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NHK Arrietty Documentary

Raw unsubtitled footage from NHK's Arrietty documentary is available on the web.

Chapter 1: Director's Chair

(2:56) (The two are checking Yonebayashi's animation of Gran Manmare in Ponyo)
Miyazaki: She is not sexy enough. You know the God in the fresco painting of the Sistine Chapel. (he seems to be suggesting that Yonebayashi should draw her like this painting.)
Yonebayashi: I don't know it.
Miyazaki: Do study. (laughs)

(8:30) Examples of Yonebayashi's work at Studio Ghibli.

(10:05) Megumi Kagawa (Chief Animator) asks: Did Miyazaki-san check this?
Yonebayashi: No.
Kagawa: Really?!?

(12:34) Miyazaki: I did not check the e-konte (storyboards) because I asked, "Do you want me to check it?" and he answered "No".
Yonebayashi: You said, "I don't want to check it".
Miyazaki: Though I don't know how power Maro has, I entrust him with all of Ghibli.
Yonebayashi: I am troubled.

(18:20) The first rush film check. But Yonebayashi cannot judge it.

Chapter 2: Strong Pressure as A Director

(14:23) An editing staff member points out a mistake to Yonebayashi. A character is halfway up a ladder during a camera change and in the next scene is standing on the upper floor. Yonebayashi decides to add a scene of Arrietty climbing the ladder and he will draws it.

(16:45) Yonebayashi: All failure is my responsibility. I'm always sorry. But I cannot but believe that I'm making an interesting thing.


Chapter 3. The Death of The Coworker - The title refers to Yoshifumi_Kondō

(1:00) Miyazaki: It is my moderation that I do not hold out a hand to him. You can't understand how much I must endure it. As a director one's judgment is the final decision.

(6:20) Miyazaki: After that (Whisper of the Heart), he got old suddenly and died suddenly at 47. I feel I handed the end to him. I'm sorry...

Chapter 4: Each Final Stage

(1:48) Miyazaki understands that out of the staff Yonebayashi is the most tired. Miyazaki talks to Yonebayashi but they do not discuss the film.

Thanks to T.Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 14:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Ghibli's and Miyazaki's Next Feature Films

The September issue of "Cut" magazine features a 20,000-characters long interview with Miyazaki. Some abstracts:

  • After Ponyo, Miyazaki told the staff his plan to create two films in three years and that he would take planning responsibility (preparing a project proposal paper, forming the staff, and writing a script).
  • "If two rookie directors, though one is not a true rookie, become good, they becomes a valuable property for Ghibli. Though Suzuki-san says, "You make a film after them." If Maro makes a (second) film, Ghibli will be more stable."
  • "Suzuki-san is making a dissolution program for Ghibli. No joke, we talked about it the other day." This dissolution program changes if Arrietty succeeds.
  • "For example, Ghibli should be able to continue with about five staff members as a copyright management company even if we smash the studio. So, Ghibli can say 'We stop film production. Goodbye'. I do not have to be there."
  • "Though I don't know how it will be, I'd like to create a more positive boy (than Sho) in the next movie what we are preparing now. Though the leading character is a girl again."
  • "I wrote two scripts in two years."
  • Miyazaki is always thinking about a tragic story of a boy. However, he wants to escape to "Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie" because a tragic boy's story is very difficult. Miyazaki says, "But it (Porco) is not connected in the future."
  • "When I read James Joyce's Dubliners, I think the boys are not blessed. (laughs) I can really understand how literature of the 20th century captured the tragic characteristics of boys."
  • (about Miyazak's next film) "I'm not thinking about a movie of a girl."

"I think that I must think about only a movie of a boy."
"I do not need to make a movie if it is not a tragic story of a boy."
"So I want to escape to "Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie". I have all its materials."
"It should be interesting."
"It is set for Spanish Civil War."

  • "If next two films succeed and Suzuki-san lets me make it (Porco) while saying, 'It cannot be helped because it's a hobby of the old man', I'm happy. It's my hobby."
  • "I had thought about the possibility of "Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie" in the morning. But before Shibuya-san (the interviewer) come here, I thought 'It's not good after all, It's just my hobby.'"

Thanks to T.Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 17:03, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Tales from Earthsea English Dubbing Interview

SFGate.com interviewed first-time English dub director Gary Rydstrom. The name might not be familiar but his employer (Pixar) might ring a few bells. Tales from Earthsea opens in select US cities this Friday.

--LLin 05:17, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Yonebayashi and Miyazaki Interviews

Studio Ghibli blogger Nishioka announced that a 10 episode series of interviews with Yonebayashi and Miyazaki begins next week on the Arrietty video blog. Yonebayashi's six episodes were recorded last September while Miyazaki's four episodes were recorded last October.

Thanks to T.Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 05:58, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Takahata On Suzuki and Yonebayashi (UPDATE: URL fixed)

Suzuki revealed that he was scolded by Takabata after Arrietty production finished. (20:25)

http://podcasts.tfm.co.jp/podcasts/tokyo/rg/suzuki_vol149.mp3

Takahata said to Suzuki "I and Miya-san made a feature film after gaining experience on a 20 minute [per episode] TV series many times. It is impossible to put him in such situation suddenly." Yonebayashi says "Well said! (laughs)"

Thanks to T.ISHIKAWA for the translation.

-- Mrgazpacho 07:07, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

NTV Arrietty Documentary

NTV broadcast (YouTube, five parts) a special program titled "The Craftsmen Who Supported Arrietty".

At the 7:38 in the second clip Miyazaki says, "When I heard the laughter of the atmosphere of the production end of the Arrietty, I felt like, "Crap! Don't finish it!" (laughs)

In the third clip at 3:57 Miyazaki says, "There are only 800 animators in Japan. The time when we should bring up an animator at the risk of ourselves has comes. Therefore we decided to employ a large number of animators at a stretch, but it might be a terrible mistake. Because the burdens of the management of Ghibli clearly increase." The sign at 4:42 says:

To animators

Unit price of the paper are
Layout paper 18 yen, Key animation paper 8 yen, Animation paper 5 yen
These are much more expensive than normal paper.
Please do not waste it if possible.

In part five Miyazaki says to Yonebayashi at the 8:30 mark, "You did it really well. It was three times better than I thought. You had better take a rest for awhile. It is not a shameful work even if we show it to anyone. I felt a director appeared at last. I was relieved. It was really good. I cried." (laughs)

NHK broadcasts "400 days of Hayao Miyazaki and new face director" on August 10.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 02:26, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Jump to Japan Exhibition

The Jump to Japan traveling exhibition co-created by the Minnesota Children's Museum and The Seattle Children's Museum is currently at the Arizona Museum for Youth through October 10. It features a number of interactive elements with a life-size Totoro and Catbus the most pertinent items to Studio Ghibli fans.

Thanks to King Dedede for the news.

--LLin 01:49, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Japan Times Arrietty Review, Tales From Earthsea @ NYICFF

  • Mark Schilling's review in the Japan Times is titled "Ghibli borrows — steals? — a classic tale" and gives Arrietty 4/5 stars. Sample quote, "It is a simply told, beautifully animated delight that, like the best Ghibli films, speaks straight to the heart and imagination of the child in all of us."
  • The New York International Children's Film Festival screens Tales from Earthsea on Sunday, August 1 at 11:00am. There's only a single showing and the ticking site promises free posters and DVDs to the first families in line.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa and Daniel Zelter for the news.

--LLin 07:33, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Final Arrietty Trailer

  • The full-length final Arrietty trailer was broadcast on TV and is available via YouTube
  • AV Watch reports on the Nausicaa BD (machine translation)
  • BRUTUS magazine contains an interview with Yonebayashi in which he comments, "I do not want to do such a hard thing again." Toshio Suzuki is quoted as saying, "A normal person thinks so. Hayao Miyazaki said the same thing after Nausicaa, too."
  • Studio Ghibli blogger Nishioka reveals that the Miyazaki Arrietty image boards that were shown to Yonebayashi and the film's script are featured at the Arrietty exhibition.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 05:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Tales from Earthsea USA Openings, Hisaishi in London, More Arrietty News (iOS App)

Thanks to T. Ishikawa and Daniel Zelter for the news.

--LLin 01:58, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Updated: Mid-July Random News Bits #2

Thanks to T. Ishikawa and Daniel Zelter for the news.

--LLin 18:48, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Mid-July Random News Bits

Thanks to Kevin Thomas, Daniel Zelter, and T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 06:57, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Tales from Earthsea US Trailer

The Apple website is featuring the trailer for the US release of Tales from Earthsea.

The official US website is also up and running.

--LLin 23:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Yonebayasi Interview, Karakasa-kun on SomeTube

NTV broadcast an interview with Hiromasa 'Maro' Yonebayashi, director of Arrietty. Excerpt from the talk:

Q: What did you feel when you said do the director?

A: I felt it was nonsense. (laughs) Because I do not have the experience with e-konte (storyboards), I thought something was wrong with them. (laughs) I think that a person who makes a film must have a message and principles, but I don't have them, so I declined the request. Then, they (Suzuki and Miyazaki) said in unison, "Don't worry, such thing is in the original book" (laughs) I started first of all because I thought they would stop me if they thought my work was bad.

Suzuki: We said to him "Read the original book first of all". The next morning Miya-san asked him, "Did you read?" He said, "I haven't read it yet ...". This continued everyday. He does not read it. He is a big gun.

The reason why Suzuki wanted to nominate him as director: Suzuki: I was surprised by his early storyboards. Despite it being his first time, they were great. There was rhythm, lenience, and severity in the storyboards. New directors usually cannot do it.

  • At the 5:10 mark in the video Yonebayashi does an ink drawing of Arrietty at the request of NTV interviewer Hatori. After the sketch is completed Hatori says to Yonebayashi, "I am sorry that I say such a worthless thing, but you are good at drawing." (laughs) In the studio Hatori explained that Yonebayashi drew Arrietty in three minutes but for the first half of that time he elaborated on how he would draw it, then he drew it in a single stretch.

Thanks to AcM, hellohue, and T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 06:21, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Studio Ghibli TV Commercial in HD

Mitsubishi Group's official YouTube channel is streaming a Studio Ghibli and MS & AD Holdings collaboration TV commercial (Kumo-kun version (Spider version)) in support of Arrietty.

There are Kumo-kun, Imomushi-kun and Karakusa-kun versions, the Karakasa-kun version has not been released.

Production staff:

  • Executive Creative Director: Takashi Nakahata
  • Creative Director: Konosuke Kamiya
  • Planner: Konosuke Kamiya, Taichi Tanikawa
  • Producer: Toshio Suzuki, Teruki Murakami
  • Line Producer: Toshio Yoshikawa
  • Supervisor: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Animation Director: Ryohei Kawakita
  • Key Animator: Makiko Suzuki
  • Sound Effects: Koji Kasamatsu
  • Production: Dentsu, Nakahata, Studio Ghibli, Tohoku Shinsya

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 20:54, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

NTV Summer Studio Ghibli Film Schedule

Many Studio Ghibli programs will be broadcast this summer in support of Arrietty.

NTV:

  • July 2 : Porco Rosso 21:00-22:54
  • July 9 : Whisper of the Heart 21:00-23:19
  • July 10: Special program "What is the Celts civilization that affected Ghibli?" 10:30-11:25
  • July 12: Count down mini program "Karigurashi no Arrietty - Elucidate a hidden mystery! 1 -" 24:29-24:39
  • July 13: Count down mini program "Karigurashi no Arrietty - Elucidate a hidden mystery! 2 -" 24:29-24:39
  • July 14: Count down mini program "Karigurashi no Arrietty - Elucidate a hidden mystery! 3 -" 24:29-24:39
  • July 15: Count down mini program "Karigurashi no Arrietty - Elucidate a hidden mystery! 4 -" 24:38-24:48
  • July 16: Howl's Moving Castle 21:00-23:24
  • July 17: Special program "Arrietty and Yohei Taneda exhibition" 14:30-15:30
    • Nishioka announced that an Arrietty stamp type poster will be sold during this exhibition.
  • July 23: My Neighbor Totoro 21:00-22:54
  • July 24: Special program "Karigurashi no Arrietty - Hayao Miyazaki's staff member training method -" 16:00-17:00

NHK:

  • July 4: MUSIC JAPAN (with guest Cecile Corbel) 18:10-18:40

NHK will broadcast Cecile Corbel's Tokyo concert to be held on August 4. A documentary on director Hiromasa Yonebayashi is also expected to air sometime this summer. According to Toshio Suzuki, NHK's 34 years old director has had exclusive media access to Yonebayashi since last December.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 06:18, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Final Arrietty Trailer

  • NTV broadcast the 30-second version of Arrietty's final trailer
  • The production staff and voice cast prayed for a big hit at Zojo-ji Temple and held a press conference before the preview to announce the completion of production
  • Suzuki revealed that Yonebayashi was the model for Kaonashi (No Face) in Spirited Away, and when the preview finished Miyazaki suddenly stood up and raised the arm of Yonebayashi while saying, "Good job Maro!" Miyazaki later said to Suzuki, "This is the first director born and raised at Studio Ghibli."

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 06:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty News and Review

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 19:53, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Museum News, Arrietty Dollhouse

  • 7netshopping reports on the museum's special exhibitions. At the bottom of the page is the schedule for the seven film currently in rotation through October 15.
  • Miyazaki's original short film "Pan-dane to Tamago-hime" (Yeast and Princess Egg) is the story of Pandane-kun and little Tamago-hime who run away from a scary witch of a watermill to avoid being burned and becoming bread. This will be the eighth short film.
  • According to the website "Takara Sagashi" (Treasure Hunting) is based on Eriko Nakagawa and Yuriko Omura's picture book "Takara Sagashi" and will be the ninth short film screened at the museum.
  • An "Anne of Green Gables" exhibition is currently running displaying among other items Miyazaki's opening image boards, Masahiro Ioka's art boards, and Yoshifumi Kondo's character designs.
  • Studio Ghibli created a 1/12-scale modem of the doll house that appears in Arrietty, a Hayao Miyazaki figurine sits in the house. Ghibli spent millions of yen and over ten months on its production. The house goes around Japan for an advertising campaign starting July 1.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 18:01, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Official Arrietty Stills

Studio Ghibli released five new stills from Arrietty:

Also released was the following Toshio Suzuki comment: "Arrietty is the character whom the present age needs like Nausicaa who saved the earth which was damaged by natural destruction."

The third and final trailer released on June 12 has received very high approval ratings from audiences.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 14:29, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty Advance Sales, Other Bits

  • Nishioka announced that Arrietty's layout (16 piece) will be on display at the Studio Ghibli Layout Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Sapporo starting June 26. Ghibli staff members Naoya Tanaka and Akihiko Yamashita (Arrietty's chief animator) will hold a workshop for elementary school students in the museum. The stored exhibits in a warehouse are shown in the June 17 blog entry video.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 17:29, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty Production Complete

Studio Ghibli blogger Nishioka revealed that with the finalization of sound production mix last Sunday Arrietty is considered finished. Some minor sound work still remains but anything requiring a check by the director and the producer are done.

The first preview for production staff will be held on June 24. The preview to announce Arrietty's completion for the press and the press conference takes place on July 1. Public previews start from July 2.

Nishioka mentioned that Yonebayashi (director of the film) is conducting a bunch of interviews and he gets tired of answering the same repeated questions.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 21:05, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Studio Ghibli BD/DVD Campaign

Studio Ghibli blogger Nishioka shows the bonus mini book "Studio Ghibli DVD/BD/Video List 2010" for the DVD campaign and a reprinted edition of the Nausicaa guide book created for the Nausicaa BD. The guide book contains lots of photographs, an interview with Miyazaki's, and a lecture transcript. Nishioka says it is very much worth reading. The campaign starts July 14.

According to Toshio Suzuki the first Nausicaa BD cover design by Disney was terrible and he asked a designer friend for a new version.

Nishioka also announced that the magazine Brutus features Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki in next month's issue. Photographer Kishin Shinoyama visited Ghibli and photographed Takahata and Miyazaki with a classic film camera; Takahata and Miyazaki were very pleased.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 17:04, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Better Quality Arrietty Trailer

This higher quality clip aired also aired on NTV. Scenes from the voice recording are featured, a translation of their lines:

  • Sho: Wait, please don't go.
  • Arrietty: Don't pay attention to us anymore. I only came to say this.
  • Sho: I want to speak with you.
  • Homily: Arrietty, Did you go outside again? You should clean a little more.
  • Sadako: My father said he saw a little people in this house. So he had waited all the time.
  • Spiller: I go. I have this. Eat? Tasty. (speaking haltingly)
  • Pod: My investigation was not enough. I let you feel scared. You must not talk to mother.
  • Haru: In fact, there is a little person. I saw it.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 05:45, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Help Choose Songs for Joe Hisaishi's Best Album

Voting for songs to appear on Joe Hisaishi's "best of" album runs through June 20. Each voter can choose three songs from a selection of 36 pieces. If one isn't listed there's a fill-in-the-blank spot. Result will be announced late this month. The performance will be recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra with a release this autumn.

The choices are:

  1. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind [Bird Person, The Legend of Wind, Nausicaä Requiem]
  2. Castle in the Sky [Carrying You, Pigeons and a Boy]
  3. Arion
  4. My Neighbor Totoro [My Neighbor Totoro, Stroll, The Path of Wind]
  5. Kiki's Delivery Service [A Town with an Ocean View, Mom's Broom]
  6. Tasmania Story
  7. A Scene at the Sea
  8. Futari (Two of us)
  9. Porco Rosso [Madness, Bygone Days]
  10. Samurai Kids
  11. Kids Return
  12. Princess Mononoke [Ashitaka and San, The Legend of Ashitaka]
  13. Parasite Eve
  14. Hana-bi
  15. Kikujiro
  16. Spirited Away [One Summer Day]
  17. Brother
  18. Quartet
  19. Howl's Moving Castle [The Merry-go-round of Life]
  20. Welcome to Dongmakgol
  21. Ponyo [Ponyo by the Cliff by the Sea, The Sunflower House in the Storm]
  22. Departures
  23. Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai (I Want to Be a Shellfish)
  24. The Inner (theme of a NHK program)
  25. Musse imaginaire (theme of an NHK program)
  26. Theme from Sekai-isan 100 (theme of a NHK program)
  27. Oriental Wind (from a Suntroy ad)
  28. The Legen (from a Korean soap opera)
  29. Stand Alone (from Saka no Ue no Kumo)
  30. Utano-Chikara (Power of songs: Theme song of NHK Kohaku-Utagassen 2009)
  31. View of Silence (from the album "Pretender")
  32. Drifting in the City (from the album "My Lost City")
  33. Tango X.T.C (from the album "My Lost City")
  34. Tabidachi no Toki (Theme of Nagano Paralympics)
  35. THE GENERAL
  36. Asian Crisis (theme of a NHK program)

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news and AKANE Daigo for posting the tracklist translation to the MML.

--LLin 01:08, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Second Arrietty Trailer

A NTV variety show broadcast the second Arrietty trailer. Try not to be distracted by the celebrity inset.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 06:03, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Updated: Arrietty Preview Lottery

Arrietty's official website announced that a press screening to announce production completion will be held on July 1 at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C and 50 seats are to be distributed via lottery. The production staff and voice cast will stage a greeting before the screening.

Typically the production completion press conference is held before this preview. Toshio Suzuki will likely announce the film's international film festival debut. Ponyo, Tales from Earthsea, and Howl's Moving Castle opened at the Venice International Film Festival. The 67th edition starts September 1 and the films taking part have not yet been revealed.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 13:50, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty Animation Production Finished

Studio Ghibli blogger Nishioka announced that painting and filming work were completed on May 29. Voice recording has already completed and sound production is scheduled for completion by the end of June. The first preview for the production staff will be held at the end of this month.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 13:42, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty's Song

A preview-quality version of "Arrietty's Song" by Cecile Corbel is available on YouTube. (lyrics).

Thanks to an anonymous news submitter.

--LLin 02:22, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

So You Want to Work at Studio Ghibli?

Studio Ghibli is recruiting digital painting trainees. Part of the page translates to:

There are persons who insist "It's been my dream to work at Ghibli" or "I love Ghibli" in the applicantions every year. Though we are really glad that you love Ghibli's works, because this is for "the offer of a job", please put those feelings aside. To work in the Ghibli is not to work in "a dream studio". The workplace is always severe, and efficiency is always demanded. We welcome a person who can have the image of "what will I do after entering the studio" and a person who can get over hardships with the staff.

A rough machine translation via Google. Those serious about applying will have enough Japanese skills to fill out and submit the application materials. Good luck!

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 05:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

New Ghibli Shorts, Ride the Kittenbus

Yomiuri Online reports that Studio Ghibli is working on two new shorts titled "Pandane to Tamagohime" and "Takarasagashi".

Those visiting the Studio Ghibli Museum during the current exhibition will encounter physical replicas of the Kittenbus as seen in Mei and the Kittenbus. A photo is included in the above article and those older than 5 years of age will have a difficult time riding the Kittenbus.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 14:32, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Tales from Earthsea Scheduled for US Release

Cartoon Brew reports that Tales from Earthsea will finally be released in the US on August 13. Various wranglings with the live-action TV version delayed the film's arrival.

Thanks to William Raymer and Daniel Zelter for the news.

--LLin 23:34, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Arrietty Production Report

Nishioka announced the latest Arrietty production status report.

According to Nishika, key animation and the chief animator's check are complete. Animation and background painting will be completed this week. Key animators will finish up drawing animation cels this week by not taking a rest (in the figurative sense). The background painting staff will move on to start the work of the exhibition of Taneda and other Ghibli films.

Because animation work will be completed this week, painting work has become difficult. Studio Ghibli uses Toonz Harlequin to paint so most studios cannot assist.

Arrietty's third trailer will be released soon.

Thanks to T. Ishikawa for the news.

--LLin 00:50, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Anne of Green Gables Release Date

July 17 has been confirmed as the release date of the Anne of Green Gables film project by Isao Takahata. Based on the first six episodes of the TV series the trailer is available at the official website. The film will be screened at Cinema Angelica in the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo.

Thanks to Álvaro for the news.

--LLin 13:55, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

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