Japanese animation studio shares memories

Japanese animation studio Ghibli has shared 250 new images from its memorable classic films.

The batch includes ‘My Neighbor Totoro’, an animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, along with four other movies such as 1994’s ‘Pom Poko’ – about a group of folk-tale characters using their supernatural talents to save their forest home from urban development – and the TV movie ‘Ocean Waves’.

'My Neighbor Totoro' has been recognized by critics as one of the greatest films of all time. It ranked 41st in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.

The animation house revealed the first batch of new images from its arsenal of films, shorts and TV shows earlier this year.

A new Ghibli film, ‘Aya And The Witch’, is slated for release next month.

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