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Studio Ghibli

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Blindsided by MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

January 27, 2015

With a twelve-course meal on-tap for 2015, I decide to start with dessert.

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Ryan McNeil
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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
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THE WIND RISES

February 23, 2014

Maestro Miyazaki decides to play one last song, and it’s a tune with tones of home.

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Ryan McNeil
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THE WIND RISES plays TIFF 2013

September 15, 2013

“When the wind rises, you would have to attempt to live.”

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Ryan McNeil
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Down from Above: THE WIND RISES Trailer

September 3, 2013

One last offering from a master of animation.

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Ryan McNeil
blogathon, watchin' & writin' animation, anime, anime syllabus, hayao miyazaki, howl's floating castle, japanese, princess mononoke, Studio Ghibli, whisper of the heart, yoshifumi kondo

Big in Japan pt. 4 – Continuing the Anime Syllabus

March 22, 2012

We approach the clubhouse turn as I experience Studio Ghibli larger-than-life.

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: FROM UP ON POPPY HILL

September 9, 2011

A Charming Start to TIFF 2011

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Ryan McNeil
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