Miyazaki Starts New Animated Film

[Galactus]

Source: Variety October 3, 2006


Hayao Miyazaki has started production on his latest as-yet-untitled animated film, according to Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.

Variety says the release is scheduled for summer 2008 -- four years after the bow of his last feature, 2004's Howl's Moving Castle, which grossed $170 million in Japan alone.

An international sales company and local distributors have yet to be announced, though Toho has handled all of Miyazaki's recent films.

Miyazaki holds the Japanese box office record for his 2001 animated Spirited Away, which scored $258 million. The film won the animated feature Oscar as well.

 

[KingOfDreams]

Cool. I love all his films.

 

[Sandman138]

More excited about his son doing Earthsea.

 

[Rac]

Yay! Totoro just opened here. It was never released on theaters here.

 

[Kmack]

HELLZ YEAH!

 

[ervann]

I visited Ghibli last month but was not allowed access to the 2nd floor where pre-production on the new film was going on. Miyazaki was there himself although I didn't meet him. Did bump into his son though. Sadly, his Earthsea film has not gotten good reviews in Japan.

 

[Watson]

I believe that the film that Galctus reported is this

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0876563/ Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

From Wikipedia (minorly spoilerish, but not if you've ever seen the movie the Little Mermaid)

The plot is centered on a girl fish who runs away from her home in the sea. She ends up stranded on the shore and is rescued by Sōsuke, a five year old boy who lives on a cliff. Sōsuke names her Ponyo after taking a great liking to her, and promises to protect her forever. Meanwhile, her father, Fujimoto, is looking for his daughter, upset that she ran away. He calls his wave demons and has them take Ponyo back to him, since it seems he has an aversion to land. Sōsuke is heartbroken by this, and goes home crying to his mother, Risa. Risa tries to cheer him up, but to no avail.

Ponyo and her father have a confrontation, where Ponyo voices her want to become human, because she has started to fall in love with Sōsuke. Her father silences her with difficulty and goes to summon Ponyo's mother. Meanwhile, Ponyo, with the help of her sisters, breaks away from her father's barriers, and mixes herself in with his magic, becoming a human girl. This causes an inbalance in the world, which in turn results in a tsunami. Riding on the waves of the tsunami, Ponyo goes back to visit Sōsuke. Risa, Sōsuke, and Ponyo stay the night at Sōsuke's house, hoping the tsunami will be over, whereupon Risa leaves the house to check up on the residents of the nursing home she works at. Sōsuke and Ponyo wake up to find that the most of the land has submerged. Risa has not come home yet, so, with the help of Ponyo's magic, they turn Sosuke`s toy boat to life size and set out to find Risa.

Meanwhile, Risa is talking with Granmammare, Ponyo's mother. Fujimoto notices the moon is deorbited and the satellites are falling like shooting stars. Granmammare declares that if Sōsuke and Ponyo succeed a test, Ponyo will be allowed to live as a human, and the world order will be restored.

Poster

 

[Watson]

English cast for Ponyo is annouced! Plus a possible release timeframe.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/nov/27/hayaomiyazaki

Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett and Liam Neeson will provide the voice talent for the English-language version of Ponyo on the Cliff, the latest animated tale from Oscar-winning Japanese film-maker Hayao Miyazaki, according to Ain't It Cool News.


As previously reported, the film centres on a young boy who befriends a goldfish that wants to be human. It is the follow-up to Miyazaki's hyper-successful Spirited Away, which won the best animation Oscar in 2004 and holds the all-time box office record in Japan.


The new film is to use a watercolour-based look inspired by time that
Miyazaki spent in a rental house on a cliff by the sea. It completely eschews the CGI work that he has occasionally employed in recent films.


No UK or US release date has yet been set for Ponyo on the Cliff, although it's expected to arrive some time next year. Ain't It Cool speculates it could be in the first half of the year because an accompanying comic book is listed by Amazon for release in April.

 

[Watson]

Another Japanese poster for the film. Really shows the watercolour aspect to it. IMDB is currently listing April as the European and UK release for this film so I really hope that means we will get it for the end of March or early April

 

[Octoberist]

is seaearth ever going to come to america?

 

[Watson]

^Do you mean Tales of Earthsea? According to the movies wiki

Licensing problems are in the way of a North American release of Gedo Senki, with the Sci-Fi Channel, which released the miniseries Legend of Earthsea in 2004, currently holding the rights to the property. Under the current situation, the film cannot be released earlier than 2009, when the miniseries is taken off the air, in which case Sci-Fi's rights expire.[13]

The film was released in selected UK cinemas on August 3, 2007, in both subtitled and English dubbed versions. The film was not released as widely as previous Ghibli movies, playing to 23 venues across the nation and making an unremarkable £23,300.[citation needed] Reviews were generally mixed. Radio Times suggested that it "lacks the technical sheen and warm sentimentality of some of Ghibli's earlier films".[14], while the Daily Mirror called it "ploddy, excruciatingly slow" and not in the same league as the work of Hayao Miyazaki.[15] However Empire magazine said it was "well worth watching"[16] whilst The Guardian called it "An engaging piece of work"[17] The movie at year's end in Japan was awarded "Worst Movie" in Bunshun's Raspberry Awards, which presided over by a panel of 32 movie critics. Goro Miyazaki also won the "Worst Director" award.[18][19] DVD distributor Optimum Releasing released an English dubbed and subtitled, region 2 DVD for the UK market on January 28, 2008.[20]. To mark the release, HMV ran frequent sponsor credits for the DVD, as well as a prize competition, on the AnimeCentral channel.[21]

In Australia, Tales from Earthsea premiered in Brisbane on April 15, 2007. The film began a single print tour of major cities on April 25, 2007, currently scheduled to play at locations in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth over the coming months. A 2 disc DVD was released on September 12, 2007 by Madman Entertainment.[22]

In Spain, Tales from Earthsea (Cuentos de Terramar) premiered only in Madrid and Barcelona in 2 small theatres on December 28, 2007, only in Japanese version with subtitles (An odd Theatrical release compared to previous Ghibli movies). A Single DVD and a Special 2 disc DVD were released on March 12, 2008 by Aurum, this time with Spanish track included.

That means this year, so hopefully we get a DVD release soon.

 

[mclay18]

There might be a version of Ponyo online. I don't know if it's still there, but if it is, check it out.

It's very good -- I'd say it's closer to Spirited Away than Howl's Moving Castle in terms of theme and story structure. And after seeing it, I can easily pin the actors voicing the characters.

 

[Watson]

There might be a version of Ponyo online. I don't know if it's still there, but if it is, check it out.

It's very good -- I'd say it's closer to Spirited Away than Howl's Moving Castle in terms of theme and story structure. And after seeing it, I can easily pin the actors voicing the characters.

Thanks, but I want to see it in big screen first. There's nothing like Miyazaki's art work 20 feet tall in front of you

 

[Octoberist]

I've always thought that Spirited Away was...not as good as I hoped it would be; I prefer Howl's Moving Castle or the classics.

 

[Watson]

The North American trailer is now up on Apple and YouTube!

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This looks trippy and awesome. I can see the Spirited Away comparison.

Also, could a mod or Galactus add the title of the film in the thread title?

EDIT: We have a release date. AUGUST 14TH!!!

 

[Sentinel X]

I love everything he has done so far.
Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke were fantastic.

Too bad this will probably only have a limited release.

 

[Soapy]

That looks fantastic. I love Miyazaki's work. :heart:

 

[Wolfwood]

Looks beautiful.

 

[mclay18]

EDIT: We have a release date. AUGUST 14TH!!!

It's like Disney wants the Miyazaki movies to flop, releasing these movies a year after they're released in everywhere else worldwide. Understandably, anime movies are for a niche audience but the Ghibli films are so much more than that. I think only Spirited Away was given a nationwide release either right before or after it won the Oscar for Best Animated Film (711 theaters), but to my surprise when I saw it at the theater the 4:00 showing was sold out.

Disney really needs to see the potential money Miyazaki's pics can bring in stateside. Ponyo is no exception.

 

[souvlaki]

Oh man. I didn't even know Miyazaki had a film coming out soon. I am so excited for this.

 

[souvlaki]

It's like Disney wants the Miyazaki movies to flop, releasing these movies a year after they're released in everywhere else worldwide. Understandably, anime movies are for a niche audience but the Ghibli films are so much more than that. I think only Spirited Away was given a nationwide release either right before or after it won the Oscar for Best Animated Film (711 theaters), but to my surprise when I saw it at the theater the 4:00 showing was sold out.

Disney really needs to see the potential money Miyazaki's pics can bring in stateside. Ponyo is no exception.

Agreed, especially now that Disney has more or less abandoned their traditional animated movies. Miyazaki could be such a goldmine if marketed right. The majority of his films are as good, if not better than even the best Disney films in my opinion.

 

[Watson]

It's like Disney wants the Miyazaki movies to flop, releasing these movies a year after they're released in everywhere else worldwide. Understandably, anime movies are for a niche audience but the Ghibli films are so much more than that. I think only Spirited Away was given a nationwide release either right before or after it won the Oscar for Best Animated Film (711 theaters), but to my surprise when I saw it at the theater the 4:00 showing was sold out.

Disney really needs to see the potential money Miyazaki's pics can bring in stateside. Ponyo is no exception.

There is definitely a niche market here for his films, and I don't see any reason why his films couldn't catch and get popular here they way they have in Japan if marketed well.

BTW, anyone have any links to some of the Ponyo/Ghibli merch that's available in Japan? I'd love to see it. I don't think I've ever seen any here aside from "The Art Of..." books.

 

[Gabe99]

Anime News Network:
Hayao Miyazaki Working on Proposed New Anime Feature Film

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm for it.

 

[OutOfBoose]

If it's fantasy or sci-fi - I'm in.