an Oscar, Miyazaki’s lost Mononoke story laid the foundation for Ghibli’s greatest films.

When Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature "Spirited Away" premiered in the U.S. 20 years ago, most viewers hadn't seen anything like it. Disney distributed the film. But as one critic pointed out ...

Japan's Studio Ghibli turns 40 this month with two Oscars and legions of fans young and old won over by its complex plots and fantastical hand-drawn animation.

Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli are often synonymous, but did you know that before founding Ghibli, Miyazaki had already made a ...

And that’s especially true when the animation is done by Studio Ghibli ’s master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki’s 2001 film “Spirited Away” won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature ...

Tasha Robinson is Polygon’s entertainment editor. She’s covered film, TV, books, and more for 20 years, including at The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, and The Verge. Spirited Away: Live on Stage ...

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