A new Studio Ghibli movie is always a reason to celebrate (even if we in the UK are left waiting 18 months + between the Japanese release and appearance on our shores!) and news came this week that the legendary animation house's next prject will see the return of director Isao Takahata (Graveyard Of The Fireflies, Only Yesterday) for the first time in a decade. Takahata co-founded Ghibli with the more famous (to Western audiences) face of the company Hayao Miyazaki and many consider Graveyard Of The Fireflies to be one the the greatest animated films of all-time.
The new film will be based on one of Japan's oldest folktales, which dates from the 10th century, The Tale Of The Bamboo Cutter.
Added to this the news the Ghibli blog reports Miyazaki-san is setting up two more features to do himself in the next 3 years. For a man who announced his retirement with Howl's Moving Castle, way before Ponyo was headed our way, this can only delight his fans.
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