Yoshiaki Nishimura

Entertainment News Jun 11, 2019

IOC commissions Studio Ponoc, founded by ex-Ghibli staff, to produce anime short for Tokyo Olympics

An animation studio formed by former members of Studio Ghibli said Monday it has been commissioned by the International Olympic Committee to produce the world's first Olympic-inspired animated short. Studio Ponoc, started in 2015 and located in Musashino in western Tokyo, will produce the short, ...

Film / Reviews Nov 21, 2013

'Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya)'

by Mark Schilling

Isao Takahata has long been overshadowed by longtime colleague and Studio Ghibli cofounder Hayao Miyazaki. The younger man (Takahata is 78, Miyazaki 72) has had more and bigger hits, including his latest, the World War II-themed "Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)," while Takahata's last ...