Studio Ghibli Movies debuts on HBO Max next Wednesday

While the movies in Studio Ghibli's library have been available on Netflix outside of the US. USA Starting in February, the film collection will be officially previewed on the new HBO Max streaming service on Wednesday, May 27 in the United States.

Studio Ghibli's beloved catalog includes 21 classic titles:

Castles in the air
The cat returns
From above on the Poppy Hill
Howl's Moving Castle
Kiki delivery service
My neighbor Totoro
My neighbors are the yamadas
Nausicaä of the Valle del Vento
Sea waves
Just yesterday
Pok pok
Ponyo
Porco Rosso
Principessa Mononoke
The secret world of Arrietty
Made to disappear
Tale of Princess Kaguya
Tales of Terramar
When Marnie was there
Whisper of the heart
The wind increases

Founded on June 15, 1984 by visionary directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, the classic features of Studio Ghibli have captured the imagination of animation lovers for the past three decades. Studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki received an Honorary Academy Award in 2015. The Museum of Film Academy plans to pay tribute to his work with a special exhibition later this year, when the Museum opens in Los Angeli.

In related news, Toshio Suzuki offered his version of the current animation program to Ghibli and his new posture to stream his films in a new interview on Weekly entertainment.

Suzuki told the publication: "I've been working on films for a long time. I've always believed films should be seen in theaters. We were very hesitant to expand them further. [Beyond] physical packages. What changed my mind was seeing Woody. Allen make a movie. [[[[Coffee company, 2016] specifically for a streaming platform ".

Commenting on Miyazaki's next film How do you live?Suzuki noted: "Hayao Miyazaki is currently shooting a movie, but it takes a long time. And, of course, money. Actually, I said it's not a great idea because you've already accomplished so much. You can't go back and do something. you have done in the past, you have to do something different… One of the ideas that came with it was, why not spend more time and spend more money? [to make a film]? This is one of the new approaches. "

How do you live? (Kimi-tachi wa Dou Ikuru ka) is inspired by Genzaburo Yoshino's book, at the beginning of the 60th century, about a boy who goes on a spiritual journey when he goes to live with his uncle after the death of his father. "[For] In the current film that Hayao Miyazaki is working on, we have 12 animators," Suzuki said, "but we can only produce one minute of animation in a month. That means 12 months a year, you get 36 minutes of film. . We've been working on this film for three years, which means we've completed XNUMX minutes so far. We expect it to finish in the next three years. "

The producer said he is very pleased with the debut of the Ghibli library on HBO Max, as he has always been a fan of the Warner Bros. properties. "Whenever I see a Clint Eastwood movie, he says" Warner Bros ... So, I've always wanted working extensively with Warner Bros. GKIDS Manager [CEO Eric Beckman] I was very excited about this HBO Max offering, especially as they were the last to approach us. They looked very excited and we thought these guys would really enjoy our films and do a great job with them. "

Suzukii also noted: "The only thing about the Ghibli films is that they have an atmosphere that is reminiscent. When you try to capture it with computer generated animation, it will look new and lose that feeling of warmth and atmosphere that the film is supposed to. have. I think with hand drawn animation it captures it. The animation technique actually connects to what is captured in the story. "

Suzuki believes that the future of his studio really depends How do you live? does. "We are seeing how people all over the world respond to this new job that they are working on right now, and so the future will depend on that. However, at this point, my way of thinking is that I want to make theater films. ".

You can currently watch the NHK four-part documentary Ten years with Hayao Miyazaki free streaming here: