Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” Becomes First Animated Film to Win Florida Film Critics Circle

“The Boy and the Heron” (“Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka”, in its original Japanese and “The Boy and the Heron”, in its English translation for international distribution), the most recent from Studio Ghibli, became the first animated film to win Best Picture at the Florida Film Critics Circle, where it also won other awards such as Best Animated Feature and Best Soundtrack. After the success of “One Piece”, Netflix announced the premiere of “Monsters”, the story that Eiichiro Oda wrote beforeThis last recognition rewarded the work of Joe Hisaishi, a composer who has scored previous films of the studio such as “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988), “Princess Mononoke” (1997) and the Oscar winner “Spirited Away” (2001). And while we’re on the subject of the Academy Awards, the Academy has shortlisted the artist and conductor for the 96th edition of the awards, which is expected to arrive on March 10, 2024.La return to the cinema of Hayao Miyazaki, inspired by his lifeWith “Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka”, the director returned to theaters in July of this year. It was released in Japan, three years after the release of his previous film, “Earwig and the Witch,” which was shaping up to be the filmmaker’s retirement. However, according to producer Toshio Suzuki (his usual collaborator), Miyasaki did not want to say goodbye to the cinema without first leaving a “film for his grandson”. In his words: “It’s his way of saying, ‘Grandpa will go to the next world, but he’ll leave this movie,'” he said at the start of the project. On the other hand, the film is mainly based on the novel How do you live? (1937) by Genzaburō Yoshino, which follows the story of a young boy whose life changes drastically after his mother is killed in the Pacific War. As he tries to get on with his life, he discovers a mysterious heron that is bothering him to show him something.” The Boy and the Heron” Won’t Be Miyazaki’s Last Film for Studio Ghibli | However, “Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka” looks like it won’t be Miyazaki’s last film either. As Junichi Nishioka, vice president of Studio Ghibli, revealed to communicator Eli Glasner, on the red carpet of the film at the Toronto Film Festival, the director “arrives at the office with new ideas” to turn them into future animated feature films. In Japan, the film had “the best launch” for a Studio Ghibli production, and as announced by Cinépolis Argentina, it will be released on January 11, 2024, a week after the arrival of the new Disney animated films “Wish: The Power of Wishes”, and Illumination, “Patos”.

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