GavinUK86
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UPDATE: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-04/ghibli-co-founder-suzuki-studio-considers-dismantling-production-department/.77263
http://kotaku.com/studio-ghibli-might-quit-making-feature-films-says-rep-1608198259
If this rumour turns out to be true, that would be a terrible thing. Saying that, Miyazaki has retired and returned multiple times now so hopefully this is just one more of those rumours that end up false.
Stick me on the catbus with a one way ticket to the bathhouse if old.
Studio Ghibli representative director and co-founder Toshio Suzuki appeared on the TBS television program Jōnetsu Tairiku on Sunday to discuss the studio's future after Hayao Miyazaki's retirement from directing feature films.
Suzuki discussed the great changes that the entire studio is undergoing at the studio's shareholders meeting, and mused that these changes may include dismantling the production department. While there has been talk among some about dissolving the studio outright, Suzuki emphasized that the truth is that the studio is considering "housecleaning" or restructuring for now. The end result would be "rebuilding" the studio and creating an environment for the next generation.
http://kotaku.com/studio-ghibli-might-quit-making-feature-films-says-rep-1608198259
A purported insider told Japanese site News Cafe that Ghibli's latest release, When Marnie Was There, "seems like it will be the last [from Studio Ghibli]."
As the insider explained, there was scuttlebutt of the studio's dissolution last year after Miyazaki retired once completing The Wind Rises. Then, this past spring, longtime Ghibli producer and studio co-founder Toshio Suzuki also stepped down from producing films. He is now Ghibli's general manager.
"From here on, it appears as though this won't be a studio that makes new works, but instead, manages its copyrights."
If this rumour turns out to be true, that would be a terrible thing. Saying that, Miyazaki has retired and returned multiple times now so hopefully this is just one more of those rumours that end up false.
Stick me on the catbus with a one way ticket to the bathhouse if old.