Tension and balance: Environmental optimism and Laputa: Castle in the Sky

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

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Auteur for hire: The ‘real’ world of Kiki’s Delivery Service

Realism isn’t a word that is commonly applied to Miyazaki, but this coming-of-age tale is a stunningly simple achievement.Read More

Nature and Shintoism: The universal religion of My Neighbour Totoro

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

“Back then, man and trees were friends.” – … Read More

Time and space: Exploring memory in Only Yesterday

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

The title of Studio Ghibli’s quietest and most mature … Read More

Astonishment and empathy: The magic of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki

With Studio Ghibli films now available on Netflix UK, we delve into our archives to look back at what makes them so magical. This article was originally published in 2014.

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary animator celebrated by a Blu-ray … Read More

Studio Ghibli films to be released on Netflix UK

Studio Ghibli is officially coming to Netflix UK, with almost the entire Japanese anime studio’s catalogue available to stream this spring.

21 films from Academy Award-winning art house will be made available on the service in the UK, through a … Read More

All 4 joins in with Film4’s Studio Ghibli season

All 4 is joining in with Film4’s Studio Ghibli season this month, with three of the Japanese anime giant’s movies available to stream for free.

Studio Ghibli is one of the most iconic animation studios in global cinema, with directors … Read More

VOD film review: The Red Turtle

A triumph of originality and unpredictability, The Red Turtle is a weird and wonderful fable that plays out like a woozy dreamRead More

First look UK TV review: Ronja the Robber’s Daughter

Studio Ghibli’s TV series takes a disappointing amount of time to finds its groove.Read More

Studio Ghibli’s Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter arrives on Amazon this month

Studio Ghibli’s first TV series, Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, will arrive on Amazon Prime Video this month.

The animated adventure, directed by Goro Miyazaki and narrated by Gillian Anderson (in its dubbed English version), was exclusively acquired by Amazon last … Read More