New Studio Ghibli exhibition brings anime movie magic to cities around Japan
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- 04 Apr 2023
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Celebrating a famous partnership that’s flourished for decades.
In Japan, Studio Ghibli films are often broadcast on television in a Friday night TV slot known as “Kinyo Road Show” (“Friday Road Show”). The relationship between the two began in 1986, a year after Kinyo Road Show began in 1985, when Ghibli’s 1984 animated feature film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was first broadcast.
Since then, Kinyo Road Show, or “Kinro” as it’s commonly known, has screened Ghibli films on more than 200 occasions. It’s a fruitful relationship that continues to flourish to this day, so this summer they’re banding together for an exhibition that celebrates their partnership.
Kinyo Road Show’s famous logo character — a gent in a top hat called “Uncle Friday” who operates an old-time movie camera — was actually created by Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, with assistance from Whisper of the Heart director Yoshifumi Kondo.
The “Kinyo Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition“, as it’s being called, traces the long history of the Kinro and Ghibli relationship with a number of immersive displays that allow you to slip back in time to different eras.
One of the highlights is the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: The World of Ohmu display, which draws you into the world of the movie, and acts as a photo spot where visitors can take moody photos of themselves to share on social media. Read More…
