Japan
New Yorker living in Tokyo. I work as an English teacher and help create new educational content like applications and textbooks. Additionally, I'm very excited to be currently working as an English Content Director for movietabi.com and I hope to introduce people to many great places to visit when the Covid-19 pandemic finishes.
I like video games, anime, travel and adventure, and creating something new.
Studio Ghibli released "Ponyo" in 2008, and it went on to be the fifth-highest-grossing anime film of all time, likely due to it's memorable characters, light story, and gorgeous scenery depicting a small port city. If you have been longing to see the beautiful cliffs and azure ocean waters of "Ponyo" then you have come to the right place!
Makoto Shinkai's film "Your Name" was released in 2016 and solidified Shinkai's position in the animation world. Prior to that he was an up-and-coming director with mostly domestic hits like "5 Centimeters Per Second" and "The Garden of Words."
2001 was a powerful year for Studio Ghibli, it was the year they released their movie "Spirited Away" and the year the Studio Ghibli Museum (三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Bijutsukan) in Mitaka, Tokyo finally opened.
Hayao Miyazaki created "My Neighbor Totoro" for Studio Ghibli in 1988, and the rest was history. The movie was an international success, a cult classic, and Ghibli magic forever found its way into the hearts of millions of fans. In this article we will take a closer look at "My Neighbor Totoro"; the setting, the time period, and the characters.