Hello,

I don't know if you've already heard about this documentary, but if you haven't (like me) I'd like to present you the film

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

It is a documentary that was released in Japan in 2013 and shown on film festivals around the world. It was - at least in my country - only recently released on DVD/Blue Ray and focuses on the work of the legendary Studio Ghibli and it's 3 main filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki while working on their two films "The Wind Rises" and "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". It got awesome critical reception aroudn the globe and is really interesting.

Or straight outta wiki:

The documentary delves into the life of Hayao Miyazaki and the productions of the animated films The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, including various footage of said productions. The footage shown includes the choosing of Hideaki Anno as the voice actor for the character Jiro Horikoshi in The Wind Rises as well as the extensive and detailed amount of storyboarding sketched, inked, and painted by Miyazaki. It notes Miyazaki's opinions on subjects such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and Zero planes, and shows his tensions with some of the other staff, including Isao Takahata, and his memories of his father. The film illustrates the importance of Miyazaki, Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki's works altogether to help Studio Ghibli be successful, and concludes with mention of Miyazaki's supposed official retirement.

Perhaps someone hasn't heard about this and is interested in Ghibli, maybe it sparked your interest. Anyway thx for reading! :)

Morgan

last edited at Jun 29, 2016 5:56PM

shame to admit that i dont watch any ghibli film, will try the wind rises!