Brighton Japan Festival

Studio Ghibli has been a household name in Japan for many decades now but its movies have touched many hearts across the world, especially in the UK, where several playwrights have taken the magic of Studio Ghibli and transformed them onto the stage for the young and old to enjoy. Back in 2013 Whole Hog … Continued

I think every anime fan goes through a ‘Studio Ghibli’ phase at least once. After the major success of Spirited Away across the globe, the studio and its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki were officially put on the radar of Western movie lovers. Not long after, the back catalogue, as well as all future releases of Studio Ghibli, … Continued

When I was around nine years old, I saw a beautiful and imaginative foreign-looking film which went by the name of ‘Laputa: The Flying Island’ on terrestrial TV. Unaware of the fact that it was anime, the images of the flying machines, mountain villages and stunning scenery stayed in my memory ever since and for … Continued

Kiki’s Delivery Service is yet another title from the now legendary Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. It is a tale of a young witch named Kiki who has to follow the tradition of leaving home and starting her own life in order to become a fully fledged witch. Kiki and her talking cat Jiji leave … Continued

Set in the distant past of feudal Japan, Princess Mononoke starts with a young tribal prince named Ashitaka who becomes cursed when he kills a demon in order to protect his village. Because of this he leaves his home behind to travel to the distant forests of the west in the hope of finding a … Continued