Milan Records are set to release the classic ‘Akira Symphonic Suite’ score.
Generations collide in this eccentric cookery-themed comedy drama from Japanese director Naomi Kawase.
Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s iconic anime mirrors the atrocities witnessed by Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago.
Don’t fear the run-time: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s giant saga is a movie for the binge-watching generation.
By Amandas Ong
Will this enduring trope become obsolete as we move towards a less gendered worldview?
Gorgeous original artwork spanning three decades of the iconic animation studio.
Studio Ghibli’s latest and Disney’s 2002 film both deal with themes of abandonment, alienation and loss.
Enter our competition to mark the release of When Marnie Was There and the Studio Ghibli Forever season.
A magical coming-of-age story by one of Studio Ghibli’s most talented filmmakers.
Meet the director of the beautiful new film widely rumoured to be Studio Ghibli’s last hurrah.
A vital re-release of Isao Takahata’s serene slice of rustic nostalgia with a new English language voice dub.
By Tom Graham
How Paul Schrader reinterpreted the fascinating story of the revered Japanese author.
A ghost trapped in limbo accompanies us on a romantic road-trip, but only tedium ensues.
See Studio Ghibli’s latest gem ahead of a full retrospective of the cherished Japanese animation house.
Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda returns with a sensitive and quietly sublime sibling drama.
One of Japan’s best living directors tells us about adapting manga and mimicking Ozu.
The Japanese director’s bleak and beautiful 1985 film returns to cinemas.
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