International collaborations and indie risk-takers steered the film industry in a fresh direction in 2024. Read more
From Oscars and Emmys to a Nobel Peace Prize, it was a year of awards and triumphs in key cultural fields. Read more
The award, often called Asia’s Nobel Prize, is given to people and groups who have made major contributions to the region. Read more
The Cannes Film Festival has announced it will award an Honorary Palme d’Or to Studio Ghibli at its 77th film festival next month. Read more
A theme park in central Japan based on world-famous Studio Ghibli characters and scenes from hit anime films such as “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away” on Satur... Read more
Many of the results from the 96th Academy Awards, such as the best picture win for “Oppenheimer,” had been widely predicted for weeks in advance. Not so for best animated feature, which anal... Read more
Renowned Japanese anime giant Hayao Miyazaki won the best animated film award at the U.S. Golden Globes competition on Sunday, marking his comeback as the winner of a major international con... Read more
Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a founder of the animation house Studio Ghibli, is one of the last practitioners of hand-drawn animation. His new coming-of-age fantasy, “The Boy and the Hero... Read more
Few filmmakers can claim the same heights of whimsy, artistry and storytelling as writer-director Hayao Miyazaki, whose modern-day fables seem to prove that having one’s head in the clouds i... Read more
Japanese director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, “The Boy and the Heron,” debuted at the top of the North American box office this past weekend with a record-breaking $12.8 mill... Read more
