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isao takahata

reactions, TIFF animation, anime, isao takahata, Studio Ghibli, the tale of princess kaguya, TIFF 2014

THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA plays TIFF 2014

September 6, 2014

Takahata breathes new life into an ancient Japanese folk-talk, and leaves us wondering if he is taking a bow in the process.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' 5 centimetres per second, animation, anime, anime syllabus, grave of the fireflies, isao takahata, japanese, makoto shinkai, the place promised in our early days

Big in Japan pt. 3 (Continuing the Anime Syllabus)

February 16, 2012

Shinkai and Takahata bring me back to earth.

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Ryan McNeil
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