our ghibli dosage for 2006.

gedo senki (gedo war history)



am a huge beyond huge fan of features from studio ghibli and miyazaki though admittedly i had to be eased into true appreciation through the light-hearted antics of the cat returns which also revealed a surprisingly mature understanding of emotions. after about 2 or 3 more viewings and a deeper relation with the characters, spirited away is superb and deserves the oscar win. although howl's moving castle had major loopholes, i enjoyed it and understood how miyazaki wins over audiences by capitalising on feel-good elements in a story. gedo war history is being directed by miyazaki junior and it is based on ursula leguin's 'a wizard of earthsea' which some of you may know had been adapted into a hallmark mini-series earlier this year 'earthsea' (with shawn ashmore and kristin kreuk) that is hated by leguin and devout leguin fans. hope this one turns out decently. slated to be released in japan in july. *whine* will post a link to the trailer once it's released throughout cyberville.

i've been nice this year... so santa dropped by earlier...



a graphic novel adaptation of original story material by darren aronofsky. wicked!

although it's set to hit the us theatres, kairo (pulse) isn't that new after all! a more recent horror film by kiyoshi kurosawa hovers close in the horizon. shi no otome (loft) tells the story of an award winning author who puts up in a mansion with her editor to finish a piece which incidentaly houses a professor and his latest find, a mummified body. strange and frightening accounts ensue. i watched the trailer and it's blardy freaky, folks! the soundtrack is just unnatural. click here... make sure it's day.