Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura (Mary and the Witch's Flower, Modest Heroes) speaks with Michael about Ponoc's new film, The Imaginary, as well as his love of children's fiction and live-action cinema, and his time at Studio Ghibli producing The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There. Thank you to <a href="https://www.proz.com/profile/3048475" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eyre Kurasawa</a> for translating our conversation. If you want to hear the full conversation with all of Mr Nishimura's Japanese responses intact, skip to around 31 minutes. Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura (Mary and the Witch's Flower, Modest Heroes) speaks with Michael about Ponoc's new film, The Imaginary, as well as his love of children's fiction and live-action cinema, and his time at Studio Ghibli producing The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There. Thank you to Eyre Kurasawa for translating our conversation. If you want to hear the full conversation with all of Mr Nishimura's Japanese responses intact, skip to around 31 minutes. Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura (Mary and the Witch's Flower, Modest Heroes) speaks with Michael about Ponoc's new film, The Imaginary, as well as his love of children's fiction and live-action cinema, and his time at Studio Ghibli producing The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There. Thank you to <a href="https://www.proz.com/profile/3048475" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eyre Kurasawa</a> for translating our conversation. If you want to hear the full conversation with all of Mr Nishimura's Japanese responses intact, skip to around 31 minutes. Subscribe to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patreon</a>&nbsp;for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Yoshiaki Nishimura on The Imaginary and Studio Ponoc | Interview Special

Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios. In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick. Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghibliotheque</a>, or on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ghibliotheque.pod</a>. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Follow Michael and Jake on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelJLeader?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MichaelJLeader</a> – Michael<a href="https://twitter.com/jakehcunningham?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jakehcunningham</a> – Jake <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios. In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick. Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at @ghibliotheque, or on Instagram at ghibliotheque.pod. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Follow Michael and Jake on Twitter: @MichaelJLeader – Michael @jakehcunningham – Jake Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios. In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick. Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer">@ghibliotheque</a>, or on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ghibliotheque.pod</a>. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Follow Michael and Jake on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelJLeader?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@MichaelJLeader</a> – Michael<a href="https://twitter.com/jakehcunningham?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@jakehcunningham</a> – Jake <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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