With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction t ...[Read Story ]
Took three years to complete. The film started when Studio Ghibli received a proposal from a Japanese theme park to make a twenty minute animation starring cats. This was originally going to be a short straight-to-video project, but Suzuki was so impressed with Morita's storyboard, and especially the main character, Haru, that he encouraged Miyazaki to give this cinematic release. The English-language title of this movie is 'The Cat Returns' because the character of the Baron is recur ...[Read Story ]