An Isao Takahata exhibition named Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation is set to take place at Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills Gallery from June 27 JST to September 15 JST. The exhibition will also head to Paris in the fall.
Two teaser visuals, one featuring Grave of the Fireflies art and the other highlighting Heidi, Girl of the Alps, have been released.
火垂るの墓 ©野坂昭如／新潮社 ,1988
アルプスの少女ハイジ ©ZUIYO 「アルプスの少女ハイジ」
According to the press release, Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation hopes to enable visitors to look back at the techniques and ideas that the late director cultivated in his pre-Studio Ghibli works, as well as his Studio Ghibli filmography.
The hosting of the exhibition this summer was inspired by two factors, one being that 2025 would have been the late director’s 90th birthday. Additionally, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War, which had a large influence on Takahata. Given this background, there will be a A Grave of the Fireflies-focused exhibit.
Studio Ghibli lent its cooperation in regards to the planning of the exhibition.
Source: Press release (via Catsuka)
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