Hayao Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. From Spirited Away to My Neighbour Totoro, we recall five of his most ...

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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 ...

The Boy and the Heron could be the last animation from veteran artist Hayao Miyazaki, known for his engaging hand-drawn works ...

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 ...

It has been decades since Spirited Away hit theaters, and the film still stands as one of the greatest anime projects of all time. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the movie has earned its place in the ...

There was never any doubt as to whether the director John Caird’s stage adaptation of “Spirited Away” would incorporate puppets. They were part of his original pitch to Hayao Miyazaki ...

Hayao Miyazaki, the studio’s co-founder ... I first encountered Studio Ghibli through the 2001 film “Spirited Away.” It is Miyazaki’s masterpiece, a popular and critical supertriumph ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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.