gizmodo.com: It’s a great time to be a Studio Ghibli fan if you currently reside in Japan. If not, read on and prepare to feel serious envy.
Crunchyroll reports that this summer’s July Grand Kabuki performance will feature Walt Disney Studios’ stage adaptation of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1984 film and 1982 manga.
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I love how many adaptations of Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki works are being produced right now, it is such a high-quality collection of films and they have so many possibilities for how to interpret the animation and emotions. I am glad the article mentioned the exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, because I did not know it existed and is a more likely trip for me than going to the amusement park. Nausicaa is a Ghibli film that I have not seen before, but it looks like an amazing space/underwater/sci-fi adventure. I would love to see some kind of real-life adaptation of Pom Poko; I would do a parade of hundreds of people in cute raccoon suits going into Target, gas stations, etc. and document them for a limited series. As the article mentions, I do hope they make a stream for people across the world to watch the production.
I recently just watched for the first time Miyazakis first film Nausicaa for my capitalism and colonialism in theatre and film class. It was amazing to analyze the underlying themes in this children’s films. The film was one of the highest grossing animated films of all time and I hope that this stage adaptation is just as successful as the animated film from more than 40 years ago. I’m sure with the loyal following of Studio Ghibli movies that this play in Japan will do well. I would really love to go out to Japan to see this production. This new production is being done byJuly Grand Kabuki and Walt Disney Studios theatricals. I love to see a crossover between an American and Japanese company working to create something new. I remember reading a few weeks ago that studio Ghibli was also performing an adaptation of Spirited away on stage. Studio Ghibli has an amazing repertoire or work and I’m happy for see that people are able to still experience this work and in person in a theatre.
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