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Magic of Hayao Miyazaki on display in two Hong Kong exhibitions about Studio Ghibli’s films

  • Selfie opportunities with life-size figures including Totoro, San from Princess Mononoke and a ghost from Spirited Away at show in Kowloon Bay
  • Watercolour sketches of scenes from 2013 Studio Ghibli film The Tale of Princess Kaguya the highlight of show in Tsim Sha Tsui

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Studio Ghibli chairman Koji Hoshino opens the exhibition in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, that features a giant Totoro and other lifesize characters from Studio Ghibli films. Photo: Studio Ghibli
Oasis LiandZoe Low

Two exhibitions about Japanese animated-film production house Studio Ghibli are on in Hong Kong this summer, offering visitors glimpses into the world of anime master Hayao Miyazaki.

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On display are sketches, sculptures and installations of characters and scenes from Miyazaki classics such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001) and Howl’s Moving Castle (2004).

Both exhibitions ride on the popularity of these animated features in China; My Neighbor Totoro was the first Studio Ghibli film to be given a cinematic release in China – in December 2018 – and Spirited Away , the second Ghibli film to go on general release there, outperformed another animated film, Pixar’s Toy Story 4 (which was released on the same day in June), at the Chinese box office.

The bigger of the two shows, “The World of Studio Ghibli’s Animation”, which runs until November 3 at Portal 6311, Kowloon Bay, allows visitors to take selfies with life-size figures including a sleeping (and breathing) Totoro lying inside a leafy cave, San from Princess Mononoke and a ghost from Spirited Away.

An installation of a scene from Spirited Away featuring the spirit No-man sitting on a train at sea. Photo: Oasis Li
An installation of a scene from Spirited Away featuring the spirit No-man sitting on a train at sea. Photo: Oasis Li
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“The majority of the scenes have rich dynamic elements … and are drawn from works that everyone is most impressed with, such as Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away,” says Studio Ghibli chairman Koji Hoshino.

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