Movie: Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director

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Hayao Miyazaki
宮崎駿

Himself

Toshio Suzuki
鈴木敏夫

Himself

Hiromasa Yonebayashi
米林宏昌

Himself

Joe Hisaishi
久石譲

Hirosue Ryoko
広末涼子

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    ジブリ創作のヒミツ ~宮崎駿と新人監督葛藤の400日

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    Stepping closer and closer to his retirement, Hayao Miyazaki has no other means, but to choose up a new director. Ghibli's given some creative freedoms in the past, but they hardly lasted. Maro, an animator of 37 years. has done a good deed of works in his prior days. Thus, Miyazaki-san decides to appoint him as a new director for the upcoming feature of 'Arrietty the Borrower'.

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    2010-08-15

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    日本語

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