Since childhood, famed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki has been fascinated by flight. A minor glance over his anthology of work (most notably with Studio Ghibli) will reveal the consistencies of his attraction, whether through an enormous moving castle or a large Totoro that bounces across the treetops amid a still night sky. The Wind Rises is…
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Lately, everyone’s been talking about Studio Ghibli. The eminent director and founder of the Japanese animation studio, Hayao Miyazaki, has had such influence on the world of cartoons that The Simpsons created an unsettling tribute to his films. With the imminent release of Miyazaki’s final feature film, The Wind Rises, on Feb 27, it seems appropriate to…
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