Tuesday 29 November 2011

# 1- Introduction

Hello! This is Rose Wang and welcome to my blog about Studio Ghibli! In this blog I will write about the works of Studio Ghibli. Most of the Asians (Japanese, Chinese, etc.) know what this is about but most of the European (American, Canadian, etc.) doesn't.


Before we start, I will briefly explain what are Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is popular for making film and animation in Japan and other part is Asia, such as Taiwan, China, etc. It was founded in June, 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, also the producer Toshio Suzuki. Their headquarter are located in Kogani, Tokyo and their logo features the character Totoro from the "My Neighbour Totoro" film. The name of the Ghibli is based on the Arabic name for sirocco or Mediterranean wind, which the italians used for their Saharan scouting planes in the Second World War. They used Ghibli because they wanted the studio to blow a new wing through the Japanese anime industry. Over the years, they have won many achievement included the Golden Bear and an Oscar for Best Animated Feature from "Sprited Away" which is a film that was translated to English-speaking.

In this blog, I will write about my opinion about Studio Ghibli's film and show how amazing their works are.

-Rose
Totoro