If that is the case, then the studio’s legacy, its final message to the world is all tied up in When Marnie Was There, very likely the last film to be released by Studio Ghibli. It could be that without the guiding hands of Miyazaki and Takahata on the tiller, Ghibli just won’t have any direction as an animation studio again. The permanent animation staff has all moved on, and the studio now exists as a company that curates its existing catalogue. And with that, a chapter closed for Studio Ghibli, which is now officially on hiatus for feature film production. Both recently retired from directing, having completed their respective labours of love, The Wind Rises for Miyazaki, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya for Takahata.
While in recent years, they have nurtured and championed new talent, most notably son of Hayao, Goro Miyazaki (Tales of Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill), and Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of The Secret World of Arrietty and this, When Marnie Was There, it has been increasingly clear that Studio Ghibli really rested on the talents and reputation of two men, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, who together have directed the majority of the studio’s films. Last year, Miyazaki’s publicly announced last animated feature The Wind Rises was up for the Oscar in the Best Animated category (the award went to Disney’s blockbuster Frozen).The Long Version At the time of writing, Studio Ghibli are effectively out of the anime business. The first film directed by Ghibli’s other co-founder Isao Takahata in 14 years, Princess Kaguya is a favorite for snagging an Oscar nomination tomorrow in the Best Animated Feature category. Among other projects, the two recently partnered on The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya. GKIDS handles Stateside distribution for the highly valued the Studio Ghibli library. This, of course, is not the first time the two companies have worked together. The Marnie deal was put together by GKIDS founder Eric Beckman and Geoffrey Wexler from Studio Ghibli. Robinson’s children’s novel from the 1980s. Released in Japan last summer by the Hayao Miyazaki co-formed anime studio, the feature is based on Joan G. The indie distributor plans a spring theatrical release for an English-language version of the Hiromasa Yonebayashi-directed pic about friendship and discovery. Today, GKIDS said it has picked up North American rights to When Marnie Was There. If you’re into animation, a new Studio Ghibli pic is always welcomed news. Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ Acquired By GKIDS Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web via tsk06 Keiko Niwa (Ocean Waves, From Up On Poppy Hill, The Secret World of Arrietty), Masashi Ando (character designer on Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Paprika), and Yonebayashi co-wrote the screenplay, and Takatsugu Muramatsu (Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri) is scoring the soundtrack. The film's website has the tagline, "There is a magical circle invisible to the naked eye in this world." In September, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films after his 11th film, The Wind Rises. The novel is one of the 50 books that Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki recommended in a list he created for children. Having learnt so much from Marnie about friendship, Anna makes firm friends with the Lindsays - and learns some strange truths about Marnie, who was not all she seemed. A new family, the Lindsays, move into the Marsh House. There is a house, the Marsh House, which she feels she recognises - and she soon meets a strange little girl called Marnie, who becomes Anna's first ever friend. Then she is sent to Norfolk to stay with old Mr and Mrs Pegg, where she runs wild on the sand dunes and around the water. Anna lives with foster parents, a misfit with no friends, always on the outside of things. But Marnie isn't all she seems.An atmospheric ghost story with truths to tell about friendship, families and loneliness. Anna hasn't a friend in the world - until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes.
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