Adziu's small corner

My initial impression was that the master has done it again. At the time, it seemed that Miyazaki just couldn’t go wrong, and that Howl was...

Most people with any knowledge of Studio Ghibli’s history know the story of Totoro’s release: after the success of Nausicäa , Ghibli was for...

‘Watched Porco Rosso, the last of Miyazaki ’s Ghibli films I hadn’t seen – and I found it to be one of his best. It was light and comic, wit...

‘I cannot stress enough how much I enjoyed Spirited Away – so gloriously bizarre yet so completely feasible in its own terms! Like Alice in...

In light of Film 4’s current ‘Ghibli Season’ (which should really have been called a ‘Miyazaki Season’, given that no other Ghibli directors...

I can’t help it. I know the historical value of the film. I know that without it, Ghibli may never have been founded and some of my favourit...

The change in tone between Mononoke-Hime , one of Miyazaki’s most epic, serious and Japanese films and tonight’s viewing, the intimate, whim...

This little musical gem, for all its small size, is a lot of fun for any Ghibli aficionado. The premise is simple: gather a staggering numbe...

I’ll admit that I had doubts about this film. The early images of Ponyo looked bizarre and the plot sounded so thin. It was clear that Miya...

For a while, now, I’ve been saying that Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi is my favourite Ghibli movie, but I was mistaken. Mononoke-hime is ...