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In 1984, Hayao Miyazaki’s “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” emerged as a watershed moment for anime cinema, introducing European and global audiences to a visionary storyteller whose ecological concerns and humanistic philosophy would resonate across decades. The film follows Princess Nausicaä as she navigates a post-apocalyptic world where humanity clings to survival against…
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The Theme That Almost Never Existed The most beloved piece of music Joe Hisaishi ever wrote for a Studio Ghibli film was not part of the original plan. “The Merry-Go-Round of Life” — the waltz that opens Howl’s Moving Castle, returns throughout it, and has since become one of the most recognisable themes in animation…
