This is another example of how creativity raises this above the average. Her compositions are an atypical score for an anime film. French singer and harpist Cécile Corbel draws on Celtic and folk traditions. It’s not the most fluid animation, but it takes it’s time and it has a sleepy pace that is rather soothing. The drawings are careful in a cheerfully old fashioned style. The fantasy is a beautifully designed work but dramatically it can get a bit languid. The more accessible approach may have to do with the fact that this was directed by newcomer Hiromasa Yonebayashi, making his directorial debut. However, The Secret World of Arrietty has a much more comprehensible story than those impenetrable epics. This is the same Japanese studio that brought us the critically acclaimed Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, both of which were helmed by internationally recognized director Hayao Miyazaki. They secretly acquire items without being detected in order to live. Studio Ghibli’s latest offering concerns a tiny girl and her family who live beneath the floorboards of a house, unbeknownst to the human inhabitants above. A six-film bundle of some of the studio’s most popular titles, featuring Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, will be offered by platforms for a suggested retail price of $99.99.English author Mary Norton’s 1952 novel The Borrowers is transformed in this meticulously animated adaptation. Starting December 17, the Studio Ghibli catalogue will be available to own digitally in HD for the suggested retail price of $19.99 per film. The Studio Ghibli acclaimed catalogue of films released for digital download-to-own includes:
Director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was separately given an Honorary Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards in 2014, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to his artwork with a special exhibit when the Museum opens in 2020. Under the brilliance of visionary animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio’s films have won countless international awards, including an Academy Award ® for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away, as well as four additional Academy Award ® nominations for Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and When Marnie Was There.
Studio Ghibli is one of the most acclaimed and influential animation studios in the world, inspiring filmmakers and audiences alike over the last 30 years with beloved stories and breathtaking visuals. GKIDS previously announced an exclusive US streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May 2020. This marks the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital transactional anywhere in the world. Films will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms.
GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced today that it will release the catalogue of Japan’s legendary, Oscar®-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, for digital download-to-own in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2019. *** AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT SELECT OUTLETS BEGINNING DECEMBER 3, 2019*** ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS INCLUDING: APPLE TV, AMAZON VOD, VUDU, GOOGLE PLAY, SONY, MICROSOFT AND FANDANGO NOW