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Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff

Ninja July 30th, 2008

Hayao Miyazaki takes me off to far away worlds with his imaginative stories and steals my heart with his memorable characters. Every time I hear about another Studio Ghibli release, I get all wide-eyed and giddy with excitement.

Ponyo on the Cliff tells the story of a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. The Toho Company just released the film in theaters in Japan this weekend. Disney will distribute Ponyo on the Cliff in America hopefully sometime later in 2008.

You can find more info on this movie at the official website.

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Totoro Forest Project charity auction & exhibition

Ninja July 21st, 2008

The Sayama Forest is one of the most remarkable urban forests in Japan, located just outside of Tokyo. This forest is the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, My Neighbor Totoro. With Japan’s rapid urban devleopment in the 70s and 80s, the forest has been losing it’s land. In 1990, Miyazaki (宮崎駿) ,set up the national trust, Totoro Forest Foundation to preserve this land.

Totoro Forest Project Charity Auction
The benefit auction will be held at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville on September 6, 2008. It’s entire proceeds will go to The Totoro Forest National Fund.

Cocktail party from 5 PM to 9 PM.

Totoro Forest Project Special Exhibition
The special exhibition featuring selected work fromt eh auction will be held at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Musum. There will be two separate shows. The first exhibition will fron from September 20–December 7. The second exhibition will run from November 6–February 20.

Some participating artists include