Deutsche Grammophon has lined up a new programme of releases, alongside Hisaishi’s extensive international touring across North America, Europe and Asia. The composer recently broke three Guinness ...

In Japan, he was one of the first androgynous pop-culture stars and an inspirational figure. Abroad, he was known for his work in animated films by Hayao Miyazaki. By Ash Wu Joe Hisaishi got famous ...

MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. AND RAVEN, I KNOW YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. THEY’RE KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THAT, TOO. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT’S ACTUALLY A FUNNELING IN SOME DRIER AIR FOR US.

Whenever the annual Studio Ghibli Fest calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates. The festival marks a cherished, intergenerational tradition for VanCleave, her three-year-old ...

The fourth annual celebration of the films of the iconic Japanese animation studio starts Sept. 11. New this year, fans can ...

On the theatrical side, September kicks off with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Samurai & The Prisoner”, followed by the haunting ...